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

该奖学金的主要目的是：1。发表我的研究成果。知识共享（社会影响）研究资助提案。培养教学技能。我的博士论文《最后的大象捕手：泰国可见的土著遗产》追溯了环境变化和立法对土著社区——魁人文化的影响。直到20世纪60年代，他们传统上都是捕捉野生大象。基于这项研究，我有四个出版计划，其中包括以专著的形式出版我的论文。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个提案。我还计划准备一本书的章节和两篇期刊文章。这些出版物对于建立我的业绩记录和使我成为未来学术职位的有力候选人至关重要。著作：专著：《妥协的机构：在泰国为身份而奋斗的魁人》。专著。阿姆斯特丹大学出版社（亚洲遗产丛书）。书中章节：“社交媒体和颠覆：数字平台作为泰国本土抵抗的工具”，Capern, a .和Haboucha， H.,（编）。包容性遗产：隐藏的过去，调和的现在，多样化的未来。(邀请章)。Palgrave-McMillan。期刊文章：《巴语和泰语：语言如何限制泰国的环境》。提交给：《环境人文学报》。“世界遗产，血统遗产”：全球社区意识形态对土著自然权利的影响。提交给：考古学：世界考古大会杂志，“环境遗产的土著视角”特别选集。由于Covid-19，自2020年完成博士田野调查以来，我一直没有回来与Kui社区见面。作为这个团契的一部分，我将回到泰国与与我一起工作的魁讨论我的项目成果。这还包括整理一份我的泰语博士总结，并向社区传播。根据出现的反馈，我将对其进行修改，以编写一篇与Kui社区成员共同撰写的泰语文章，并将其提交到泰国学术期刊上发表。在与Kui一起讨论我的研究时，很明显，他们希望从中获得的一个好处是提高社区的知名度，并提高他们在泰国和国外对土著身份的认识。因此，在泰国期间，我也将借此机会在曼谷的暹罗协会（Siam Society）展示我的研究成果，该协会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成果，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。我打算继续留在学术界。为了做到这一点，我将开发资金申请，例如，利华休姆早期职业奖学金，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出版的出版物将提高我在这些资助机构获得成功的机会。我为这笔资金考虑的项目与泰国（非法）合法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组织的成员建立联系，特别是TRAFFIC——一个专注于非法野生动物贸易的非政府组织。教学是一个成功的学术生涯所需要的基本技能。我有机会在2024年为考古学系的遗产硕士学生开发和教授“人类世时代的遗产”系列讲座（4节课，4个研讨会）。

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.