Ei Thin Zar is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2017-present). She is a Junior Academic Visitor at St. John’s College and affiliated with the Centre of South Asian Studies. Her research interests include studying the emergence of nationalisms and their relationships to education systems in Burma. More specifically, Ei's research historicizes the emergence of Burman-nationalism (Burmanisation) and Karen nationalism and their manifestations in the contemporary language policies in the state and non-state education systems of Burma.
Email:thinzar@wisc.edu