Arbeitsgruppe Sri Lanka
Vergangene Veranstaltungen
Post-War Sri Lanka
Informal Discussion Series-No.1
Women in the North and the East after the War
Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
(Sri Lankan Chair - South Asia Institute,
Heidelberg University)
Poster
Date: Wednesday, 28.06.2017
Venue: South Asia Institute, Z10
Time: 4 pm
Gender, Nation and Diaspora:
Post-Conflict Sri Lankan Women’s Writing
Talk by
Birte Heidemann,
Postdoctoral Researcher
Chair of Postcolonial Literary and Cultural Studies
University of Bremen
Poster
Date: Tuesday, 28.06.2016
Venue: SAI, Cafeteria
Time: 4 pm / 16 Uhr c.t.
 | Die Arbeitsgruppe Sri lanka lädt herzlich ein zum Vortrag von Siri Hettige (Professor em. der Soziologie, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) mit dem Titel “Public Policies, Development and Peace in Sri Lanka”. Der Vortrag findet am 20. Juni 2016 um 16:00 Uhr im Raum 317 des Südasien-Instituts statt.
Das Poster können Sie hier öffnen.
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Vortrag: Healing the Mind? The Poiesis of Mental Health in Sri Lanka
von Eva Ambos
Research Fellow, Research Cluster "Asia and Europe
in a Global Context", University of Heidelberg, Germany
Datum: Wednesday 27.04.2016
Ort: South Asia Institute, E11
Zeit: 4 pm / 16 Uhr c.t.
Poster
Im Rahmen der vom Studierendenwerk organisierten Sri Lanka Woche (17.-23.01.2016) in der Marstall Mensa lädt die Sri Lanka Working Group zu einem kulturellen Rahmenprogramm am Südasien-Institut ein. Dieses findet am 19.1. und 21.01.2016 statt.
Am 19.01.2015 um 16 Uhr hält Thillaiambalam Paramsothy einen Vortrag über "Flucht aus Sri Lanka: Einblick in den bürokratischen Marathon eines Flüchtlings" in Raum 316 des SAI. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie
hier.
Am Donnerstag, den 21.01.2016 von 14 – 20 Uhr finden im Heinrich-Zimmer-Lesesaal des Südasien-Instituts Vorträge, Diskussionen und Musikaufführungen statt. Anschließend wird zu einem Empfang geladen. Ausführliche Informationen erhalten Sie auf dem
Poster.
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Preaching to the Island of Lanka: Colonial Lankan Sufism and its
Indian Ocean Context
by
Professor Torsten Tschacher
Institute of Islamic Studies,
Freie Universität Berlin
Datum: Tuesday, 24.11.2015
Ort: South Asia Institute, R 316
Zeit: 4 pm / 16 Uhr c.t.
Weitere Informationen:
Poster
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Wir laden alle herzlich zum Vortrag "Corruption and reconciliation in postwar Sri Lanka" von Prof. Camilla Orjuela (Associate Professorat the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden) im Rahmen der Sri Lanka Lecture Series ein. Der Vortrag (weitere Informationen: Poster) findet am Donnerstag, den 11.06.2015, 16 Uhr in R 317, SAI statt.
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Wir laden alle herzlich zum Vortrag "Citizens and the Political in Sri Lanka since 1931"
von Prof. Nira Wickramasinghe (Modern South Asian Studies, Leiden University, Niederlande) im Rahmen
der Sri Lanka Lecture Series ein.
Der Vortrag (weitere Informationen:
Poster) findet am Dienstag, den 12.05.2015, um 16 Uhr im Heinrich-Zimmer-Lesesaal, SAI statt.
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Die Sri Lanka Arbeitsgruppe lädt alle Interessierten zum Treffen der Arbeitsgruppe ein.
Datum: Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2015, 16.00 Uhr
Ort:, Raum E11, SAI
Weitere informatonen
Übersicht über vergangene Vorträge:
Datum |
Dozent/in |
Thema |
7. November 2014 |
Prof. Dennis McGilvray (Boulder) |
A House for Every Daughter: Tamil and Muslim Marriage in Sri Lanka Today |
21. November 2014 |
Rina Alluri, PhD
(Program Officer at the peace and conflict research institute, swisspeace) |
The Politics of Peace and Conflict: The Role of Local Business in Sri Lanka |
Wir laden herzlich ein:
Understanding The Dimensions Of A (Post-) War Economy: The Case Of Sri Lanka
von Dr. Des. Rina M. Alluri
Datum: Freitag, 21.11.2014
Ort: Südasien-Institut, Raum 316
Zeit: 13.15 Uhr
Poster
Abstract:
During the civil war in Sri Lanka, the country experienced a ‘war economy’ in the North and East that straddled between the government powers and the de facto administration of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Since the end of the war in 2009, the North and East have experienced an ‘economic opening’ wherein new businesses, industries and programs are emerging with the idea of an ‘untouched market’. This brings both opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, there is the opportunity to develop new markets, provide jobs and capacity building and support economic reconstruction. On the other hand, there is the risk that local livelihood opportunities become overshadowed by large-scale developments, an influx of human and financial resources from the south and increased militarization. This talk reflects on the perceptions of persons in the North and East on the post-war economy and the roles that the state, the military and the private sector play. It is based on empirical research with local businesspersons, academics, civil society actors and journalists who shared their perceptions of the potential of a ‘post-conflict peace economy’ that supports local livelihoods vis-à-vis the risks of a ‘post-conflict war economy’ that is sustained through violence, oppression and the use of force.
