You are cordially invited a special seminar on June 27. The details are as follows. Date and Time: June 27th (Mon.), 2016 15:00 - 16:30 Place: Small Meeting Room II (Room No. 331）, 3rd Floor, Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, CSEAS, Kyoto University Speaker: Dr. Khin Mar Mar Kyi, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Gender Research Fellow, International Gender Studies Centre at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University Title: Gender, Violence and Democratisation in Myanmar Abstract: Burma/ Myanmar is slowly emerging from decades of military rule which was based, at least in part, on ideologies of the inherent superiority of the Burman Buddhist culture and militarisation. While the political situation in Myanmar [ Read More ]

You are cordially invited to a special seminar given by Professor Katherine Bowie. She will be giving a seminar on her upcoming book Beggars and Buddhas: The Politics of Humor in the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand. You are all welcome to join us ! Date and Time: June 27th (Mon.), 2016, 16:00 – 18:00 Place: Tonan Tei on the second floor of Inamori Memorial Building, CSEAS, Kyoto University Title: “Folktales and the Politics of Humor: The Case of the Vessantara Jataka in Thailand” Abstract: In the Vessantara Jataka, the most famous story about the Buddha’s previous lives, the Buddha in his incarnation as Prince Vessantara perfects the virtue of generosity. [ Read More ]

You are cordially invited to a film screening on June 27. The details are as follows. Date: June 27th (Mon.), 2016 17:00-18:00: Film Screening 18:00–19:00: Talk by Dr. Khin Mar Mar Kyi and Discussion Venue: Conference Room AA447 on the 4th floor of Research Building No. 2, Kyoto University (http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access/yoshida/main.html) *No. 34 building on the map Film Title: "Dreams of Dutiful Daughters" directed by Dr. Khin Mar Mar Kyi Dreams of Dutiful Daughters’ is a powerful and inspirational film by Dr. Khin Mar Mar Kyi about the experiences of young Burmese women who cross the border with dreams to support their families back home in Burma. They become the most [ Read More ]