Authors Edith Mirante and Jenny Hedström will discuss their latest books, including their first-hand experiences in Myanmar's war zones and a focus on the roles of women in the current struggle against a brutal military dictatorship.

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This event is presented in partnership with PAEMA and World Oregon.

About the Authors

Edith Mirante is the founder of Project Maje, an independent agency that documents human rights abuses in Burma. Her commentaries have been published in Asiaweek and broadcast on BBC World Service. She has lectured for Amnesty International and has testified before Congress. Her new book is Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art and Beasts, with topics including World War II Burma and the current revolution in Chin State, as well as other locations ranging from Yellowstone National Park to Manzanar to Alaskan tundra.

Jenny Hedström is an associate professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University. Her research and teaching concerns the relationship between households, gender, and warfare; gender, transitions, and peacebuilding; women’s activism and resistance; and ethics and methods when researching war, often with a focus on civil wars in Myanmar. In her new book, Reproducing Revolution, Hedström explores the Kachin revolution in Myanmar from the perspective of female soldiers, female activists, and women displaced by the violence in northern Myanmar.