‘Very Thai: Appropriating Cross-Culture Pop Icons’
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Architecture Department
Talk by Philip Cornwel-Smith
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Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Architecture Department
Talk by Philip Cornwel-Smith
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http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/places-of-a-lifetime/bangkok-books.html
A must-have for anyone interested in scratching beneath the surface of modern Thai culture and its origins. For almost every question about modern Bangkok, the answer is here.
I’m here permanently (unless something strange happens). But like others here, I have friends visiting as well as moving to Thailand for work.
Before I moved to BKK, I knew about the Bangkok Guide because I was a member of this forum before arrival (googled to find out the best place to learn about living in Thailand and this was it). I bought other books on the advice of this forum.
A group of my friends/work colleagues (three families + a single) are arriving in the spring for work. They do not utilize the internet (as far as I know), so I wanted to compile a reading list from those on the ground.
This is the list so far…
101 Thai Forms
A Child of the Northeast, by Kampoon Boontawee
Atomised
Bangkok, by William Warren
Bangkok 8, by John Burdett
Bangkok Inside Out, by Daniel Ziv and Guy Sharette
Bangkok Blondes
Bangkok Haunts, by John Burdett
Bangkok People, by James Eckardt
Bangkok Tattoo, by John Burdett
Bangkok Then and Now, by Steve Van Beck
Buddha in the Landscape
Culture Shock Thailand, by Robert Cooper
Do’s and Don’ts in Thailand, by Kenny Yee and Catherine Gordon
Elephants in Thai life and legend
Firm Plus Focus on your Health
Four Reigns, by Kukrit Pramoj
Genders and Sexualities in Modern Thailand
Good Food Guide Bangkok, by Roseline NgCheong-Lum
Heart Words, by Christopher Moore
Inside Thai Society, by Niels Mulder
Knofs Thailand (guidebook)
Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys, Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand, by Peter A Jackson/Gerard Sullivan
Letters from Thailand by Botan
Lonely Planet Bangkok
Losing the Plot, by Chuck Wow
Money Number One, by Neil Hutchison
Monsoon Country, by Pira Sudham
My Thai Girl and I, by Andrew Hicks
Phra Farang, by Phra Peter Pannapadipo
Private Dancer, by Stephen Leather
Reflections on Thai Culture, William J. Klausner
Siam Mapped, by Thongchai Winichakul
Siam Smiles, by Hugh Watson
Spiritual Abodes of Thailand, Barry Broman and William Warren
Thai Hawker Food, by Clive Wing
Thailand, a Short History, by David Wyatt
Thailand Confidential, by Jerry Hopkins
Thailand Fever
Thai Ways, by Denis Segaller
The Bangkok Guide (Australian New Zealand Women’s group)
The “Falcon of Siam”
The Spirit Houses of Thailand, by Peter Reichart and Pathawee Khongkhunthian
Vatch’s Thai Kitchen
Very Thai, everyday popular culture, by Philip Corawel-Smith
Who am ‘I’ in Thai?, by Voravudhi Chirasombutti and Anthony Diller
Working with the Thais’, by Henry Holmes
World Food Thailand, the Food and the Lifestyle, by Judy Williams
For moving to Thailand (BKK as a base), these are my top picks to get into the flow of the country quickly…
Inside Thai Society, by Niels Mulder
Thailand, a Short History, by David Wyatt
Thai Ways, by Denis Segaller
The Bangkok Guide (Australian New Zealand Women’s group)
Very Thai, everyday popular culture, by Philip Cornwel-Smith
Working with the Thais’, by Henry Holmes
Agree? Disagree? More to add?
And even though I haven’t read either, I believe Thailand Fever or Private Dancer would also be advised (?)
All, thank you for your help (and please keep them coming). I’m not sure about my friends, but my bookshelf is going to get quite full…
https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/217017-must-have-books-on-thailand-and-thai-culture/?page=2
www.ooommagazine.com/issue025/index.html
Oom is a Thai-language lifestyle magazine. For the full article open the PDF file below:
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http://www.wisatathailand.com/media.htm Apa itu amulet? Mengapa penduduk Thai mengucap salam dengan mengatupkan tangan? Jika Anda tertarik dengan budaya Thailand, bacalah buku mengenai kebiasaan penduduk Thai ini, ada yang unik, menarik, lucu, bahkan mirip dengan kita! Tersedia di toko buku Aksara, Times dan QB
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By schmechi Jun 8, 2009 at 7:04 AM
I’ll stay in Bangkok and Phuket next turn of the year and I wonder wether you can recommend me some Thai literature (or literature about Thailand) to get into the mood for my holidays… Btw I’m talking about prose literature, not travel books… For example I’d recommend everybody visiting Vienna to read Stefan Zweig’s “World of Yesterday”…
Re: Thai literature or literature about Thailand
By Tina-Perth Jun 9, 2009 at 2:57 AM
Hi, there is a book which I really like called “Very Thai” – Everyday popular culture, written by Philip Cornwel-Smith. It explains a lot of things you may wonder about when you get to Thailand. Take a look here; http://www.verythai.com/ Enjoy your trip!
