| ID | 191125 |
| Title Proper | Towards a Burma-inclusive South Asian Studies |
| Other Title Information | a roundtable |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Aiyar, Sana ; Emmrich, Christoph ; D'Hubert, Thibaut ; McQuade, Joseph |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Burma, or Myanmar as it was renamed in 1989, is largely ignored within the discipline of South Asian Studies, despite its cultural, religious, economic, and strategic significance for the wider worlds of Asia. Burma is often studied either in isolation or alongside Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia, despite its equally important historical and cultural connections to communities, states, and networks across what is now India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, or Nepal. In this Roundtable, four scholars of South Asia discuss Burma's erasure within the discipline, the origins and limitations of traditional area studies frameworks, and the possibilities afforded by Burma's inclusion within a more expansive conception of South Asia. |
| `In' analytical Note | Modern Asian Studies Vol. 57, No.1; Jan 2023: p.283 - 320 |
| Journal Source | Modern Asian Studies 2023-01 57, 1 |
| Key Words | Burma ; South Asia ; India ; Buddhism ; Area Studies |