169th INTG Meeting – A talk by Brian Hubbard Brian used the following article as the basis for his talk: Crossing Cultures: The Cultural Psychology of Relating It’s Wednesday and Steve and Ian have met for lunch in a restaurant in Chiang Mai. Steve is in a rather perplexed, pensive mood. “You know, I think … Read more
168th INTG Meeting – A talk by Pierre Pichard Your Convenor writes: There was no summary of this talk made at the time and Pierre informs me that the notes he had made have long since disappeared. What follows are three chapters taken from the book ‘The Buddhist Monastery: A Cross Cultural Survey’ edited by Pierre Pichard … Read more
166th INTG Meeting – A talk by Sangduen ‘Lek’ Chailert and Marianne Willemse Summary of Talk Officially it is estimated that Thailand has 3,000 wild elephants left, but a more accurate estimate is 850 -1,500. These wild elephants cause problems because of their size and food and habitat requirements. They eat 250 to 300 kg of food per day, … Read more
164th INTG Meeting – A talk and presentation by David Engel Your Convenor writes: While no summary was written for this talk at the time, on 23rd September 2000, David gave a slide lecture entitled “Chinese and Japanese Gardens Compared” at The Siam Society in Bangkok. It covered mainly the same material as used in his earlier INTG talk. The Siam Society … Read more
159th INTG Meeting – A talk by Katherine Bowie Katherine A. Bowie (kabowie@wisc.edu) is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Vote Buying and Village Outrage in an Election in Northern Thailand: Recent Legal Reforms in Historical Context N.B. If any minutes were taken for the talk given in 1997 then they have long since … Read more
148th INTG Meeting – A talk by Dan Reid The minutes for this meeting are based on a handout compiled by Dan Reid which is partly a copy of his column in the Bangkok Post dated May 4th 1997 along with other related material. Received a good many responses from readers re my item last week that ‘Why We … Read more
143rd INTG Meeting – A talk by Ron Renard Summary of the Talk Ron Renard, formerly of Payap University and now working with UNDP, spoke about his experience working on a Highland people’s development program with UNDP. He talked about the difficulties and challenges encountered in setting up the project and also provided background information about highland peoples in the … Read more
141st INTG Meeting – A talk by Niels Mulder Paraphrasing Bourdieu, schools are brainwashing machines that condition the imagination of the innocent to think in ways the nation-state desires. Because of this, textbooks provide all the answers to what it officially means to be a Thai; they explain the polity, its history and current state … Read more
