Jonathan Saha

Jonathan Saha is Associate Professor of Southeast Asian History at the University of Leeds, England. His research subject is colonial Burma and he has taught a host of courses on the history of colonialism in South and Southeast Asia.

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ROHINGYA CRISIS / The limits to history

Public discussions around Rohingya people currently fleeing violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar, have often involved arguments about history. While critical historical analysis is useful in offering insights into conflicts, History—if treated as a single, knowable past—is not. This is especially true when dealing with ethnicity. Whatever the past was, no amount of historical research can justify the current violence against Rohingya people.
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingya.jpg

The limits to history

Public discussions around Rohingya people currently fleeing violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar, have often involved arguments about history. While critical historical analysis is useful in offering insights into conflicts, History—if treated as a single, knowable past—is not. This is especially true when dealing with ethnicity. Whatever the past was, no amount of historical research can justify the current violence against Rohingya people.
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM