Transforming Memory: Community Recollections of Inter-Religious Peace and Conflict in Myanmar
Research and training conducted by the Myanmar Media and Society (M.MAS) project in 2015 encountered persistent expressions of fear and antagonism directed towards religious Others as well as articulated memories of solidarity and peace. People would often seek to reconcile the contradiction between these memories and contemporary narratives that demonize religious Others. Our research suggests that these attempts at reconciling contradiction can make important contributions to peace. This paper will draw on oral history research conducted throughout 2016 in six cities in Myanmar among populations of different faiths that seeks to uncover people’s memories of inter-religious peaceful co-existence.
Date: 1 March 2017, 14:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Hilary 2017)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Deakin Room
Speakers: Phyu Phyu Thi (Myanmar ICT for Development), Matthew J Walton (St Antony’s)
Organising department: Asian Studies Centre
Organiser: Dr Matthew J Walton
Organiser contact email address: asian@sant.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Southeast Asia Seminar
Booking required?: Not required
Cost: None
Audience: Public
Editor: Maxime Dargaud-Fons