EPISODE · May 24, 2020 · 30 MIN
Thailand’s Politically Less Privileged People with Saowanee Alexander
from The Nordic Asia Podcast · host NIAS and its academic partners
In this podcast Saowanee Alexander talks to Petra Desatova about Thailand’s politically less privileged people: who are they and why do they matter? How do they fight against the state elites? And why did they appropriate derogatory names, such as serfs and red buffaloes, used by the elites? Join us for a fascinating talk about ordinary Thai people, language and politics.
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In this podcast Saowanee Alexander talks to Petra Desatova about Thailand’s politically less privileged people: who are they and why do they matter? How do they fight against the state elites? And why did they appropriate derogatory names, such as serfs and red buffaloes, used by the elites? Join us for a fascinating talk about ordinary Thai people, language and politics.
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