Photography in the history of the 14 October 1973 and the 6 October 1976 events in Thailand

Zackari, Karin

doi:10.1080/0967828x.2021.1872349

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“…The 1932 revolution's commemorative Democracy Monument in Bangkok has served as the rallying point of progressive protesters from 1973 to today. 56 Oranniwesna's 24 June reference photograph for the installation's floor drawing is an afterimage of a revolution that, although culturally prominent, almost no living Thai remembers. These anniversary photographs of the sky mark the artist's personal re-imaging of historical memory as annual data points.…”

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The Horizon and the Holy: Re-imaging the Thai Monarchy Following the 2020 Protests

Chaivaranon

2022

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In an abandoned school, in Thailand's rural Isan region, humans walked on the sky. A mural of a royal blue sky, made of coloured dust, lay on a classroom floor. Each day, the breeze from open windows blew the dust, changing the image. This shifting sky made of earth was part of Nipan Oranniwesna's site-specific installation Then one morning, they were found dead and hanged (2020). It used symbols familiar to all Thai people to boldly re-image democracy, monarchy and Thailand's long history of struggle between the two. This work, and others that use such potent symbols, reframe Thai political history and enlighten the way many Thai artists are imagining the future of their country.The political timescale of Thailand is fraught. Those who have been fighting for democratic reforms for decades feel that little has changed. In the ongoing student-led protests that began in 2020, frequent references to the massacres, revolutions and coups of the twentieth century imply that these silenced histories are repeating. Old dreams for a powerful constitution and reformed monarchy have been held back. The overlap between past, present and future leaves many Thais unmoored, unsettled by how things are but hesitant to disrupt anything out of cynicism or fear of what may come.

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Section: Jirat Prasertsup: the Person In The Ceilingmentioning

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The Horizon and the Holy: Re-imaging the Thai Monarchy Following the 2020 Protests

Chaivaranon

2022

sen

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Photographic realism and communism: the twin spectres in the image of the student skit in Dao Sayam

Chotpradit

2024

South East Asia Research

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Thailand's Hedging Strategy in the Us-China Competition

KEYVAN

2022

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Since the end of the Cold War, The US and Thailand have seemed headed for a more strained and distant relationship. For this reason, China has become more interested in deepening cooperation. Following the 2006 and 2014 military coups, the US government has decided to cut military aid to Thailand and publicly criticized the military regimes. China has not deviated markedly from its traditional foreign policy approach towards Thailand. Under the leadership of military regimes, the country adopts hedging strategies in order to maintain domestic stability, to promote inclusive economic growth, to maneuver through the changing geopolitical environment around its peripheries, and to keep more support for pro-China and pro-U.S orientation. This article addresses the US- China rivalry from the hedging strategy of Thailand , as opposed to the concept of more traditional balancing and bandwagoning. It examines why and how, despite the tensions of the US- China rivalry, Thailand has pursued a hedging strategy towards China.

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Photography in the history of the 14 October 1973 and the 6 October 1976 events in Thailand

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

The Horizon and the Holy: Re-imaging the Thai Monarchy Following the 2020 Protests

The Horizon and the Holy: Re-imaging the Thai Monarchy Following the 2020 Protests

Photographic realism and communism: the twin spectres in the image of the student skit in Dao Sayam

Thailand's Hedging Strategy in the Us-China Competition

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