Essays about: "Bagan"

Found 2 essays containing the word Bagan.

1. 1. Resistance: Cultural Expression of Tea Plantation Workers in Bangladesh

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

   Author : Faiham Ebna Sharif; [2022]
   Keywords : Tea; Cha; Chai; Garden; Estate; Plantation; Bagan; Baganiya; Culture; Alienation; Resistance; Worker; Labor; Tea Garden; Tea Garden Worker; Ethnicity; Human Rights; Labor Rights; Colonialism; Imperialism; Everyday life; Economy; Strategy; Tactic; Total Institution; Net of Authorities; Symbol;

   Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic study of culture, economy, everyday life, and resistance among ‘Baganiyas’ (workers) of a tea plantation in contemporary Bangladesh. The main goal of this thesis is to highlight the Baganiyas' everyday resistance to the systemic alienation of the plantation structure and to demonstrate how their actions of resistance served as symbolic representations of their community's culture. READ MORE

3. 2. A host society’s perception of changes in its young peoples’ cultural identity due to tourism: A case study in Bagan, Myanmar

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Anna-Katharina Rich; [2014-12-18]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : After the democratising steps following the 2010 election, Myanmar has evolved from a highly isolated country to an emerging tourist destination. As tourism’s impacts are more extreme in previously isolated countries, severe influences of tourism – both positive and negative -­ on the local population were expected. READ MORE