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Australian National University
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Curatorial and Related Studies | Heritage and Cultural Conservation | Museum Studies
Understanding Australia's Past | Conserving Collections and Movable Cultural Heritage |
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-2004
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-0088
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 09-2009
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-2008
Publisher: Intellect
Date: 09-2007
DOI: 10.1386/AC.18.2.79_1
Abstract: While themes of political oppression, economic poverty, and Buddhist traditions tend to dominate scholarly work about Burma, the popular culture industries, from rock music to novels to cinema demand closer attention. The Burmese motion picture industry can trace an 87-year history. In spite of, and in some cases, because of Burma’s turbulent history of militarism, internal conflict, and isolationist politics, the film industry has been a mainstay for people living within the country’s borders, and with the exception of the period of Burmese involvement in World War II, the various studios have continuously produced films in the Burmese language since the early days of cinema in the region. Popular knowledge of films and entertainment stars is testament to the industry’s influence even among ethnic Shan people who have migrated to Thailand, knowledge of, and interest in Burmese films persists.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 15-06-2018
Abstract: The Second World War indelibly transformed the political landscape of Southeast Asia. Few people in Myanmar’s Shan State today have any direct memories of the Japanese occupation and Allied bombing c aigns in the area. Therefore, folklore offers an important connection to the historical events and cultural geographies of war. Based on ethnography among Shan villagers carried out in 2015, this article discusses folklore regarding two specific aerial bombing incidents between the towns of Kyaukme and Hsipaw, Shan State. According to these narratives, local spiritual powers influenced the effects of either the bombs or the airplanes themselves. Through analysis of the stories, we learn of the capacity for local spiritual powers to extend their domain to the air, which, in turn offers a new way to understand airmindedness as a relationship with aviation technology and aerial geographies of war. In addition to articulating a Buddhist and spiritual framework for airmindedness, these stories also mobilize physical evidence not only to confirm their truth, but also to encourage Buddhist notions of morality in the future.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-02-2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2004
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 12-03-2012
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-2010
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2014
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 29-10-2014
DOI: 10.1111/SJTG.12078
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-02-2021
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-2005
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-2009
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 07-10-2019
DOI: 10.1017/TRN.2019.11
Abstract: In 2013, a group of British aviation archaeologists began excavating in Myanmar in search of some 140 mint-condition crated Royal Air Force (RAF) Spitfire Mk XIV aircraft. According to their story, at the end of the Second World War, Allied forces in Burma were left with these unassembled aircraft. Without the funds to send them home, but unwilling to let the planes fall into enemy hands, they buried the crated planes in Mingaladon, Meiktila and Myitkyina. Like legends of pirate treasure, the story of these buried Spitfires carries with it fantastic aura and intrigue. For aviation fans, the pirate's gold is an iconic aircraft, meaningful in patriotic narratives for its role in the Battle of Britain. This paper will discuss this story as a form of military history folklore which is stoked by the orientalist perception that Burma/Myanmar's decades of military regimes and purported isolation indirectly ‘“preserved” the crated aircraft in time. As this paper will demonstrate, Burmese and others in Southeast Asia have their own legends of buried war materiel and treasure. This point, though largely lost on British aviation enthusiasts in their quest for their Spitfire ‘holy grail’, nevertheless crucially enabled their quest to manifest itself.
Start Date: 01-2018
End Date: 12-2023
Amount: $440,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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