285th INTG Meeting – A Talk by Dr. Guido Sprenger Whenever Rmeet – an upland ethnic group of northern Laos, also called Lamet – discuss their relationship with the wealthy lowland, a particular story is invoked: Two Rmeet orphan boys plant a tree that produces money and valuables, but threatens the entire society. A closer … Read more
283rd INTG Meeting – A Talk and Presentation by Dr. Janet C. Sturgeon The Full Text of Janet’s Talk and Presentation Border Landscapes looks at Akha access to resources and land use as influenced both by their location on international borders, and by their incorporation into modernizing nation-states. Today I’m covering the second part, the … Read more
255th INTG Meeting – A talk and presentation by Patricia Cheesman Background Patricia Cheesman has done in-depth field research in the Laos PDR and Thailand over the past 30 years. She published numerous books and articles on Lao and Tai textiles and has been lecturing at Chiang Mai University in the Thai Art Department since … Read more
251st INTG Meeting – A talk by Niels Mulder Summary of Niels Mulder’s Talk In the last days of the year 2000, when I finished writing ‘Southeast Asian Images – Towards civil society?’ (Chiang Mai, Silkworm Books, 2003), I knew it would be my last work based on field research. That being the sign of … Read more
239th INTG Meeting – A talk by Michel Bauwens Background Michel Bauwens started his career as information analyst with USIA, moved on to the animal feed/ petrochemical sector as business information manager/cybrarian for BP, and moved on to create a magazine on digital developments, two Internet dotcoms (dealing with intranets and cyber-marketing respectively) before finalizing … Read more
