Even Fish have an Ethnicity – 57th Open Forum on how Ethnic Identities Mediate Livelihoods in a Fishing Community in Post-War Sri Lanka
30 Jan 2018 by CEPA
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Presenting her findings from her PhD thesis titled, ‘“Even Fish have an Ethnicity’: Livelihoods and Identities of Men and Women in War-affected Coastal Trincomalee, Sri Lanka”, Senior Researcher Gayathri Lokuge argued that women work in the fringes of the fishing industry in Trincomalee and lack state recognition that would enable them to enhance their livelihoods. Examining the intersecting identities of ethnicity, religion and caste, Gayathri threw light on the gendered and socio-cultural undercurrents at play in the fish markets and in inland fishing where women’s participation is more visible. Gayathri reiterated the importance of giving due recognition to fisher women through the national fisheries policy currently being drafted. Dr. Vagisha Gunasekara, Dr. Asha Abeyasekera and Dr. Malathi de Alwis contributed to the discussion through both academic inputs and implications of women being left out of state-led policy making.
You are cordially invited to CEPA’s 57th Open Forum on ‘Even fish have an ethnicity… : A study on how ethnic identities mediate livelihoods in a fishing community in post-war Sri Lanka’, in coastal Trincomalee.
The event will be held on January 24, 2018 at the Sri Lanka Foundation at 4:30 pm. This research presentation is based on the Ph.D study carried out by Gayathri Lokuge, Senior Professional, Centre for Poverty Analysis. The event will be facilitated by Dr. Malathi De Alwis. Discussants are Dr. Asha Abeysekera and Dr. Vagisha Abeysekera.
