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M.A. Hafsa Idrees
Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften
Lehrstuhl Sozial und Bevölkerungsgeographie
Research Priorites:
- Urban tourism
- Heritage in urban setting
- Identity politics and cultural conflicts in colonial cities of Southeast Asia (in particular Myanmar and Malaysia)
Scholarships:
- 2022-2023
Scholarships for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities for Women in Research and Teaching; Promotion of Doctoral Degrees' sponsored by the state of Bavaria, Germany through University of Passau
- 2019
DAAD through ‘Stipendien- und Betreuungsprogramm (STIBET)
Biography:
| Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 | Universität Passau
Lecturer – Chair of development politics |
| 2019 – Cont. | Ph.D. candidate at the Chair of Southeast Asian studies, University of Passau (The dilemma of urban heritage, cases of Yangon and George Town) |
| Jul 2019 – Sep 2020 | Universität Passau Assistant at the chair of Southeast Asian studies |
| Mar 2018 – Nov 2018 | Student Assistant at the chair of Southeast Asian studies |
| Mar 2017 – Oct 2018 | Bodenheimer Herzberg GBR (Berlin & Cologne) Research Assistant |
| 2016-2019 | M.A. Development Studies (1,3 note) University of Passau, Germany |
| 2015-2017 | M.Phil. Anthropology (With distinction; Chancellor’s Medal) Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| 2012-2014 | M.Sc. Anthropology (With distinction; V. Chancellor’s Medal) Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Research Projects:
| 2019-2020 | Erasmus+ staff mobility for teaching and training between PROGRAMME and PARTNER COUNTRIES (University of Passau and University of Yangon, Myanmar/University of Chiangmai RCSD, Thailand) |
| Member of School of Souths – “Souths of the world” founded by Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milan | |
Publications:
Abstract;
City planning is strongly influenced by national decisions as well as world models maintained by international organisations, however there is a basic discrepancy between usual technocratic planning ideas and communicative practices of those living in the city. Identity politics is highly relevant in the post-colonial discourse. This is a working paper based on the comparative study of cultural heritage of two South East Asian cities i.e. Yangon, Myanmar and George Town, Malaysia. Both have been part of British colonial rule and accordingly urban planning. The research will address the dilemma that concerns the urban heritage and highlight the challenges both countries have been facing on various levels. The idea is to emphasise that a sustainable approach primarily based on the agenda of the citizens and their culture could be helpful in this discourse.
Presentations (a selection):
Title of the talk: The Dilemma of Urban Heritage; a study of George Town and Yangon
Date presented: 8th November 2019
Title of the talk: The urban heritage sites; Dynamics of locality, emergence of collectives, and identity politics (Case of George Town and Yangon)
Date presented: 18th November 2020
Title of the talk: Urban resilience without cultural sustainability – an illusion
Date presented: 24th November 2021
Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften
Lehrstuhl Sozial und Bevölkerungsgeographie
M.A. Hafsa Idrees
Doktorantin an der Uni Passau/Stipendiantin
E-Mail: Hafsa.Idrees@uni-passau.de