Internet centers/usage by Burmese ethnic migrants in Mae Sod : traversing the borders of Internet divide and recasting ethnic identities

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2010

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This paper looks at the symbiotic relationship between the use of the Internet and the re/construction of ethnic identities. It argues that the incomplete and ongoing self-making nature of ethnic identity can shape how the Internet is used, as much as how the Internet shapes identity. Taken from ongoing research on the use of Internet centers by marginalized women in the Thai-Burmese border, the paper reflects upon the various means and meanings of the appropriation of the technology.

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WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, DISPLACED PERSONS, MARGINALIZATION, WOMEN REFUGEES, MIGRANT WORKERS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS, ETHNIC MINORITIES, FAR EAST ASIA, MYANMAR, BURMA, THAILAND

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/45563

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program / Programme de bourses de recherche Amy Mahan
Public access use and impact / Accès public: utilisation et impact
Research Results (IPAI) / Résultats de recherches (IAPT)