In Myanmar, ever since the 'opening' of the isolationist country, public debates are increasingly held with reference to cultural heritage. The national heritage-regime for a long time legitimized extant power by means of a harmony ideology. Today, however, other actors also try to postulate the possibilities and directions of social progress in reference to heritage. The investigation of rhetorical strategies within this struggle for sovereignty of interpretation over the past, reveals the connection of governance, social change, and the interplay of global and local discourses.
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DFG-Project "Ringen ums Erbe: Heritage-Regimes und Rhetorik in Myanmar"
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Cultural Heritage in Myanmar's Constitution of 2008
DFG-Project "Ringen ums Erbe: Heritage-Regimes und Rhetorik in Myanmar"
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Hero Commemoration
DFG-Project "Ringen ums Erbe: Heritage-Regimes und Rhetorik in Myanmar"
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Nationalism and Representation
DFG-Project "Ringen ums Erbe: Heritage-Regimes und Rhetorik in Myanmar"
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Political Symbolism and Iconicity
DFG-Project "Ringen ums Erbe: Heritage-Regimes und Rhetorik in Myanmar"
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Folklorization of Ethnicity
DFG-Project "Ringen ums Erbe: Heritage-Regimes und Rhetorik in Myanmar"
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Tourism and Urban Architectural Heritage
DFG-Project "Ringen ums Erbe: Heritage-Regimes und Rhetorik in Myanmar"
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Public Debates about Heritage and Urban Planning
DFG-Project "Ringen ums Erbe: Heritage-Regimes und Rhetorik in Myanmar"
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