H Back to Lectures A Life in Shadows: Shadow Theatre in Southeast Asia While each nation in Southeast Asia has its own distinct culture, they share many common cultural, religious, linguistic and racial characteristics as a result of complex relationships that go back...
H Back to Lectures Diogo’s Chronicle: Siam in Crisis, from Ayutthaya to Thonburi to Bangkok The decline of the Ban Phlu Luang Dynasty leading to Ayutthaya’s catastrophic defeat in 1767, followed by Siam’s resurgence under King Taksin at Thonburi and then its...
H Back to Lectures Art in Thailand: An Illustrated Introduction During the Mid- 20ᵗʰ century, Prince Damrong Rajanubhab tried to classify the ancient objects and monuments in Thailand with the academic system under the list of the kingdoms in accordance to the...
H Back to Lectures Capitalist Colonial: Thai Migrant Workers in Israeli Agriculture The murder and abduction of dozens of Thai migrant workers as part of the Hamas attack on Israel of 7 October 2023 briefly brought the plight of these migrants into the limelight in...
H Back to Lectures Bombs, Baccy and Buddhism: The First World War Diary of Sergeant Kleuap Kaysorn Kleuap Kaysorn was from Phetchaburi and worked in animal medicine before volunteering to join the Siamese Expeditionary Force in the First World War. He kept a diary of...
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