Burma Studies News Today

The new art exhibits at the NIU Art Museum offer an engaging exploration of historical and contemporary artistic expressions, encompassing both global and regional perspectives.  A public reception was hosted Wednesday at the NIU Art Museum, located in Altgeld Hall.  The two-hour reception was split between two exhibits — “Americans in Burma: The Art of...

As a part of a lecture series hosted by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Catherine Raymond, a professor in art history and the director of the Center for Burma Studies at NIU, gave the lecture “Healing while Performing the Ritual to the Burmese Spirits” Friday afternoon in Cole Hall. The protector spirits Raymond talked...

In what some former students have dubbed a short-sighted move, London’s prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has announced it is terminating the post of Professor of Burmese, just when post-coup Myanmar is in the midst of crisis.

In what some former students have dubbed a short-sighted move, London’s prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has announced it is terminating the post of Professor of Burmese, just when post-coup Myanmar is in the midst of crisis.

In what some former students have dubbed a short-sighted move, London’s prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has announced it is terminating the post of Professor of Burmese, just when post-coup Myanmar is in the midst of crisis.

The Art of Surviving: The Journey of the Karen Refugees in Illinois is an exhibition held at the Altgeld Hall which fostered the inspiring stories of many Karen refugees leaving their homes to live a better life in the U.S. Catherine Raymond,  curator and director of Center for Burma Studies and Karla Findley, former alumna...

The Art of Surviving: The Journey of the Karen Refugees in Illinois is an exhibition held at the Altgeld Hall which fostered the inspiring stories of many Karen refugees leaving their homes to live a better life in the U.S. Catherine Raymond,  curator and director of Center for Burma Studies and Karla Findley, former alumna...

The Journal of Burma Studies is one of the only scholarly peer-reviewed printed journal exclusively on Burma. The Journal of Burma Studies is jointly sponsored by the Burma Studies Group and the Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University. The Journal seeks to publish the best scholarly research focused on Burma/Myanmar and its minority and diasporic cultures from a variety of disciplines, ranging from art history and religious studies, to economics and law. Published since 1997, ...