Shan Program Tentative

(Tentative Program) International Conference on Shan Studies with Exhibitions and Performing Arts 15-17 October 2009, Maha Chulalaongkorn Building, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

15 October 2009 (Day 1) Room 105, Maha Chulalongkorn Building 7.30

Registration

8.30

Opening Address by Prof. Pirom Kamolratanakul*, M.D., President of Chulalongkorn University

8.45

Keynote Speech on………by Assoc.Prof.Dr. Sunait Chutintaranond*, Director of Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University Morning Session moderated by Asst.Prof. Dr. Chanetwallop Khumthong

9.15

Coffee Break and performing arts (Mythical Bird Dance and Drum Dance)

10.00

Seminar

Panel 1

Shan in Thailand

Panel 2

Chair by Pornpimon Trichot

10.00-12.00 Room 105

Flow of Food Route of Taste: The Social Space of the Shan Ethnic Group in Chiang Mai, Thailand Busarin Lertchavalitsakul

Shan Communities

Panel 3

Chair by Supang Chantavanich*

10.00-12.00 Room 203

Shinpyu Pwe: Sustainable Cultural Development among Shan Community, Near Yangon City Khin Moe Moe Kyu

Papers in Thai (1) (Present in Thai with English Translation) Chair by ………………….

10.00-12.00 Room 210

Cultural Landscape and Vernacular Architecture in Historic Town of Keng Tung, Shan State, Myanmar Kriangkri Kirdsiri

Ceremonies and Festivities as Sites of Negotiation and Representation of Shan-Ness at large Sachiko Yasuda

The Social Transformation of Dai in Dehong and its Ethinic Identity Reconstruction Zheng Xiao Yun

Dai Lue in Shan State: the Reflection of Traditional Dai Lue Community on Present Shan Land Tullachai Buosub

National Identity, The Shan and Child Trafficking in Northern Thailand: The Case of D.E.P.D.C. Erin Kamler

An Anthropological Study of lesserknown Shans: A Case Studies of the Mizo-Chin-Kuki Tribes of India Shri R.Th Varte

“Face” of the Tai Yai People Nanthariya Saaiem

Do Dreams come true? Illegal Young Female Shan Refugees in

The Existence of the traditional and ceremonies of the Tai Yai People in Muang Na sub-district, Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai Province Phannida Khanthaphad

Northern Thailand: Coping with Contradicting (in) Securities Ursula Cats

12.00-14.00 14.00 -16.30 Panel 4

Lunch and Performing Arts Seminar Shan Administration

Panel 5

Chair by Donald M. Stadtner*

Religions and Beliefs

Papers in Thai (2) (Present in Thai with English translation)

Chair by Elizabeth Howard Moore*

Chair by Adisorn Semyaem 14.00-15.30 Room 105

Thai Yai, Shan, and Tai Long: Political Identity across State Boundaries Nicola Tannenbaum The Sao Hpa Administration in Mong Tai (Shan States) Sao Noan Oo The British Ruling Policy on the Shan State (1886-1948) Zhu Xianghui

14.00-16.00 Room 203

Ancient Tai (Shan) Philosophy: tau tae tching Oliver Raendchen Shan ethnic-religious identity Klemens Karlsson Wat Long Muang Lue: Buddhist Revival and Transformation in Sipsong Panna Roger Casas Tai Yai (Shan)Buddhism Ven.Phra.Senghurng Narindo

14.00-16.30 Room 210

The Reflection of Socio-Culture Change in the Migration of Tai Yai Textiles from Moa Long to Lanna Raenoo Auttameth Socialization Process of Ethnic Groups: The Movement to Confirm the Identities of “Shan Refugees” Titiwut Boonyawongwiwatchara Lanna and Shan Beyond Times Prateep Chailee

State:

Ties

Kengtung (Chiang Tung) Palace and Royal Palaces of 9 Shan Kingdoms Lung Hong Kham Tai or Shan Herbal medicine Sai Hla Htun

16 October 2009 (Day 2) Panel 6

Art, Myth, and Buddhism

Panel 7

Shan Scripts and Texts Chair by Amara Prasithrathsint*

Panel 8

Shan Wisdom and Local Knowledge (1) Chair by Montira Rato

9.00-12.00 Room 203

Collections of Shan Manuscripts outside the Shan States: Discussion of a Research Work in Progress Jotika Khur-Yearn

