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06.12.23 Upcoming online seminar on (Geo)politics of Data
06.12.23 Upcoming online seminar on (Geo)politics of Data
We wrap the activities for 2023 with an online roundtable seminar on (Geo)politics of Data in collaboration with MA programme in Cultural Studies. The event will be broadcasted live on Cultural Studies RILCA Facebook page on 6th December 2023 at 6-8 pm.
Joining us with the discussion are:
Dr. Akarapat Charoenpanich
Dr. Nanthanoot Udomlamun
Dr. Akarapat Charoenpanich holds a BSc in Development Economics from SOAS, an MPhil in Development Studies from Cambridge University, an MSc in Economics from LSE, and a PhD in Information Systems from LSE. He has 5 years of experience working as an economist at Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and 4 years of experience working at the Bank of Thailand. Currently, Akarapat is an independent writer, an independent scholar, and a business consultant. Research interests of Akarapat include data innovation, the use of ICT for development (ICT4D), and online social media.
Dr. Nanthanoot Udomlamun is currently a Lecturer in English Literature, Kasetsart University.
She completed my doctoral study at the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at University of Warwick in 2014. She holds a BA in English at Silpakorn University and an MA in English (Literature) at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Her research interests cover a wide range of areas related to postcolonial studies, geopolitics, and materialist study of memory.
Areas of our dialogues include:
The ontology and nature of data in the early and late digital era
The intersections between data and geopolitics
Contemporary research on data from the fields of humanities and social sciences
13.05.23 Film screening & research output discussion: Screen labour in Thailand during COVID-19
On the month of May, Wikanda Promkhuntong, the co-founder of the research cluster hosts a film screening and presentation of her recent resarch project on screen labour during the COVID-19. The film is a collaborative research output with Natthanun Tiammek which captures stories of below-the-line workers at the time in which filmmaking was suspended. The project is funded by Thai Humanities Forum grant as part of the National Research Council of Thailand. The outputs of the project also includes a book chapter (in Thai) which will be published along with other chapters on COVID-19 from the lens of humanities and social sciences research in Thailand and a journal article in English. This event was also co-organized by the MA programme in Cultural Studies.
25.09.22 Launching 2022 Research Cluster activities (events can be viewed online, see links in the post)
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Guest lecture & research exchange
"āđāļĄāļ·āļāļ āļĄāļāļļāļĐāļĒāđ āđāļĨāļ°āđāļĨāļ: āļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāđāļĄāļ·āļāļāļāļēāļāļ āļđāļĄāļīāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāđāļāļĻāļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļĐāļāļĩāđ 21"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmssqaIPZFI&ab_channel=RILCA%2CMahidolUniversity
Work-in-progress seminar
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgs76fOrXp8&ab_channel=RILCA%2CMahidolUniversity
Book discussion: āļāļēāļāļīāļāļīāļĒāļĄāđāļāļĨāļēāļāļīāļāļāđāļĄāļĢāļīāļāļē āļāļĢāļ°āđāļŠāļĨāļĄāđāļŦāđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļąāļāļāđāļāļ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtV37Zm6i6E&ab_channel=RILCA%2CMahidolUniversity
7.5.2022 Re/enacting History & Decolonizing Genteel Romance in Thailand & Asia: A Livestream Conversation with Chulayarnnon Siriphol
In this live-streamed conversation, at the Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok, Thailand, filmmaker and artist, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, discusses his work in relation to memory, history and decolonization in Thailand and Asia. The talk features Chulayarnnon Siripholâs latest work, ANG48, commissioned by The Jim Thompson Art Center, Thailand and Hong Gah Museum, Taiwan and Bangkok CityCity Gallery, Thailand.
Conversation in Thai with live English translation.
Co-organized by Prof. Natthanai Prasannam (Research & Creation Unit; Department of Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University) and Dr. Wikanda Promkhuntong (Research Institute for Languages & Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University) in partnership with The Jim Thompson Art Center and Bangkok CityCity Gallery.
