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日時がせまっておりますが、11月14日（火）午後、京都大学東南アジア研究所にて、三名のタイの研究者による拠点大学セミナーを開催いたします。当事業のサブプロジェクト「変貌する「家族」」によるものです。ウィークデーですが、よろしければ是非ご参加ください。
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プロジェクト８「変貌する「家族」」主催
Core University Program Special Seminar
Project 8: “Changing ‘Families’”
Is the Thai Family Patriarchal?
You are cordially invited to a Core University Program Special Seminar. This time we welcome three scholars from Thailand. In the first part, Ajarn Chalidaporn Songsamphan will be discussing patriarchy in the Thai family by examining the process of revising the family law in Thailand. The second part will be by Ajarn Kwanchewan Buadaeng and Ajarn Prasit Leeprecha, both of whom will discuss family among minority ethnic groups against the background of social changes.
日時： 11月14日（火）P.M.1時半〜5時半
場所： 京都大学東南アジア研究所東棟2階セミナー室
Time and date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 P.M.1:30〜5:30
Place: 2nd Floor Seminar Room, East Building, CSEAS, Kyoto University
Program：
《Part I 1:30〜3:00》
“Family Law and Consolidation of Modern Thai Version of Patriarchy”
by Dr. Chalidaporn Songsamphan (Thammasat University)
Comments by Junko Koizumi (Kyoto University)
Discussion
3:00-3:20 coffee break
《Part II 3:20〜5:30》
“Managing Differences in Family Practices of the Karen in Chiang Mai City
of Northern Thailand”
by Dr. Kwanchewan Buadaeng (Chiang Mai University)
“Changing Hmong Families (tentative)”
by Dr. Prasit Leeprecha (Chiang Mai University)
Comments by Yoko Hayami (Kyoto University)
Discussion
Contact: Yoko Hayami
Abstracts:
“Family Law and Consolidation of Modern Thai Version of Patriarchy”
By Chalidaporn Songsamphan
In 1976, the so-called Thai ‘family law’ had to be amended since the
Constitution of 1974 establishes the equal status between men and women.
All the laws granting different rights or privileges, usually favorably to
men, had to be revised accordingly. Interestingly, the modification of
these laws on the ground of gender equality was limited significantly by the
claims to preserve different standards of sexual conducts for men and women.
This paper will examine the debates in the Thai parliament in the process of
revising the ‘family law’ to show how different interpretations and
beliefs about the realities of Thai family led to the affirmation or
preservation of modern patriarchal marriage and family.
“Managing Differences in Family Practices of the Karen in Chiang Mai City
of Northern Thailand”
By Kwanchewan Buadaeng
In the past two decades, Karen peoples from mountainous areas of Northern
Thailand have increasingly migrated to cities such as Chiang Mai, the
biggest city in the Upper North. Young people come for study while working
to support themselves. Many others come to work to find more cash to fulfill
their increasing need of modern facilities. At the same time, more migration
from Burma across the border to the North of Thailand has also taken place.
In the urban context, intermarriage between Karen of different background:
different subgroups, original countries, etc, has also taken places. It is
interesting to understand how differences in family practices of Karen from
different background are managed in order to understand the dynamic of
cultural practices and its relations with Karen identity. The paper will
describe two case studies of the intermarriage between Pwo and Sgaw Karen
and between Burmese and Thai Karen, in Chiang Mai city. Data has been
collected within the last two years. The cases show that in the globalized
and urbanized context, some cultural practices have to be adjusted but some
maintained in order to maintain their family relations, and also their
relations with Karen community and broader society.