Convergence Swatantrata Utsav 2026: A Celebration of Literature, Culture, and National Honors on India’s 80th Independence Day
To mark the historic occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day, the Convergence Research Foundation (CRF), led by Dr. Debdoot Mukherjee, successfully hosted the Convergence Swatantrata Utsav 2026 in Newtown, Kolkata. The festive gathering brought together artists, writers, and prominent societal…
International Research Workshop on Digital Storytelling and Narrative Technologies
The three-day International Research Workshop on Digital Storytelling and Narrative Technologies aims to explore the evolving relationship between storytelling, technology, and creative expression in the digital age. Organized by the Convergence Research Foundation, Kolkata, the workshop will introduce participants to…
„Burmese Days“ of Digitalization: From a Decade’s Dream of Myanmar‘s Modern Journalistic Culture (…)
Der Militärputsch am 1. Februar 2021 unterbrach den Demokratisierungsprozess in Myanmar und damit ein Jahrzehnt der relativen Öffnung des Landes. Der Beitrag beleuchtet dieses Jahrzehnt des Übergangs von 2011 bis 2021, das Medien- und politische System des Landes sowie die…
Between Memories and Taboos: The Formation of Alternative Vietnamese and Myanmarese Spaces of Citizenship and Belonging
‚In the postcolonial states of Southeast Asia, governments weaponize their histories to create spaces of legitimate memories for nation-building processes. Local identities that do not conform to the official historiography are silenced. Beyond these state-sanctioned boundaries, however, alternative practices of…