05.07.21 āļāļēāļĢāđāļŠāļ§āļāļēāļ§āļīāļāļēāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļąāļ§āļāđāļ āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĨ āļāļēāļāļēāļāļĢāļīāđāļ§āļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āļāļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļĢāļĢāļāļąāļ
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2.6.2021 āđāļŠāļ§āļāļēāļāļāļāđāļĨāļāđ "āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĨ āļāļēāļāļēāļāļĢāļīāđāļ§āļ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āļāļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļĢāļĢāļāļąāļ"
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āļŠāļāļēāļāļąāļāļ§āļīāļāļąāļĒāļ āļēāļĐāļēāđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāđāļāđāļāļĩāļĒ āļĄāļŦāļēāļ§āļīāļāļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒāļĄāļŦāļīāļāļĨ
āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĨ āļāļēāļāļēāļāļĢāļīāđāļ§āļ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āļāļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļĢāļĢāļāļąāļ
āļāļāđāļāļīāļāļĢāđāļ§āļĄāļāļīāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāđāļŠāļ§āļāļēāļāļāļāđāļĨāļāđ
"āļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĨ āļāļēāļāļēāļāļĢāļīāđāļ§āļ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļĄāļ·āļāļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđāļēāļāļāļĢāļĢāļāļąāļ"
āļ§āļąāļāļāļļāļāļāļĩāđ 2 āļĄāļīāļāļļāļāļēāļĒāļ 2564 āđāļ§āļĨāļē 13.30 - 15.00 āļ.
āļāļīāļāļāļēāļĄāļāļīāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāđāļāđāļāļĩāđ https://www.facebook.com/Rilca.Mahidol
āļĻāļđāļāļĒāđāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļĨāđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļ āļēāļĐāļē āļŠāļāļēāļāļąāļāļ§āļīāļāļąāļĒāļ āļēāļĐāļēāđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāđāļāđāļāļĩāļĒ āļĄāļŦāļīāļāļĨ: https://www.facebook.com/MUCTLS
āļāļĨāļļāđāļĄāļ§āļīāļāļąāļĒāļŠāļļāļāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļąāļāļāļĄāļ§āļīāļāļĒāļēāļ§āļąāļāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄ: https://www.rilcaaestheticsandculture.org/
18.4.21
āļāļĄāļāļāļĩāļāđāļĢāļāļŦāļāļąāļ - āđāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļđāđāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļ§āļīāļāļąāļĒ
āļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĄāļĢāļāļĒāļ āļēāļāļĒāļāļāļĢāđāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē: āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāđāļĨāđāļēāļāđāļēāļĄāļŠāļ·āđāļ āļŠāļļāļāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāļ āļēāļāļĒāļāļāļĢāđ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļĢāļāļāļģāđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđ
āļāļēāļāđāļŠāļ§āļāļē
āļāļĄāļāļāļĩāļāđāļĢāļāļŦāļāļąāļ - āđāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļđāđāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļ§āļīāļāļąāļĒ
āļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĄāļĢāļāļĒāļ āļēāļāļĒāļāļāļĢāđāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē: āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāđāļĨāđāļēāļāđāļēāļĄāļŠāļ·āđāļ āļŠāļļāļāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļĻāļēāļŠāļāļĢāđāļ āļēāļāļĒāļāļāļĢāđ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļĢāļāļāļģāđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđ
28.2.21 - āđāļāļ§āļāļīāļāļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļāļēāļāļīāļāļĄ āļāļēāļāļ§āļīāļāļąāļĒāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļāļĄāļēāđāļĨāļ°āļāļīāļĻāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāđāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻāđāļāļĒ
RILCAâs AESTHETICS AND CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH CLUSTER, MAHIDOL āļĢāđāļ§āļĄāļāļąāļ
THE INTEGRATIVE CENTER FOR HUMANITIES INNOVATION, CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY
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23.3.21 - RILCAâS AESTHETICS AND CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH CLUSTER 2021 PUBLIC EVENT SERIES
RILCAâS AESTHETICS AND CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY RESEARCH CLUSTER 2021 PUBLIC EVENT SERIES
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26.2.20 - Creating the Alternative Space: āļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāđāļŠāļāļāļ āļēāļāļĒāļāļāļĢāđāđāļĨāļ°āļĻāļīāļĨāļāļ°āđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļēāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļ
āļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāđāļŠāļāļāļ āļēāļāļĒāļāļāļĢāđāđāļĨāļ°āļĻāļīāļĨāļāļ°āđāļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļēāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļ
āļ. 26 āļāļļāļĄāļ āļēāļāļąāļāļāđ 2563 13.00 â 16.00 āļ.
