last modified: March 5, 2008
HIRAI Kyonosuke
Department of Cultural Research, Associate Professor
Academic Qualifications:
B.A. Tohoku Univ. 1988
M.Sc. University of London (UCL) 1992
Ph.D. University of London (LSE) 1998
B.A. Tohoku Univ. 1988
M.Sc. University of London (UCL) 1992
Ph.D. University of London (LSE) 1998
Research Topics:
Japanese Factory in Northern Thailand
Buddhist monks’ community in urban Laos
Japanese Factory in Northern Thailand
Buddhist monks’ community in urban Laos
Geographical Areas of Interest:
Thailand, Laos, Japan
Thailand, Laos, Japan
Ethnic Groups:
Thai, Japanese
Thai, Japanese
Discipline:
Economic anthropology, material culture studies
Economic anthropology, material culture studies
Publications:
2008 The Romantic Ethic and the Notion of Modern Society: Imagining Communities among Northern Thai Factory Women. In S. Tanabe (ed.) Imagining Communities in Thailand: Ethnographic Approaches, pp.135–160, Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books.
2002 Exhibition of Power: Factory Women’s Use of the Housewarming Ceremony in a Northern Thai Village. In S. Tanabe and C. Keyes (eds.) Cultural Crisis and Social Memory: Modernity and Identity in Thailand and Laos, pp.185–201, London: Routledge Curzon.
1999 Making up the Home: Modern Consumption of Northern Thai Factory Women. Tai Culture 6: 116–130.
1995 A Practice Approach to the Japanese Company: Loyalty, Harmony and Incentives. Asian Review 9: 1–37.
2008 The Romantic Ethic and the Notion of Modern Society: Imagining Communities among Northern Thai Factory Women. In S. Tanabe (ed.) Imagining Communities in Thailand: Ethnographic Approaches, pp.135–160, Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books.
2002 Exhibition of Power: Factory Women’s Use of the Housewarming Ceremony in a Northern Thai Village. In S. Tanabe and C. Keyes (eds.) Cultural Crisis and Social Memory: Modernity and Identity in Thailand and Laos, pp.185–201, London: Routledge Curzon.
1999 Making up the Home: Modern Consumption of Northern Thai Factory Women. Tai Culture 6: 116–130.
1995 A Practice Approach to the Japanese Company: Loyalty, Harmony and Incentives. Asian Review 9: 1–37.
Presentations:
2003 “Spirits of Romance and Consumption Practices: Imagining Communities among Northern Thai Factory Women.” Imagining Communities: Cases in South East Asia, 17-18 November, 2003.
2001 “Modernity at Work: A Discourse on Gender and Sexuality in a Northern Thai Factory.” JSPS Bangkok Workshop, 13-14 January, 2001.
1996 “Exhibition of Power: Factory Women's Use of the Housewarming Ceremony in a Northern Thai Village.” The 6th International Conference on Thai Studies, Chiangmai University, Thailand.
2003 “Spirits of Romance and Consumption Practices: Imagining Communities among Northern Thai Factory Women.” Imagining Communities: Cases in South East Asia, 17-18 November, 2003.
2001 “Modernity at Work: A Discourse on Gender and Sexuality in a Northern Thai Factory.” JSPS Bangkok Workshop, 13-14 January, 2001.
1996 “Exhibition of Power: Factory Women's Use of the Housewarming Ceremony in a Northern Thai Village.” The 6th International Conference on Thai Studies, Chiangmai University, Thailand.