12.11. Tracing colonial legacies in a non-colonised country: The historical analysis of Thai higher education
- https://www.iaaw.hu-berlin.de/de/region/suedostasien/12-11-lecture-tracing-colonial-legacies-in-a-non-colonised-country-the-historical-analysis-of-thai-higher-education-penpisoot-maitrarat
- 12.11. Tracing colonial legacies in a non-colonised country: The historical analysis of Thai higher education
- 2024-11-12T18:00:00+01:00
- 2024-11-12T23:59:59+01:00
- Lecture by Penpisoot Maitrarat
- Wann 12.11.2024 ab 18:00 Uhr
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Date and Time: 12.11.2024 at 6 pm
Location: Invalidenstraße 118, Seminar für Südostasienstudien, Room 117
With a long-established myth of being non-colonised and the purpose to maintain its rich heritage as well as to secure a global presence of Thailand, the overview of the evolution of
Thai higher education will be articulated. How coloniality shaped Thailand and the hidden influences from Western countries since the colonial period until the post WWII functioned and
presented through Thai higher education will be discussed. The presentation aims at introducing a project expecting to contribute to a better understanding of the opportunities and the threats involved in modelling a higher education system on different socio-political and cultural context.
Penpisoot Kwan Maitrarat is a lecturer at Mahasarakham University, Thailand. Her specialist areas are the history of education, Thai culture and society, and social studies. She is also interested in the concepts of discourse and institutions, social practice, mythology, and global society, and has experienced in employing sociological theories to explain global/local phenomena. Her recent book published is ‘The History of Higher Education in Thailand – Confronting Challenges’.