Hilary Faxon and Pyo Let Han reflect on the positions & politics of female farmers.
Tag: land
Courtney Wittekind asks whether land claims might be calls for a re-orientation of time.
In Yangon, Myanmar’s economic center and largest city, signs of “change” aren’t hard to spot.…
Myanmar has witnessed its fair share of demonstrations and protests against successive military juntas and political authorities. Communities have also come together against the construction of big development projects and dams (against Myitsone, Chibwe) and have been successful in halting devastation to their ecology. Interestingly, the spirit of activism in the country is not a post-independence phenomenon. Rebellion was common in the pre-colonial times.
When Hnin Hnin (name changed for her protection), a 26-year old from Myanmar’s Kayah State,…