The Thai Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I wrote this article nearly four years ago in April 2010, just before hell broke loose a few weeks later when the red shirt protests ended bloodily with the brutal […]
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Thongchai: Thai-style history education makes Thais ignorant and narcissistic
Renowned historian Thongchai Winichakul gave a stinging critique of the Thai study of history at the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Studies Institute at Thammasat University-Rangsit on July 18, 2013. Thongchai […]
Craze for the Nation and Fear
ความคลั่งชาติและความกลัว Not so many days ago I saw on Facebook a comment by a Yellow-Shirt supporter that staggered me, though it didn’t quite knock me off my chair. It went […]
The Reigning Vocabulary of Thai Colored Politics
A collection of words and phrases commonly used in Thai colored politics in early 2010
Thai Woman Talks - Language, Society, Politics & Love 