Marte Nilsen

Senior Researcher

Email: marnil@prio.org

Mobile phone: (+47) 988 79 323

X: @MarteNilsen

Research Interests

Political and violent conflicts in Myanmar and Thailand
Civil society movements and societal transformation in peacebuilding and democratization
Religious and spiritual practices in politics and nation building
Popular culture and art in resistance movements
The politics of humanitarian aid and development schemes in violent conflicts
The Rohingya crisis and community strategies in forced displacement settings

Marte Nilsen
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Audio & video

Journal article

2024

Rituals, Lore and Legitimacy in Post-Coup Myanmar

Journal article in Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Recorded event

Monday, 22 Apr 2024 10:45–13:00 UTC+02

'Burying Yesterday's Headlines'. Illustration: Chuu Wai

01:38:40

Myanmar Roundtable: Artistic Practices after the Coup

As part of the final conference of the INSPIRE project, we invite you to this engaging roundtable meeting on art and activism in Myanmar.

Event

Monday, 12 Feb 2024 13:00–14:30 UTC+01

Exhibition: "The Lost Tapes of A Peoples’ Tribunal, 1982"

PRIO’s CCC and Fotogalleriet invite you to visit a exhibition by filmmaker, photographer and media artist Ayman Alazraq. It showcases the material and related documents, sheds light on the significance of individual efforts in preserving historical narratives.

Recorded event

Monday, 22 May 2023 13:00–14:30 UTC+02

01:24:54

Justifying Military Power in Myanmar and Thailand

Why do militaries believe they are the right institutions to govern a country? Militaries in many Asian countries operate first and foremost as political actors.

Multimedia

Thursday, 26 Jan 2023

08:34

Education is Our Only Hope for the Future

Rohingya refugees make films about their struggle for education.

Multimedia

Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023

05:55

Rohingya Girl's Education

Rohingya refugees make films about their struggle for education.

News

Tuesday, 18 Oct 2022

Spring MA call now live: Write Your MA Thesis at the PRIO Centre on Culture and Violent Conflict!

Are you a University of Oslo (UiO) masters student interested in writing your thesis on a topic related to the INSPIRE project and the PRIO Centre on Culture and Violent Conflict?

Recorded event

Wednesday, 16 Mar 2022 12:00–13:00 UTC+01

59:17

INSPIRE Seminar Series: reCLAIM - Digital Curatorial Practices as Ethnographic Intervention

Please be invited to the first INSPIRE seminar this spring with Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann and Simone Pfeifer.

News

Thursday, 14 Nov 2024

Culture Conflict Course, October 2024. Photo: PRIO

PhD level course on Culture, Conflict and Politics

As part of the Norhed project, Partnership for Peace: Better Higher Education for Resilient Societies, PRIO held the PhD level course Culture, Conflict and Politics: Introduction to interpretive theory and methodology, 29-31 October.

Event

22–23 Apr 2024

INSPIRE webportal. Illustration: INSPIRE project

INSPIRE Conference

The INSPIRE project invites you to explore the role of art, artists and creative practice in and after violent conflict and war. Our work is particularly focused on arts and activism in Sudan, Myanmar and amongst exiled artists.

Book review

2023

Buddhist Violence and Religious Authority: A Tribute to the Work of Michael Jerryson

Book review in Journal of Buddhist Ethics

PRIO Blogs

Wednesday, 15 Mar 2023

A photo taken by a regime soldier shows junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee members resting during operations in Sagaing Region in 2022. Source: Myanmark Now.

Monks and Militias in Myanmar

The political implications of ultra-nationalist Buddhist monks and ideologies in Myanmar received much attention in the years before the 2021 military takeover. As Myanmar has turned more violent since the coup, ultra-nationalist monks have been radicalised further. What role are these monks playing in the political landscape of Myanmar today? ...

Multimedia

Thursday, 19 Jan 2023

04:40

Education Barriers for Rohingya Children

Rohingya refugees make films about their struggle for education.

Multimedia

Tuesday, 17 Jan 2023

07:59

Our Dreams and Aspirations

Rohingya refugees make films about their struggle for education.

Recorded event

Thursday, 15 Sep 2022 14:00–15:30 UTC+02

Chuu Wai in front of her artwork. Photo: Chuu Wai

01:33:04

Inspiring Myanmar: Chuu Wai - An Artist with Baggage - INSPIRE Seminar Series

Please be invited to first INSPIRE seminar this autumn with Burmese artist and activist Chuu Wai, in conversation with PRIO researcher Marte Nilsen.

Event

Wednesday, 1 Dec 2021 12:00–13:00 UTC+01

INSPIRE Seminar Series: Protest Aesthetics in Motion

In this seminar, Jeannine-Madeleine Fischer will explore how aesthetic forms of protest shape, mobilise, and disseminate activism in South Africa.

Current projects

Project

Jan 2022 –

Use of Ancient Belief System for Legitimacy and Struggle for Democracy during the Authoritarian Regime in Myanmar (1990-2010)

Led by Amara Thiha.

Project

Apr 2021 – Mar 2025

Pop Culture, Art, and Indigenous Ideas of Legitimacy in Struggles over Democratization and Peace (POPAGANDA)

Led by Marte Nilsen.

Project

Jan 2020 – Dec 2025

Inspirational Creative Practice: The Work of Artists after War and Violent Conflict (INSPIRE)

Led by Katarzyna Grabska.

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