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
284th INTG Meeting – A Talk and Film Presentation by Frits Staal Altar of Fire (1976): A Documentary by Robert Gardner and J. F. Staal for The Film Study Center at Harvard University “I will show a splendid new copy of the 45 min film called “Altar of Fire” by Harvard film maker Bob Gardner … Read more
281st INTG Meeting – A Talk and DVD Video Presentation by François Bizot François Bizot’s Introduction to the Film I went to Cambodia in 1965 and stayed until 1975, then in Thailand until 1994, then in Laos. It is good to be back in Chiang Mai. “Beyond the Gate,” the film I made during the … Read more
280th INTG Meeting – A Talk and DVD Video Presentation by Reinhard Hohler Introduction The documentary was produced in 1989, when Reinhard Hohler led a German ZDF television channel film team across Thailand to unravel the mystery of the Emerald Buddha. The film Reinhard showed this evening was a recently released American edition, with an … Read more
277th INTG Meeting – A Film Presentation and Talk by Paul McCarthy Introduction The film, by the American director Paul Schrader, deals with the life, career, and principal works of the Japanese novelist, playwright, and essayist Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). It focuses especially on the last days of Mishima’s life, his relationship with his “private army” … Read more
276th INTG Meeting – A Talk by Sara L. M. Davis “An exemplary study of cross-border culture. Davis’s original and deeply probing account of state-sponsored musical culture and of the musical practices that both transcend and subvert it deserves, like the music it depicts, to travel widely.“James C. Scott, Sterling Professor of Political Science and … Read more
275th INTG Meeting – Book Launch and Readings By Mo Tejani Having lived and worked in four continents of our planet, Mohezin (Mo) Tejani has been a global nomad all his life. Though born in Tanzania to Indian parents, Mo called Uganda his home for the first 18 formative years. Along with 80,000 other Asians … Read more
Why has it Taken so Long to Establish Asia’s first Genocide Tribunal? Will it Achieve Justice both for the Living and the Dead? 274th INTG Meeting – A Talk by Tom Fawthrop About Tom Fawthrop Tom Fawrhrop is a British journalist covering SE Asia and has been reporting on Cambodia since 1981 for international newspapers … Read more
