This paper reflects on recent research Thai discourses of gender and eroticism in order to problematize some the universalist assumptions that have dominated discussion international proliferation forms erotic diversity. By mapping gender/sex categories from 1960s 1980s, shows homoeroticisms are not converging towards Western models points cultural limits Foucauldian-modelled histories sexuality. In particular, it demonstrates inability Foucauldian history sexuality, queer theoretical...

This essay considers the role of market economies in global queering, transnational proliferation new male homosexual and male-to-female transgender identities cultures. Early accounts queering highlighted culturally homogenizing effects capitalism, representing queer sexualities beyond West as cultural imports from United States. But international similarities among cultures also emerge parallel processes sex-cultural change produced by national-level forms capitalism. Case studies Thai...

The Ambiguous Allure of the West examines impact Western imperialism on Thai cultural development from 1850s to present.

This paper argues the case for critical regional enquiries in East and South Asia into study of gender sexual diversity. The concept 'regions' is here seen as a partial provisional way describing both various ways which an area world imagined being separate distinct, flows people, goods ideas through particular region or made. Further, it suggested that idea regions theoretically politically necessary fiction. On one hand, perspective provides vantage point from to problematize naive...

This study analyses the empirical character and logical form of modes Thai power, which author calls regime images. The images is an internally differentiated power that exerts systematically different types policing control over actions discourse in private public spheres, respectively. Under this regime, performed statements uttered ( satharana ) domain are more stringently monitored than identical utterances restricted to domains may be no less visible but culturally labelled as suan tua...

An immunoperoxidase technique has been used to localise clotting factor XIII subunits A and S in human tissues. The presence of placenta megakaryocytes was confirmed. Factor also found fibroblasts, a hitherto unreported finding. were not detected hepatocytes, although fibroblasts portal tracts. These findings suggest that is synthesised the liver as previously thought.

Résumé Cette étude s ’inspire de recherches récentes sur l ’Asie pour questionner les théories du développement à ’échelle mondiale « l’allosexualité et l’altersexualité », c’est-à-dire la multiplication des identités homosexuelles transgenres » (Queer Identities) . Il ’agit d ’identifier erreurs ’interprétation ce phénomène remettre en question ’idée que se propageraient dans le monde par un mouvement diffusion depuis ’Occident. Car globalisation capitalisme ne mène pas une homogénéisation...

Since the 1980s, new supernatural movements have become highly visible additions to Thailand’s spiritual landscapes and religious marketplaces. Focused on intervention bring success, wealth prosperity in expanding economy, these are often only tangentially related orthodox Theravada Buddhist teachings practice. These commodified wealth-oriented emerged context of economic boom 1980s 1990s, continued grow popularity develop further through 1997 Asian crisis political conflicts that...

During the economic boom of 1980s and 1990s, Thailand saw emergence a diverse range ‘prosperity religions’, popular movements that emphasize acquisition wealth as much salvation. This paper considers three Thai prosperity religions — worship spirit King Chulalongkorn, more generally monarchy; devotion to Mahayana Buddhist bodhisattva Kuan Im; surrounding auspiciously named Theravada monks, both living dead, reputed possess supernatural powers. After consideration recent approaches study...

TONY DAY and MAYA H.T. LIEM (eds). Cultures at War: The Cold War Cultural Expression in Southeast Asia . Ithaca, NY: Cornell Program Publications, 2010. 287 pp. $US25.95, paper. ...

Previous accounts of the Thai regime images have been largely ahistorical, presenting phenomenon as something a cultural given. This study traces history this power/knowledge and power/prestige shows that rather than being traditional it took its present form part Siam's responses to encroachment Western powers in nineteenth century. As modern power, came Into product distinctive character semi-colonial relations with West, Noncolonized Siam did not need wage war independence expel foreign...

Thailand's decade-long economic boom, which came to a sudden end in July 1997, created mood of national confidence that influenced all aspects social, cultural, and religious life. At the height growth euphoria mid-1990s, aged abbot remote rural monastery emerged as country's most prominent figure. Luang Phor (Reverend Father) Khoon Parisuttho, Wat Ban Rai monastery, is widely believed possess supernatural abilities has become focus cult emphasizes acquisition wealth power. In this article...