MAITRII AUNG – THWIN

Maitrii AUNG-THWIN is Associate Professor of Myanmar/Southeast Asian history and Convener of the Comparative Asian Studies PhD Program at the National University of Singapore. His research is concerned with nation-building, identity, and resistance in South and Southeast Asia. His publications include: A History of Myanmar since Ancient Times: Traditions and Transformations (with Michael Aung-Thwin, 2013), The Return of the Galon King: History, Law, and Rebellion in Colonial Burma (2011) and A New History of Southeast Asia (with Merle Ricklefs et al, 2010). Dr. Aung-Thwin is a trustee of the Burma Studies Foundation (USA), a board member of the SEASREP Foundation (Philippines), Deputy-Director of the Asia Research Institute, and editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.