Citizenship in Myanmar: Ways of Being in and from Burma, Edited by Ashley South and Marie Lall, Singapore: ISEAS, 2018, 316 pages
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reviews a new edited volume on the contentious issues surrounding citizenship in Myanmar.
A Journey to the North
9 Minutes To ReadThinn Thinn describes lessons learned— on ethnicity, identity, and privilege— on a journey to Kachin.
Carpetbagging in Burma’s Ethnic Areas
7 Minutes To ReadMoegyo challenges the role of development/assistance in ethnic areas and provides recommendations for vetting.
Knowledge, Piracy and Academic Development in Myanmar (Part 2)
11 Minutes To ReadMandy Sadan discusses the piracy of her work and tensions between academic publishing and reaching local audiences.
Knowledge, Piracy and Academic Development in Myanmar (Part 1)
10 Minutes To ReadMandy Sadan discusses the piracy of her work and tensions between academic publishing and reaching local audiences.
What’s in a name: Is the NLD building bridges or burning them?
10 Minutes To ReadCecile Medail examines voices of local people in Mon State on the power of symbolic gestures in building trust between groups.
Is media biased against the ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar?
6 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang analyzes reporting on ethnic conflict.
Myanmar’s Myths of Ethnic Unity
5 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton muses on the effects of misleading narratives of the independence era. The myths of ethnic unity are alive and well in contemporary Myanmar. While we might expect misleading […]
A Conversation with Mikael Gravers: Research among the Karen, Past and Present [Part 2]
7 Minutes To ReadPia Jolliffe interviews anthropologist Mikael Gravers.
A Conversation with Mikael Gravers: Research among the Karen, Past and Present [Part 1]
6 Minutes To ReadPia Jolliffe interviews anthropologist Mikael Gravers.