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Love, Loss and Landscape: the oldest Thai poems
On Sunday, November 17, 2024, the Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies at Kyushu University, in collaboration with Fukuoka City and the Fukuoka City International Foundation, will host an academic exchange program. This program features presentations by past recipients of the Fukuoka Prize and is titled “Love, Loss and Landscape: The Oldest Thai Poems”.
There are five long Thai poems which are now reckoned to be the oldest which have survived until today. One is about war but the four others are above love, loss and separation from a lover, travel, and landscape. The exact dates, authors, and even the titles are unknown. They are full of passion and beauty, and they deserve to be better known. Professor Pasuk Phongpaichit from Chulalongkorn University and historian Chris Baker have together translated and published all five works into English. In this talk, we will read some key passages and discuss what makes these works distinctive and what they tell us about Siam half a millennium ago.
| Target | General, High school students, Elementary and junior high school students, Current students and staff, Others |
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| Dates | 2024.11.17 [Sun] 13:00 – 15:00 |
| Venue | Off Campus |
| Venue name | JR Hakata City 10F Large meeting room |
| Venue address | 1-1, Hakataekichuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka |
| Seating capacity | 100 people, in order of arrival |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Event details | ■Speakers Pasuk PHONGPAICHIT Economist (Professor of Chulalongkorn University) 1946 Born in Pathumthani, Thailand / 1978 Ph.D.(Economics),University of Cambridge / 1980-84 Expert(Development Economics), International Labour Office (ILO) / 1988-89 Research Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies / 2004 ‐ Professor, Chulalongkorn University / 2001 ‐ 13 Visiting Professor at: Johns Hopkins University; Griffith University, Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University; University Of Washington; Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo; National Graduate Institute for Policy Chris BAKER Historian (Independent Scholar) 1948 Born in Lancashire, U.K. / 1973 Ph.D. (History), University of Cambridge / 1975-79 Director of Studies in History, Queens’ College, University of Cambridge / 1980 ‐ 97 Research Director, RDR Bangkok; Managing Director, Lintas Thailand and Singapore; Marketing Director, Riche Monde Thailand / 2003 ‐ 24 Editor of UNDP, Thailand Human Development Report, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2024 / 2009 ‐ 24 Honorary Editor, Journal of the Siam Society |
| Registration method |
Advanced registration required [Online] *Please register through the following link. https://q-aos.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/events-qaos/5886/ |
| Registration period |
2024.08.07 [Wed] – 2024.11.08 [Fri] |
| Inquiries |
Name: IQ office |
| Website | https://q-aos.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/events-qaos/5886/ |
| Publishing period | 2024.08.20 [Tue] – |
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