Patitha Volume 1

Contents:
 
Eastman Colored Gods of Jaffna: A Socio-Political Reading of the Mural History of Jaffna by T. Sanaathanan (translated from Tamil to Sinhala by Saminadan Wimal)
 
Mapping Violent Narratives: War Memorials in Dhaka and the their Embodied Memories by Nayanika Mukerjee (translated from English to Sinhala by Jagath Pathirage)
 
Shopping Malls: Cathedrals of Consumption or Symbols of Hyper-reality? [...]

South Asia Journal available at Scholars Without Boarders

The first issue of the South Asia Journal can now be purchased at Scholars without Boarders
 

Contemporary Trends and Dynamics of Global Art

In the sixth of the series of presentations, Jagath Weerasinghe shared his ideas and thoughts on the well-known Global Art Museum Project with reference to contemporary Sri Lankan visual art and artists.  Much of the information for the presentation was based on the ideas presented at the Global Art Museum Conference held in New Delhi [...]

Alternate Discourses on Development: Monograph Series

“Development has become the grand strategy through which the transformation of the not-yet-too-rational Latin-American/Third World subjectivity is to be achieved. In this way, longstanding cultural practices and meanings – as well as the social relations in which they are embedded – are altered. The consequences of this are enormous, to the extent that the very [...]

Alternate Space: Trivial Writings of an Academic

Alternate Space: Trivial Writings of an Academic
consists of 48 essays on different aspects of Sri Lankan society, culture and politics originally written to the Sri Lankan national daily The Island under the regular column Alternate Space by Sasanka Perera between January 2002 and January 2003, and less regularly between January and May 2004.  The book [...]

Patitha Style Sheet

This style sheet was specially formulated as a writing guide for the journal Patitha and incorporates advice on general stylistic matters as well as reference and bibliographic conventions.  In designing this document, attention was paid to its potential as a general text for undergraduates who might require guidance for their dissertations.  As such, it contains [...]

Patitha English – Sinhala, Sinhala – English Glossary of Technical Terms

Glossaries of technical words are crucial in standardizing language in situations where original writings on significant disciplinary areas are scarce in local languages and the need for translations is great.  Sri Lanka is one such place.  The main responsibility for glossary compilation of the country has been historically borne by two state agencies, the Department [...]

Frozen Tears: Political Violence, Women, Children and Problems of Trauma in Southern Sri Lanka

Based on extensive anthropological fieldwork in the Kandyan highlands and through a presentation of individuals’ personal narratives, this book (second edition, 2005) by Indika Bulankulame explores how individuals deal with and address a past filled with political violence and trauma with a focus on women and children (ISBN 955-1493-06-0).

 Reviews of the books:
“One of Bulankulame’s [...]