Doctoral Dissertation Research: Religion and Gender Identity in Northern Thailand

博士论文研究：泰国北部的宗教与性别认同

• 批准号: 1226854
• 负责人: Jennifer Cole
• 金额: $ 2.52万
• 依托单位: University of Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1226854&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Religion; Gender

University of Chicago doctoral candidate Michael Chladek, supervised by Dr. Jennifer Cole, will research how religious practices may contribute to gender identity development in northern Thai society particularly in terms of how Western concepts of gender and identity are affecting local understandings of masculinity. He will explore the impact of changing notions of manhood on the institution of Buddhist monasticism, which is only open to men in Thailand. The findings will contribute to a deeper understanding of religion, gender, and social change more broadly. The project will involve 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, two northern provinces of Thailand. The researcher will conduct participant observations at two schools for novice monks, conducting in-depth interviews with monks about their everyday lives to understand how Buddhist monasticism may shape their experience of being men. To understand the general relationship between monasticism and manhood, the researcher will conduct interviews with lay Buddhists in the area; he will analyze news articles, books, and other media; and he will participate in local events concerning the issues of gender and monastic ordination, conducting in-depth interviews with key people involved in these discussions. This research will contribute a social science perspective on how globalization may impact local gender roles and understandings of manhood, especially regarding the role of religious practice in shaping ideas about gender and will deepen our understanding of how new meanings of gender and identity arise and take hold within societies. This project also contributes to the training of a graduate student.

芝加哥大学博士生Michael Chladek将在Jennifer Cole博士的指导下，研究宗教习俗如何有助于泰国北部社会的性别认同发展，特别是西方的性别和身份认同概念如何影响当地对男子气概的理解。他将探讨男子气概观念的变化对佛教僧侣制度的影响，佛教僧侣制度只对泰国的男性开放。这些发现将有助于更深入地理解宗教、性别和更广泛的社会变化。该项目将在泰国北部的清迈和清莱两个省进行为期18个月的人种学田野调查。研究人员将在两所初级僧侣学校进行参与者观察，对僧侣的日常生活进行深入采访，以了解佛教僧侣如何塑造他们的男性经历。为了了解僧侣和男子气概之间的一般关系，研究人员将对该地区的世俗佛教徒进行采访；他将分析新闻文章、书籍和其他媒体；他将参加当地关于性别和僧侣任命问题的活动，对参与这些讨论的关键人物进行深入采访。这项研究将有助于从社会科学的角度探讨全球化可能如何影响当地的性别角色和对男子气概的理解，特别是关于宗教习俗在塑造性别观念方面的作用，并将加深我们对性别和身份的新含义如何在社会中产生和扎根的理解。该项目还有助于培养一名研究生。