One of the most-if not the most-remarkable trademarks of Burma/Myanmar’s Spring Revolution against the 2021 coup d’etat in Myanmar has been the manifestation of extraordinary courage, commitment, and conviction of Burmese women bravely fighting against the military dictatorship. In their own voices, these unsung heroes reveal how they have transformed their struggles and sacrifices into strengths and successes, empowering them to fight and prevail, as failure is not an option for them as women resisting an oppressive patriarchal culture. Invisible yet Invincible: Narratives of Women Fighting Dictatorship in Burma/Myanmar chronicles the lives of the unsung women warriors of the Spring Revolution. Their remarkable forms of resilience stem from their own challenges in life amid militarized political and cultural oppression.
INVISIBLE yet INVINCIBLE
Narratives of Women Fighting Dictatorship in Burma/Myanmar
Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi
PDF of book available online now
Invisible yet Invincible webpage at RCSD publications
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Thanakha Tekkatho Gender Studies Publication Series
Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi (Dr. Mar) is the University of Oxford’s inaugural Burmese Female Senior Scholar focusing on gender studies. Dr. Mar previously served as the convener of International Gender Studies at the University of Oxford. She is the winner of the Australian Gender Institute’s ‘Excellence in Gender Research’ award and is the sole recipient of the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Trust Gender Scholar award. In 2013, Dr. Mar produced the acclaimed documentary film Dreams of Dutiful Daughters about female migrant workers from Burma/Myanmar.
As research director, she leads the Thanakha Gender Studies publication series of the Regional Center for Sustainable Development and Social Science (RCSD) at Chiang Mai University (CMU). Currently, she is a Senior Visiting Scholar at CMU’s Women’s Studies Center. Apart from teaching and research, she also serves as a senior gender consultant, country advisor, and
board member of numerous organizations and institutions working on Burma/Myanmar issues. Dr. Mar can be contacted at drmaoxford@gmail.com.