Wir laden herzlich ein:
A House for Every Daughter:
Tamil and Muslim Marriage
in Sri Lanka Today
von Professor Dennis McGilvray
Datum: Freitag, 7.11.2014
Ort: Südasien-Institut, Raum Z10
Zeit: 13.15 Uhr
Poster
Abstract:
Based upon fieldwork conducted in 2010-14, this presentation will explore contemporary marriage and dowry practices among Tamil Hindus and Tamil-speaking Muslims (Moors, co.akar) in the easternmost districts of Sri Lanka, a region deeply affected by the 2004 tsunami and the Eelam Wars. This part of the island is well-known for its system of matrilineal descent through women and its matrilocal residence pattern in which the husband joins his wife’s family in a house provided to her as dowry (cita.am), or its functional equivalent, a prenuptial gift (na.ko.ai). The matrilocal system has proven to be highly resilient: in the wake of the tsunami that destroyed countless homes owned by women, most newly-built NGO dwellings are clearly destined to become female-owned dowry houses in the next generation. Without a house, a daughter is nearly unmarriageable, so poor Tamil and Muslim women sometimes take jobs as housemaids in the Gulf in order to construct dowry houses for themselves. Women from wealthier families, however, benefit from their substantial dowry assets. In the domain of marriage choice, a majority of matches are still arranged, including a subset of Dravidian-type marriages between cross-cousins. However, love marriages are definitely increasing, even including some romances initiated between cross-cousins themselves. The effects of travel, education, and global media can be seen in the changing traditions of Hindu and Muslim wedding ceremonies. Tamil Hindu weddings have added Brahmanicized elements to older non-Brahmanical rituals, while Muslim weddings have reduced or eliminated traditional elements deemed non-Islamic today. Locally-produced wedding videos now provide useful ethnographic information on both Tamil and Muslim marriage practices. The next stage of this project will be to determine more precisely how these Sri Lankan marriage patterns compare with other parts of the Tamil-speaking world, including Muslim settlements along the south Indian coast.
Wir laden alle Interessierten herzlich ein:
Sri Lanka and the Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean
Rohitha Bashana Abeywardane
Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
Datum: Freitag, 13.06.2014
Ort: Südasien-Institut, Raum Z10
Zeit: 4.15 pm / 16.15 Uhr s.t.
Poster
Abstract:
Indian Ocean has earned widespread interest as the 'centre stage' of geopolitical rivalry in the 21st Century since it contains the world's most important and the busiest strategic sea routes that converge the conflicting interests of major global powers. Consequently, the new power configuration in the region shaped by rising tensions between United States 'Asian Pivot policy' and China's westward power projection have become central areas of interest for many scholars on geopolitics. But the missing component of such discussions is the perspective from below to understand the true implications of these power rivalry and how they affect the destiny of vast number of people living in the region. The recent events unfolded in Sri Lanka provide an important window to grasp such neglected realities created by constantly changing strategic landscape. This presentation will focus on the big picture of Sri Lanka's conflict in order to understand the far reaching ramifications of emerging geopolitical confrontations in the region.
Wir laden alle Interessierten herzlich ein:
Sri Lanka Lecture Series
Die internationale Gemeinschaft und der Konflikt in Sri Lanka
Prof.Dr.John P.Neelsen
Institut für Soziologie, Universität Tübingen
Datum: Donnerstag, 03.07.2014
Ort: Südasien-Institut, Raum 317
Zeit: 14.15 Uhr
Poster
Abstract:
Der Kampf der Sri Lanka Tamilen um Selbstbestimmung hatte immer auch eine internationale und völkerrechtliche Dimension. So waren sukkzessive die Regionalmächte, allen voran Indien, im Zuge der Friedensverhandlungen dann europäische Regierungen unmittelbare Akteure. Einmal qualifiziert als 'Terroristen' wurden auch die USA und die UNO auf den Plan gerufen. Bis heute ist schliesslich die militärische Vernichtung der Aufstandsbewegung von 2009 umkämpfter Gegenstand in UN Organisationen.
Der Vortrag beleuchtet einige dieser zentralen Dimensionen unter dem Aspekt ihres Beitrags zum Verlauf und (vorläufigen) Ausgang des Konflikts.
Sri Lanka Lecture Series
Am 05.06.2014 um 14.15 Uhr im Raum 317 wird Professor Jonathan Spencer FRSE
(Regius Chair of South Asian Language, Culture and Society; Deputy Head of School of Social and
Political Science) den Eröffnungsvortrag der Reihe „Sri Lanka Lecture Series“ mit dem Thema
„Pillayar and the Politicians: Divine Solutions to Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Problem“ halten.
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Jonathan Spencer FRSE
Regius Chair of South Asian Language, Culture and Society;
Deputy Head of School of Social and
Political Science
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