Welcome
Welcome back. Today, we are moving on to our final paper. We are looking at the current post-coup environment in Myanmar, and we are exploring how military power in the country is inherently gendered.
Final paper
Your final paper proposal is due at the end of the week. I’m going to give you some time today to think through and discuss how it’s going. I’ll put you into breakout groups to discuss, and then we’ll have a chance to talk through in the main group.
Gender in Myanmar after the coup
Reading in class: https://www.boell.de/en/2025/09/15/between-power-and-oppression-masculinity-myanmar-trap
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In your experience, how is the coup and post-coup context in Myanmar gendered?
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In what sense is masculinity in Myanmar “both the weapon and the wound”?
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In what sense is the revolution “not only fighting against an oppressive junta but also against violent ideas of masculinity”?
Reading for next week
Mra, K. K., & Hedström, J. (2024). “This Bra Protects me Better than the Military”: Bodies and Protests in the Myanmar Spring Revolution. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 54(5), 759–780. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2024.2344117