Warren Wilson College SOCIOLOGYWMS 377

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Warren Wilson CollegeSOCIOLOGY/WMS 377

• ST Thailand Social Changes and Inequalities A
  World Wide Course
• Siti Kusujiarti

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Text and Reading Materials

• Ockey, J. (2004). Making Democracy. Leadership,
  Class, Gender,
• and Political Participation in Thailand.
  University of Hawaii.
• Mulder, Niels (2000). Inside Thai Society.
  Silkworm Books.
• The Lonely Planet Thailand (2003)

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Reserve Readings I

• Introduction. Converging Interests. Traders,
• Travelers, and Tourists in Southeast Asia. from
• Converging Interests. Traders, Travelers, and
• Tourists in Southeast Asia (1999).
• Welcome to the Slaughterhouse from The
• Slaughterhouse (2002)
• Bridge to Nowhere from The Slaughterhouse
• (2002)

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Reserve Readings II

• Ethnicity and the Politics of Ethnic
  Classification
• in Thailand. In Ethnicity in Asia (2003).
• Ethnic Groups An Overview. In Ethnic Groups
• of Thailand. Non-Tai-Speaking Peoples. (2000)
• The Politics of Prostitution Gender, Class and
• Nation. In Sex and Borders. Gender, National
• Identity, and Prostitution Policy in Thailand
  (2002)
• Origins from The Assembly of the Poor in
• Thailand(2003)

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Reserve Reading III

• Introduction and Overview from Civil Society
  Response to Asian Crisis (2003)
• Relationship between the Civil Society and
• the State/Business in Thailand from Civil
  Society Response to Asian Crisis (2003)
• Recommendation for the Future of CSOs in
• Thailand from Civil Society Response to Asian
• Crisis (2003)

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Reserve Reading IV

• Chapter 1 of Writing Ethnographic
• Fieldnotes by Emerson et al. (1995)

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Course Description I

• The on-campus course is designed to provide an
  overview of the history, culture, and social
  relations in contemporary Thai society to provide
  background information before students embark
  upon their off-campus experience in Thailand.

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Course Description II

• The course will look at how social changes affect
  gender, ethnic and class relations and it will
  critically analyze the impact of the processes on
  different groups in the society and observe the
  manifestations of these effects on daily
  interactions.

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Course Description III

• This course is not only designed to address
  social problems, it also examines efforts and
  programs to overcome and negotiate over the
  problems. In connection to this theme, service
  learning is a pivotal part for the off campus
  portion of the course.

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Off campus portion of the course

• Understanding Cultures and Societies
• Learning from Local Organizations
• Service Learning, Homestay, Village Life and
  Ethnic Relations
• Visiting Places and Understanding Social and
  Historical Contexts

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Course Themes I

• Introduction
• Social Change, Social Interactions and
• Identities
• Language, Social Stratification and
• Marginalized Groups
• Gender Relations, Sexuality and
• Womens Status

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Course Themes II

• The State and Civil Society
• Orientation
• Fieldnotes and Journal
• Final Preparations

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Requirements

• Attendance, Participation, and General Attitude
  (40).
• Journal/Fieldnotes and Scrap Book Assignments
  (30)
• Final paper/project upon return and Presentation
  (30)

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Research I

• Decentralization and Welfare Policies in
  Indonesia
• List of bibliography
• Western welfare concepts and indigenous practices
• AAS annual meeting

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Integrating Art in Teaching

• Developing collection
• Intentionally integrating art experiences
• Using visual images for presentation
• Compiling and creating list of Asian art web-sites

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Challenges

• Funding
• Finding sources of information and knowledge
• Understanding the context (cultural, social,
  historical and political)
• Time constraint