Re: Thai literature or literature about Thailand
By aberacadabra Jun 10, 2009 at 1:24 AM
Bangkok Inside Out by Daniel Ziv. Very Thai by Cornwel-Smith is excellent.
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Third Class Citizen: Third Class Cinema Programme
Bioscope Theatre, Bangkok
Talk by Philip Cornwel-Smith
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BY GREG LOWE on 28 April 2008
In the first of Travelhappy’s Thailand Writers series, Philip Cornwel-Smith, author of the bestselling Very Thai, a guide to understanding everyday street life in Thailand, describes why he loves the Land of Smiles
Name
Philip Cornwel-Smith
Age
42
Nationality
British
Time in Thailand
14 years
What brought you here?
A backpacker bored with touring, I studied meditation and massage before staying in Bangkok with an ex-Time Out pal. Within four days, I was hired as founding editor of Bangkok’s first city magazine, Metro. A typical Thai tale of reinvention.
What do you most love about the place?
Unpredictability. Flexibility. Vibrant streetlife. General pleasantness. Tolerant acceptance of human nature.
Where do you live in Thailand? Why did you choose to live there?
At a house opposite where I first stayed, in a close-knit central soi dubbed Sesame Street, though it can evoke Melrose Place.
What irks you?
Obstacles to people flourishing: impunity, censorship, monopolies, philistinism, the education system.
Thailand is the Land of Smiles. Discuss.
The plural doesn’t mean uniform happiness; there are different smiles for every emotion and motive. To learn Italian you begin with gestures; here you must learn how to smile.
Cultural recommendations (ie getting over culture shock)
Learn how to smile.
Explain the passion and idea behind your latest book in 100 words
Exoticised presentations of Thai culture ill-prepare visitors for reality. Thai streetlife fascinates, but goes mostly unexplained. In ‘Very Thai: Everyday Popular Culture’ I identified patterns amid the chaos, investigating things like grooming and ghosts, blind bands and truck art, which intrigue outsiders, and which Thais often overlook as familiar or déclassé. Happily I hit a zeitgeist. Thais increasingly find inspiration from street culture as they develop a new pop aesthetic in movies, advertising, design. ‘Very Thai’ captures a transitional phase when traditions still affect how Thais express modernity. My next book spotlights the emergent creative culture.
Very Thai – Philip Cornwel-Smith
See all books by Philip Cornwel-Smith at
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Favourite hangout
A circuit of places depending on people, event or scene.
Favourite bar
Any indy bar with mis-matched furniture.
Favourite restaurant
Many. Frequent standby: Greyhound Café.
Favourite Thai getaway
Koh Samet, and festivals in Isan or Lanna.
Favourite Thai meal
Spiced herbal soups like tom yum or tom khlong, crab fried rice, stir-fried bitter gourd vines, grilled squid with seafood sauce, char-grilled pork dipped in jaew, and any laab with aromatic leaves.
Hidden gem
Community events unpublicised in English. Serendipity or sleuthing required.
Books published
Very Thai: Everyday Popular Culture (2005).
Time Out Bangkok guidebook (3 edns).
Travel Happy is a travel website
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1st Isan Food Festival, Thailand
Sofitel Raja Orchid, Khon Kaen
Talk by Philip Cornwel-Smith
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‘For help in understanding what the heck is going on around you in Thailand, pick up Philip Cornwel-Smith’s Very Thai, it’s a bit obvious in parts but does make for colourful an fun entertainment (don’t expect any deep intellectual insights). It will, however, explain some peculiar habits of the host country.’
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10th International Thai Studies Conference
Thammasat University, Bangkok
Interview with Philip Cornwel-Smith
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Very Thai, everyday popular culture, by Philip Corawel-Smith
This book rocks! Easily in the top 3 books to pick up if moving to Thailand. I don’t know what the other two are. Seems to be hard to get a hold of these days. MAKE THE EFFORT
[note: it’s still easy to get hold of. The poster was writing while a new printing was being done.]