in the Burmese language and literature included the scholars Hla Pe, John Okell, Anna Allot and in the history of Burma the historian D.G.E. Hall. Harry Leonard Shorto specialised in Mon language and literature. The late historian of Burma U Than Tun received his doctorate in history at SOAS. Many current specialists in Burma and its languages and ethnic groups received their doctorates at SOAS such as the historians Victor B. Lieberman and the Mon linguist Christian Bauer. Name Despite the name of the country having been changed to "Myanmar" by the military junta, most universities outside of Burma (Myanmar) still refer to this academic focus as "Burma studies" reflecting the contested status of the name "Myanmar" outside of the country. See also Sarpay Beikman Burmese Encyclopedia F. K. Lehman Tilman Frasch External links Center for Burma Studies, Northern Illinois University Burma Research at the School of Oriental and African Studies Journal of Burma Studies SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research Southeast Asian studies History of Myanmar Burmese culture