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ICBMS4 Photo Gallery
A short photo review of some of the highlights and moments of the three-day 4th International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies! It is our great hope that this conference served as a platform not just for people to share their ideas, findings, and analyses of past and present, but that this event was also an opportunity…
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Film Screening 2
Two film screening sessions are on the program for the conference: session 35 and session 64. Film Screening 2, Sunday 4 Aug 15:00 to 16:30 (room 5, session 64) This screening session is a series of six short films curated by SEM A Revolutionary Mother (2023) Missing Home (2022) From Dawei to Bangkok (2024) Pomi…
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Film Screening 1
Two film screening sessions are on the program for the conference: session 35 and session 64. Film Session 1, 15:45 to 17:15 (session 35, room 5) Myanmar Army on the Ropes (2024) Myanmar Army on the Ropes is the third of three films exploring the relationship between pro-democracy activists fighting the Burmese military junta since…
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Abstract Book Available
Read all the abstracts for all panel presentations, roundtable discussion, plenary sessions and more in the full abstract book, now available online here:
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Plenary 5: The Role of ASEAN and its Neighboring Countries in Assemblages of the Future
ICBMS4 Plenary session 5, “The Role of ASEAN and its Neighbouring Countries in Assemblages of the Future: What’s Next?” from 16:30 to 18:30 in the main conference room (UNISERV 2F). The final and closing session of ICBMS4 is a discusion between Ambassador Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Senior Visiting Fellow, Center for Policy Research; Professor Francis Loh Kok…
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Plenary 4: Regional Responses to Myanmar
ICBMS4 Plenary Session 4: “Regional Responses to Myanmar – Thai Foreign Policy, ASEAN Roles, and the Chinese Enclosure,” Sunday 3 August, 9:00 – 10:30 at the Main Conference Room (UNISERV 2F). The plenary session explores critical dimensions of regional dynamics toward Myanmar through lenses of geopolitics, Thai foreign policy, ASEAN’s engagement, and the influence of…
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Plenary 3: Humanitarian Assitance
ICBMS4 Plenary Session 3: “Humanitarian Assistance: Opportunities and Challenges,” 14:00-15:30 on Saturday, 3 August at the Main Conference Room (UNISERV 2F). Many influential stakeholders in the international community view humanitarian assistance as pivotal in de-escalating conflict in Myanmar. This panel examines the current landscape of humanitarian efforts in the region from perspectives ranging from international…
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Plenary 2: Three Years after the Coup
Plenary Session 2, from 9:45 to 11:15 on Saturday, 3 August at the Main Conference room (UNISERV 2F) with presentation and discussion from Min Zin from ISP-Myanmar, May Oo Mutraw from The Salween Institute, and Sunai Pasuk from Human Rights Watch, Thailand. Three years after the coup, Myanmar faces a deeply complex and volatile situation.…
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Plenary 1: Unpackaging Assemblages
ICBMS4 Plenary Session 1: “Unpacking Assemblage” 11:00-12:30 on Friday, 2 August at the Main Conference Room 1+2, Uniserv CMU 2F. This plenary session examines Burma/Myanmar’s complex landscape through assemblage theory. Dr. Aung Naing introduces this framework, arguing it offers a richer understanding than traditional state-focused approaches. Prof. Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho then explores how care practices…
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Keynote: Education for All – An Impossible Dream or a Potential Reality for Myanmar?
The ICBMS4 Keynote presentation by Dr. Charlotte Galloway from the Australian National University is scheduled for 9:00 – 9:45 am on Saturday, 3 August (main conference room, UNISERV 2F). “Education is a basic human right.” Many in Myanmar are currently deprived of this right due to the consequences of the 2021 military coup. The State…