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The ‘Good Girls’ Of Sri Lankan Modernity: Moral Orders Of Nationalism And Capitalism, Caitrin Lynch
The ‘Good Girls’ Of Sri Lankan Modernity: Moral Orders Of Nationalism And Capitalism, Caitrin Lynch
Caitrin Lynch
In the Sri Lankan garment industry the term “good girls” refers to moral character and industrial productivity: a good girl both embodies Sinhala Buddhist traditions and is an efficient and productive factory worker. The “good girl” concept symbolizes a conjuncture of nationalist and capitalist gender ideals during this time of ethnic conflict and industrial development in the country. Although the women workers agree with many of the gendered characterizations implied by the term “good girls,” they do not uncritically follow nationalist and capitalist moral scripts. Rather, they mobilize the good girl identity for advantages inside and outside the factory. This …
Bringing Solar Power To Sri Lanka, Caitrin Lynch
Bringing Solar Power To Sri Lanka, Caitrin Lynch
Caitrin Lynch
Areas hit by the tsunami in South and Southeast Asia need solar power for a broad range of applications, including water pumping and purification, lighting and vaccine refrigeration in medical clinics, and lighting in the thousands of homes that need to be rebuilt. Given my personal conviction that anthropologists have an ethical obligation to work on the behalf of the communities where they do research, I'm helping to bring solar power to Sri Lankan communities affected by the tsunami.