The Fading Legacy of Burmese Students’ Activism
9 Minutes To ReadStudents from Dagon University take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer. Myo Min explores how the political role of students’ unions […]
“A Thousand Fires:” Anti-Imperialist Filmmaking in Magway’s Oilfields
10 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind interviews filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky about his film, “A Thousand Fires,” set in Magway.
Avoiding Pitfalls in Engaging with Digital Myanmar: Post-coup Signposts for Engagement (Part 2)
8 Minutes To ReadIn Part 2 of a 2-part post on digital conduct concerning Myanmar, Benedict Mette-Starke lays out practical digital communication considerations for Myanmar scholars and others outside Myanmar. Avoiding Pitfalls in Engaging with […]
Avoiding Pitfalls in Engaging with Digital Myanmar: A Post-coup Analysis of Risk Mitigation (Part 1)
8 Minutes To ReadBenedict Mette-Starke analyses Myanmar digital communication considerations in Part 1 of a 2-part post on digital conduct concerning Myanmar.
What Role Can Public Scholarship Play After the Coup?
5 Minutes To ReadMatt Venker, Nicole, and Ma Ei Ei consider the role that foreign researchers can play in the critical time after the coup.
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Burma’s Civil War Is the Struggle of Political and Social Movements (Part 3)
4 Minutes To ReadKai Htang Lashi comments on Rebel Politics from the perspective of a Kachin activist.
Extinction Rebellion and Myanmar (Part One)
5 Minutes To ReadThomas David Dowling discusses environmental movements and current climate change issues in Myanmar, Part One of a three-part series on Extinction Rebellion in Myanmar.
Is this the end of Ma Ba Tha?
14 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton and Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi warn that the sentiments underlying “Buddhist nationalist” activities remain strong, dangerous and misunderstood. After a period of flourishing under the USDP government, Ma Ba […]
Together for Peace, Equality for All: Women’s League of Burma Celebrates 19-Years
3 Minutes To ReadNang Kham Awn and Maggi Quadrini reflect on almost two decades of tireless activism and advocacy.
#MeToo in Myanmar: How a Twitter Hashtag Amplifies Women’s Agency in a Formerly Isolated Country where Gender Inequality Reigns Supreme
5 Minutes To ReadActivists May Sabe Phyu and researchers Aye Thiri Kyaw and Stephanie Miedema discuss the #MeToo movement in Myanmar.