177th INTG Meeting – A talk by Andrew Matzner Your Convenor write: There were no minutes taken on the evening but Andrew has advised me that this article that he wrote for LGBTQ – an encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender & queer culture, includes all the information that he used for his talk. Thailand … Read more
173rd INTG Meeting – A talk by Karan Aquino Your Convenor writes: There was no summary written for this talk at the time, however, this case study which was co-written by Karan and appeared in the publication ‘Communities and Forest Management in Southeast Asia’ covers everything that Karan talked about during the course of the … 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
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