9.00-12.00 Room 210

Somdej Phra Naresuan and Shan Struggle for Freedom Nang Kher Hsen

Chair by Sunait Chutintaranond*

9.00-11.30 Room 105

The Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda and Shan Identity Donald M. Stadtner The Beginning of Buddhist Archaeology and the Shan Plateau Elizabeth Howard Moore

Quy Chau Tai Script compared to Shan and Standard Thai Thawi Swangpanyangkoon Shan Book Printing in Thailand Paphatsaun Thianpanya

Tea and Beads: Archaeology, Ethnography, and Trade on the Shan Plateau Terrace Tan

King Tho-han-bwa and the origins of magyi-si script Sinead Ward

10.00-10.45 Coffee Break 12.00- 14.00 Lunch and Performing Arts Panel 9

Shan Literature and Music Chair by Suchitra Chongstitvatana*

14.00-16.30 Room 105

Categories, Origins and Characteristics of Poems and Songs in the Old Manuscripts of Dai (Chinese Shan/Tai) ZHOU Ya Shan Royal Ladies’ Roles and Identities in Life Narratives Jiraporn Achariyaprasit

Dream World: “Kyaing Tong”

Shan Wisdom and Local Knowledge (2) Chair by Pornpimon Trichot 14.00-15.30 Room 210

Shan Cuisine Nang Sida Ancient Tai Commerce on Ox Caravans Sai Hsai Loen Kham

Panel 10

Wrap up Session (Round table)

15.30-16.00

Sunait Chutintaranond*

Tai or Shan traditional Dresses Nang Arn Ancient Tai Buddha Images Ven.Siri-on Nyanasiri Twelve Months Festivals of Tai or Shan People including Tai New Year and New Rice Festival Nang Hseng Noung

in Keerati Jana’s Buang Banchathorn” Napakadol Kittisenee

Room 210

Fire and Water: Image, Monks, and Patrons in the Chronicles of Chiang Tung Angela Chiu

Donald M. Stadtner* Elizabeth Howard Moore* Moderated by Chanetwallop Khumthong

Contemporary Shan Pop Music: Regulation, Modernity and Aesthetics Amporn Jirattikorn

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to be confirmed

17 October 2009 (Day 3) 09:00 – 16:00

Exhibitions and Performing Arts

1. Exhibitions 1.1. Kengtung (Chiang Tung) Palace and Royal Palaces of 9 Shan Kingdoms (including Shan traditional houses, to put together with posters photos materials models and map) 1.2. Tai or Shan Herbal medicine (to put together with herbal materials, photos and guide-leaflets) 1.3. Somdej Phra Naresuan and Shan Struggle for Freedom (with map and historical pictures) 1.4. Tai or Shan traditional Dresses (with photos, facts and maps ) 1.5. Ancient Tai Buddha Images (with photos facts and map ) 1.6. Twelve Months Festivals of Tai or Shan People including Tai New Year and New Rice Festival (with photos, facts and pictures) 1.7. Shan Cuisine (with photos, facts and real food for taste ) 1.8. Ancient Tai Commerce on Ox Caravans (with photos, facts and map ) 1.9. Shan music and songs (with CD and leaflets ) 1.10. Tai ancient literature in modern time (with books, photos, facts and Shan alphabet in Myanmar )

2. Performing Arts 2.1. (a) Dances 1. Kinnari (mythical bird) dance

10 min

2. Toe (Yak) dance

10

3. Martial Arts show

15

4. Beautiful girl dance (gaa; naang: haang; lee)

10

5. Drum dance (gaa; baan, gawng)

10

6. Solo dance (gaa; mae; boi: oo:)

10

2.2. (b) Songs 1. Traditional song (gwaam: long)

5 min

2. Salween song (gwaam: lawng; kong:)

5

3. Shan waving song (gwaam: yawb, yawn;)

5

4. Water falling song (gwaam: lan, daang.)

5

5. Modern song (gwaam: zee: 1-2)

5

6. Fiddler’s song (gwaam: maw draw:)

5