This week’s New Pubs features Debnath on armed insurgent groups in Myanmar; Romaniuk and Roul reading ARSA thru an Islamic insurgency framework; and Palmgren on migrant survival and economic development at the Thai/Myanmar border.
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Student research seminar: Health, education and non-violent resistance in Myanmar
This seminar features presentations from three post-graduate students on their Myanmar research. Zay Bo Tun (Mahidol University) addresses healthcare gaps for Myanmar political migrants in Thailand, based on fieldwork conducted in Mae Sot. Kay Thwe Phyo (Flinders University) examines the impact of the military coup on Myanmar’s higher education sector and the personal and professional lives of teachers. Finally, Nyo Mee Oo (Flinders University) explores how diverse communities engage in non-violent resistance to the coup, especially online, and the role of community solidarity. Each speaker will present for 10 minutes, followed by a 30-minute Q&A with the audience.
Speakers
Zay Bo Tun, Mahidol University, Thailand
Kay Thwe Phyo, Flinders University, Australia
Nyo Mee Oo, Flinders University, Australia
For more information on the MRC 2024 Dialogue Series please see the MRC website or contact the Chair: David Hopkins, david.hopkins@anu.edu.au The ANU Myanmar Research Centre Dialogue Series is a conversation concerning current research on Myanmar aimed at providing scholars with an opportunity to present their work, try out an idea, advance an argument and critically engage with other researchers. International and Myanmar researchers from any discipline are invited to contribute. The Dialogue Series is particularly seeking to provide a space for early career researchers wishing to receive constructive feedback. Each dialogue is one hour long, including a 30-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute Q&A. As a hybrid series, the Dialogues are presented in both virtual and in-person format, hosted by the ANU Myanmar Research Centre.
This week’s New Pubs features Mosyakov et al on Myanmar’s role in China’s BRI; Bhattacharyya and Das on Rohingya precarity; and Martuscelli et al on Rohingya refugees in Malaysia and their hopes for resettlement elsewhere.
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Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University will host a book talk by Ken MacLean on “CRIMES IN ARCHIVAL FORM: Human Rights, Fact Production, and Myanmar” on November 18, 2024 from 9:00pm HST.
This week’s New Pubs features two works of ethnomusicology – first Kiik on singing for nationalist and religious environmentalism amid war; then Greenwood with a dissertation on “sonic kinship” in post-coup Myanmar. Then Simion and Cheesman on how Rule of Law brokers operate internationally.
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Speakers: Jenny Hedström, Swedish Defence University & Elizabeth Rhoads, Lund University Date: Tuesday 12 November 2024 Time zone: 5–6pm AEDT, 12.30–1.30pm MMT, 8am–9am CEST
This week’s New Pubs features Banki on Burmese migrant artists and their activist art; Cameron’s critique of state-centric multilingual education policy proposals in Myanmar; and Boughton et al on Myanmar’s agrifood system.
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