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Instructors: Jan Dreßler; Prof. Dr. Volker Grabowsky
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Thai Culture and Soc
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
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Comments/contents:
This course is a compulsory module for Master students of Thai language and culture and can be studied by advanced Bachelor students in the Fachspezifischer Wahlbereich.
After the defeat and destruction of the old Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya in the wake of a Burmese invasion (1767) the premodern Siamese polity was temporarily reconstituted in Thonburi. This first attempt at national consolidation under the leadership of a general of Chinese descent, King Taksin (r. 1769-1782), ended, however, in social and political unrest, which ultimately propelled a well-established aristocratic Siamese family into power (1782). The rulers of the Chakri Dynasty succeeded in restoring order and stability and henceforth ruled the kingdom from the city of Bangkok. Subsequent decades witnessed the restoration of institutions like the traditional monarchy and the Buddhist clergy, the promulgation of a unified legal code, the expansion of agricultural production and trade, as well as the creation of works of art and literature, which came to define Siamese culture prior to the large-scale influx of Western ideas and models. The end of the period under investigation is marked by the Bowring Treaty of 1855 which triggered the opening of Siam to the world economy.
This course will familiarize attendees with the political, legal, social and economic history of Siam since the fall of the Ayutthaya kingdom (1767) until the conclusion of the Bowring Treaty (1855).
Goals:
This course is designed to impart to attendees a fundamental understanding of the developmental trajectories of Siamese state and society from the late eighteenth until the mid-nineteenth century. It specifically focuses on foundational political and social institutions, as well as economic relations. The course shall furthermore introduce students to relevant indigenous as well as foreign source material, and provide opportunities for their examination and assessment. The course material will consist primarily of English language literature and translations of primary sources. Knowledge of Thai, French or German is not required, but might prove advantageous.
Requirements:
This course aims at MA students of Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia with the track Thai Studies. It is also suitable for MA students of Buddhist Studies with the track Thai Studies. It is also open for BA students as a course of the Fachspezifischer Wahlbereich.
Literature (selected):
Akin Rabibhadana. 1969. The Organization of Thai Society in the Early Bangkok Period, 1782-1873. Ithaca: Cornell University, Department of Asian Studies.
Gesick, Lorraine Marie. 1976. "Kingship and Political Integration in Traditional Siam, 1767-1824." Dissertation, Ithaca: Cornell University.
Terwiel, Barend Jan. 2005. Thailand’s Political History. From the Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 to Recent Times. Bangkok: River Books.
Wenk, Klaus. 1968. The Restoration of Thailand under Rama I: 1782-1809. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press.
Wyatt, David K. 2003. Thailand: A Short History. 2nd ed. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Biodata
Volker Grabowsky is Professor of Language and Culture of Thailand (Thaiistik) since 2009.
Jan Dressler is a Ph.D. candidate in Southeast Asian History, specializing in the premodern history of Theravada Buddhist states.
Leistungsanforderungen
Notenskala für Anmeldungen im Modulkontext : 1-4
Notenskala für Wahlbereich [w]/ Studium Generale [sg]: bestanden/ nicht-bestanden
Bachelor [/module soa-v4 vm ii]: 6LP
Voraussetzung zur Anmeldung zur Modulprüfung:
Von den Studierenden wird neben der Vor- und Nachbereitung der Veranstaltungen erwartet, dass sie aktiv am Unterricht teilnehmen (z.B. durch Diskussionsbeiträge, Vorträge, Anfertigung von seminarbegleitenden schriftlichen Arbeiten). Art und Umfang der zu erbringenden Studienleistungen werden zu Beginn der Veranstaltungen im Einzelnen bekannt gegeben. Eine regelmäßige, aktive Teilnahme an der genannten
Lehrveranstaltung ist erforderlich.
Art der Prüfung: Hausarbeit im Seminar A und im Seminar B
Die Seminare dürfen sich thematisch nicht mit P?ichtseminaren des eigenen Fachprofls decken.
Sprache der Prüfung: Deutsch
Master SEA [modul thai]: 6LP
Voraussetzung zur Anmeldung zur Modulprüfung: regelmäßige und aktive Teilnahme an den o.g. Veranstaltungen
Art der Prüfung: Referat, Übersetzung und Hausarbeit in einem der Seminare
Sprache der Modulprüfung: Englisch
Master BS [modul bs-thai]: 12LP
Voraussetzung zur Anmeldung zur Modulprüfung: regelmäßige und aktive Teilnahme an den o.g. Veranstaltungen
Art der Prüfung: Referat, Übersetzung und Hausarbeit in beiden Seminaren
Sprache der Prüfung: Englisch
Wahlbereich [w]/ Studium Generale [sg]: 6LP – falls für W/SG geöffnet
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