Seminar "Prostitution in the history of Modern Burma" will be held on Saturday, July 2nd. | The Sophia University Institute of Asian Cultures (SIAC)

2016.06.03

The guest speaker Dr.Tharaphi Than will talk about the historical background of the recent amendment of 1949 Prostitution Suppression Act of Burma/Myanmar. She analyzes Myanmar terms for prostitutes and examines how prostitution was portrayed and debated by the media and general public between 1942 and 2015.

organizer	Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies Sophia University
date and time	July 2nd, 2016 (Sat.)14:00-16:30
title	Prostitution in the history of Modern Burma
speaker	Dr. Tharaphi Than Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Northern Illinois University Specialization: Women's history, Modern history of Burma/Myanmar
Co-ordinator	Kei NEMOTO (Professor, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University)
venue	Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus Room 12-203 (2nd Floor, Bldg. #12, Sophia University * Access Guide to Yotsuya Campus, Sophia University: access map campus map
language	English
admission	Free admittance. No reservation required. All who are interested are welcome to attend.

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