Background
Coplan, David Bellin was born on July 14, 1948 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Burton V. and Ina L. (Bellin) Coplan.
Coplan, David Bellin was born on July 14, 1948 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Burton V. and Ina L. (Bellin) Coplan.
Bachelor with highest honors, Williams College, 1970. Master of Arts in African Studies, University Ghana, 1972. Master of Arts in Anthropology, Indiana University, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1980.
Associate professor anthropology and African humanities State University of New York, Old Westbury, 1981-1992. Associate professor department anthropology University Cape Town, South Africa, since 1993. Professor department anthropology Rice University, Houston, 1994.
Fulbright lecturer, research professor University Cape Town, University Western Cape, 1991. Adjunct graduate faculty, department performance studies Tisch School Arts, New York University, 1990. Visiting instructor social anthropology University Cape Town, 1989.
Occasional lecturer African Studies program Foreign Service Institute, Department State, Rosslyn, Virginia, 1981-1992.
Member American Anthropological Association, African Studies Association, American Floklore Society, Society for Ethnomusicology, Society for Cultural Anthropology, American Ethnological Society, Association Anthropologists of South Africa, International Association for Study of Popular Music, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Georgia MacMillen, 1983 (divorced 1987). Married Lydia Sekhalo, January 9, 1991. Children: Flory, Rethabile.