18.01.2020 Film Screening and discussion - Railway Sleepers: Stories and Spatial Trajectories
Together with colleagues at RILCA who are interested in the subject of colonial/postcolonial in Thailand and Southeast Asia, we have formed a research cluster with the support of our institute called 'Aesthetics and Cultural Sociology Research Cluster'. Our first event in 2020 is a film screening and talk focusing on aesthetics of everyday life and landscape through the train. We draw on Michel De Certeau's reading as a theread to discuss a wonderful Thai documentary called Railway Sleeprs (2016). Described as 'A contemplative study of Thailand's rail system', the movie takes us through the history of Thai railway from the colonail period on to today's life on the train and how we remember histories. The total of 20 guests attended the talk including filmmakers, students and academics from various universites in Bangkok.
03.08.19 Bangkok workshop/training sessions on reading and representing landscapes
On Aug 2nd and 3rd 2019, the Newton Fund project in collaboration with Rilca's research cluster on aesthetics and sociology of culture and Thailand Research Fund organized two training sessions, which were also opened to students, staff and the public audience who are interested in the subject of reading and representing landscapes. The talks connect film fan tourism with discussions on the different ways landscapes have been represented, ranging from cinema and the idea of modernity and romantic city to volatile townscapes connected to colonial and nationalism...
15.05.19 Project Presentation and Industry Talk: Film Locations through Multiple Lenses
Bringing academics and industry people together, Rilca hosted a vibrant talk and roundtable session to discuss the subject of film location in Southeast Asia and fan tourism. The event begins with the introduction to the British Academy and OHEC funded project and two talks by the project's PI and CI. These are:
- Southeast Asian film trail(s), colonial history and nostalgia by Professor Kate Taylor-Jones, School of East Asian Studies, Sheffield University
- Fan tourism: Digital platforms, affective space and cinephile pilgrimage stories by Dr. Wikanda Promkhuntong, Rilca Mahidol University
The two talks are followed by the sharing session on film locations in Thailand and Southeast Asia by Thai film crew. We were joined by Samavee Pummoung and Kittipat Boonvanno (with experience working with Indochina Productions, Ta Productions and Netflix)
15.01.19 - Art exhibition
Prof. Kate Taylor-Jones, Dr. Wikanda Promkhuntong and Georgia Thomas-Parr (PhD student from Sheffield University) joined the opening of the exhibition ‘Beyond the Final Frontier’ at S.A.C. Subhashok The Arts Centre, Bangkok. The event was well-attended by film and art academics, critics and artists amongst other audiences. The multimedia exhibition explores histories and memories related to Thailand socio-political landscapes using the idea of outer space.
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14.01.19 - Dr. Kate Taylor-Jones's Visit
The Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University welcomes Professor Kate Taylor-Jones and fan tourism project partners for research exchange activities. During Prof. Taylor-Jones’s visit, she will join a language training course in Thai and Burmese along with engaging in various networking session, a public seminar and research exchanges and fieldworks with Dr. Wikanda Promkhuntong.
17.09.18 - Project extension with Newton Fund!
We are thrilled to share you the news that the Thailand’s Research Fund project on Fan Tourism in Thailand will be expanded to explore the Southeast Asian film trails through a partnership with the University of Sheffield with the funding support of the British Academy’s Newton Mobility Grants.
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“Newton Mobility Grants provide support for international researchers based in a country covered by the Newton Fund to establish and develop collaboration with UK researchers around a specific research project. The aim of these one-year awards is to strengthen the research capacity of, and contribute, to promoting economic development and social welfare in the partner country, while supporting excellent research. The awards will also initiate the development of longer-term links between the overseas and UK researchers.”
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The Newton fund part of the project will also be incorporated on to this website. Thank you Newton Fund!