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Month: March 2021

ICBMS3 Film Program

March 4, 2021
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https://youtu.be/tFpuF1lgNyQ With the generous assistance of Lancang-Mekong Vision's "From Our Eyes," ICBMS3 is very pleased to announce the addition of a short film screening + online talk with directors during the conference! FOE has provided access to three short films, the works of two documentary filmmakers in Burma and one from Thailand, all focused on different ethnic peoples of Myanmar living in vastly different situations and realities. “But…Life Goes on” (about 20 min) by Nang Mhwe Ngin Seng “But Life Goes on…” shows life under covid in Myanmar’s biggest city. In order to control the influence of the second wave of...

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Keynote Speaker

March 4, 2021
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Prof. Dr. Surakit Sathirathai, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, current chair of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC) will deliver the keynote address on "Economic Development and Myanmar in the New Geopolitical Landscape."

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Panel: Negotiating Bodies, Gender & Sexuality of Shan Migrant Workers in Thailand

March 4, 2021
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Session 6, Friday, 5 Mar 2021 from 15.15-16.30. Convened by Amporn Jirattikorn from Chiang Mai University's Department of Social Science and Development with discussant Erin Kamler, affiliated researcher with Chiang Mai University. The panel will investigate the relationship between migration and gender and sexuality, focusing on Shan people who've migrated to seek work in Thailand, as well as cross-border Shan involved in border area trade. Three case studies will be explored. One looks at how Shan female traders employ gendered strategies when encountering multiple multi-group ethnic conflicts. The second paper explores the context of sexual commodification where Shan male migrants...

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ICBMS3 Roundtable: Knowing the Salween

March 3, 2021
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Session 3 of ICBMS3 "Knowing the Salween: Reflections on Activism, Resource Politics and Peace" will be a roundtable discussion convened by Carl Middleton (CSDS, Chulalongkorn University) and Vanessa Lamb (University of Melbourne) on Friday, 5 March 13:00-14:30 Myanmar time / 13:30-15:00 Thailand time. The Salween River basin, shared by Myanmar/Burma, Thailand and China, is dynamic system and a site of long-standing contests over territories, resources, and governance. More recently, it is also increasingly recognised as a site for peace and collaborative water governance. This panel will provide inter-disciplinary perspectives by civil society and academic researchers on the unfolding dynamics on...

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Photo Exhibits for ICBMS3

March 3, 2021
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From 5-7 March during the onsite portion of ICBMS3 in Chiang Mai there will be a number of photo exhibits on display at the conference venue (Green Nimman CMU - Uniserv). The photos from the various exhibitions will also be shown online through a virtual exhibition - please follow this link for the full list of exhibitions, plus information on the photographers and topics covered. All of the full exhibitions will be available once the conference is underway through the link above.

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Book Launch

March 3, 2021
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Multiple book talks and four volumes of new research will be launched during ICBMS3 in separate sessions throughout the conference. Book Launch: Migration and Women’s Land Tenure Rights and Security in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region: Case Studies from Thailand, Lao PDR and Myanmar 5 Mar 2021, 15.15-16.30 (Session 12)Book Talk & Discussion: Understanding Myanmar's Development Series 6 Mar 2021 15.15-16.45 (Session 30)Book Talk and Discussion: Space, Place and Identity: New Perspectives on Citizenship in Myanmar. 6 Mar 2021 13.30-15.00 (session 24)Video Book Introduction: Doing Research Assessment in Myanmar 7 Mar 2021 10.15-11.45 (session 36) Read detailed full descriptions of all...

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ICBMS3 “deconstructed conference” from 5-7 March… and beyond

March 2, 2021
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https://youtu.be/JXH0U2j_7ps Dr. Chayan Vaddhanaputi from the academic committee of ICBMS confirms that: ICBMS3 will happen onsite, in person, at Green Nimman CMU (Uniserv), in Chiang Mai, from 5-7 March 2021. Participants from Thailand or third countries who cannot come to Chiang Mai are invited to join us on this website, Zoom, or Facebook Live (due to limitations, not all channels will have the full schedule of panels and talks). Participants inside Myanmar will be given the opportunity to present their papers at a future date through online sessions. We will schedule and announce times for those sessions on this site...

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