The Last Elephant Catchers: (In)Visible Indigenous Heritage in Thailand

最后的大象捕手：泰国可见的土著遗产

• 批准号: ES/Y008294/1
• 负责人: Alisa Santikarn
• 金额: $ 16.36万
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY008294%2F1
• 关键词: Last; Elephant; Catchers; Visible; Indigenous

The main aims of this fellowship are:1. Publish my research2. Knowledge-sharing (social impact)3. Work on funding proposals4. Develop teaching skills1. My PhD thesis, The Last Elephant Catchers: (In)Visible Indigenous Heritage in Thailand, traces the impact of environmental change and legislation on the culture of an Indigenous community - the Kui. Up to the 1960s, they traditionally captured wild elephants. I have four publication plans based on this research, including publishing my thesis as a monograph. I have a proposal in with Amsterdam University Press, this process will take some time, and I will use the beginning of my fellowship to finalise this. I also have plans to prepare a book chapter and two journal articles. These publications will be essential to building my track record and making me a compelling candidate for future academic positions.Publications:Monograph: Compromised Agency: The Kui struggle for identity in Thailand. Monograph. Amsterdam University Press (Asian Heritages Series).Book Chapter:'Social Media and Subversion: Digital platforms as a tool for Indigenous resistance in Thailand' in Capern, A., and Haboucha, H., (eds). Inclusive Heritage: Hidden Pasts, Reconciling Presents, Diversifying Futures. (Invited Chapter). Palgrave-McMillan.Journal Articles:'Pa and Thammachat: How Language Restricts Access to the Environment in Thailand.' To be submitted to: Journal for Environmental Humanities.'"World Heritage, Blood Heritage": The Impact of Global Community Ideology on Indigenous Rights to Nature.' To be submitted to: Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress, Special Collection on 'Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Heritage'.2. Due to Covid-19, I have not been back to meet with the Kui community since completing my PhD fieldwork in 2020. As part of this fellowship, I would return to Thailand to discuss the outcomes of my project with the Kui who worked with me. This would also involve putting together a summary of my PhD in Thai - to be disseminated to the community. Based on the feedback that arises, I will adapt this to produce a Thai-language article that will be co-authored with members of the Kui community, which I will submit for publication in a Thai academic journal. In working with the Kui to discuss my research, it was clear that one benefit they wanted from it was increased visibility of the community and a greater awareness of their Indigenous identity - in Thailand and abroad. Therefore, while I am in Thailand, I would also take the opportunity to present my research findings at the Siam Society in Bangkok - who provide a platform for discussions on Thai heritage. While at Cambridge, I will also share my research through the various platforms available to me, e.g., at the Cambridge Heritage Research Seminars, the Indigenous Studies Discussion Group, and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative.3. I intend to try and stay in academia. In order to do so, I will develop funding applications, e.g., to the Leverhulme Early Careers Fellowship, the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship, Oxford and Cambridge Junior Research Fellowships, and any other relevant funding opportunities that may arise throughout the year. The publications I will be producing through this fellowship will improve my chances of success with these funding bodies. The project I have in mind for this funding relates to the cultural values of the (il)legal ivory market in Thailand. As such, I will also take advantage of my time in Cambridge to network with members of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, particularly TRAFFIC - an NGO focused on the illegal wildlife trade.4. Teaching is a fundamental skill that is needed to have a successful academic career. I have been given the opportunity to develop and teach the Heritage in the Age of the Anthropocene lecture series (4 classes, 4 seminars) for the Heritage MPhil students in the Archaeology Department in 2024.

该奖学金的主要目的是：1。发表我的研究2.知识共享（社会影响）3.关于供资提案的工作4.培养教学技能1.我的博士论文，最后的大象捕手：（在）泰国可见的土著遗产，追溯了环境变化和立法对土著社区文化的影响-奎。直到20世纪60年代，他们传统上捕获野生大象。基于这项研究，我有四个出版计划，包括将我的论文作为专著出版。我在阿姆斯特丹大学出版社有一个提案，这个过程需要一些时间，我将利用我的奖学金开始来完成这一点。我还计划准备一本书的章节和两篇期刊文章。这些出版物将是必不可少的，以建立我的跟踪记录，使我成为一个令人信服的候选人，为未来的学术职位。出版物：专著：妥协的机构：奎斗争的身份在泰国。专著。阿姆斯特丹大学出版社（亚洲遗产系列），《社会媒体和颠覆：数字平台作为泰国土著抵抗的工具》，载于Capern，A.，和Haboucha，H.，（合编）。包容性遗产：隐藏的过去，丰富的礼物，多样化的未来。（邀请函）。Palgrave-McMillan.期刊文章：“Pa和Thammachat：语言如何限制泰国环境的准入。“将提交给：环境人文杂志。“世界遗产，血液遗产：全球社区意识形态对土著人自然权利的影响。'提交：考古学：《世界考古学大会杂志》，关于“土著人对环境遗产的看法”的特别文集。由于新型冠状病毒疫情，我自2020年完成博士实地考察后，就没有再回去与奎人社区见面。作为奖学金的一部分，我将回到泰国与我的同事Kui讨论我的项目成果。这也包括整理我的泰语博士论文摘要-向社区传播。根据收到的反馈，我将对其进行改编，撰写一篇与Kui社区成员共同撰写的泰国语文章，并提交在泰国学术期刊上发表。在与Kui讨论我的研究时，很明显，他们希望从中获得的一个好处是增加社区的知名度，并提高对泰国和国外土著身份的认识。因此，当我在泰国的时候，我也会借此机会在曼谷的暹罗协会展示我的研究成果-他们为讨论泰国遗产提供了一个平台。在剑桥期间，我还将通过各种平台分享我的研究，例如，在剑桥遗产研究研讨会、土著研究讨论小组和剑桥保护倡议中。我想留在学术界。为了做到这一点，我将开发资金应用程序，例如，Leverhulme早期职业奖学金，英国科学院博士后奖学金，牛津和剑桥青年研究奖学金，以及全年可能出现的任何其他相关资助机会。我将通过这项奖学金制作的出版物将提高我在这些资助机构中成功的机会。我为这笔资金所考虑的项目与泰国（il）法律的象牙市场的文化价值有关。因此，我也将利用我在剑桥的时间与剑桥保护倡议的成员建立联系，特别是TRAFFIC -一个专注于非法野生动物贸易的非政府组织。教学是一项基本技能，需要有一个成功的学术生涯。我有机会在2024年为考古系的遗产硕士生开发和教授人类世时代的遗产系列讲座（4门课，4个研讨会）。