Dogmeat Diaries 7: Mae Sot – milk-shakes and mercenaries
This post is part of the series ‘Dogmeat Diaries’ by Ashley South. (Read the first entry here for an explanation about the title choice.) Dr Ashley South is an independent author, researcher and consultant, and a Research Fellow at Chiang Mai Universi …
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Podcast: Hidden Histories of Thai Nuns with Martin Seeger
In this podcast, Martin Seeger from the University of Leeds joins Petra Desatova to talk about his recent book ‘Gender and the Path to Awakening: Hidden Histories of Nuns in Modern Thai Buddhism’ jointly published by Silkworm Books and NIAS Press. Mart …
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Dogmeat Diaries 6: Jungle College
This post is part of the series ‘Dogmeat Diaries’ by Ashley South. (Read the first entry here for an explanation about the title choice.) Dr Ashley South is an independent author, researcher and consultant, and a Research Fellow at Chiang Mai Universi …
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What’s new in NIAS Press?
After an energising summer break, all of us at NIAS Press are back to business! Read on to find out about the fantastic books that we have planned for this fall at NIAS Press. Click on the image to learn more about each book, and stay posted! We will s …
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From Queer Comrades to Queer China
By Hongwei Bao In this blog entry, author Hongwei Bao introduces his two books on queer Chinese cultures and reflects upon how he documents China’s LGBTQ community history and conceptualises a postsocialist queer politics in the context of a neoliberal …
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Dogmeat Diaries 5: Into the Interior (and a wedding)
This post is part of the series ‘Dogmeat Diaries’ by Ashley South. (Read the first entry here for an explanation about the title choice.) Dr Ashley South is an independent author, researcher and consultant, and a Research Fellow at Chiang Mai Universi …
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Podcast: Everyday Justice in Myanmar with Helene Maria Kyed
We are thrilled to share the latest episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, co-hosted by NIAS in Copenhagen and CEAS in Turku. In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, Duncan McCargo has a conversation with Helene Maria Kyed, the editor of the upcoming …
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Dogmeat diaries 4: Rooftop Lunch
This post is part of the series ‘Dogmeat Diaries’ by Ashley South. (Read the first entry here for an explanation about the title choice.) Dr Ashley South is an independent author, researcher and consultant, and a Research Fellow at Chiang Mai Universi …
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Dogmeat Diaries 3: On the Ye River
By Ashley SouthThis post is part of the series ‘Dogmeat Diaries’ by Ashley South. (Read the first entry here for an explanation about the title choice.) Dr Ashley South is an independent author, researcher and consultant, and a Research Fellow at Chia …
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Dogmeat Diaries 2: First Trip to Monland
By Ashley SouthThis post is part of the series ‘Dogmeat Diaries’ by Ashley South. (Read the first entry here for an explanation about the title choice.) Dr Ashley South is an independent author, researcher and consultant, and a Research Fellow at Chia …
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‘Gender and the Path to Awakening’
By Emma Kiedyk Martin Seeger is ‘a rare case among western scholars of Thai Buddhism and culture’, says Thai thinker and activisit Sulak Sivaraksa in Seeds of Peace (Vol 35, No.3)¹. The book ‘Gender and the Path to Awakening’, published by Silkworm an …
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Dogmeat Diaries 1: Drip
By Ashley SouthThis post is part of the series ‘Dogmeat Diaries’ by Ashley South. (Read the first entry here for an explanation about the title choice.) Dr Ashley South is an independent author, researcher and consultant, and a Research Fellow at Chia …
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Is Consumption in Bangkok Becoming More Sustainable?
By Sophorntavy Vorng -Ever since my first trip to Bangkok as a PhD student to do my initial field research for A Meeting of Masks, I’ve been back many times. Shopping malls continue to be important social hubs, and consumption remains as popular an act …
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Migrant labour and care in times of COVID-19, an interview with Dr Megha Amrith
Dr Megha Amrith is the lead researcher of the ‘Ageing in a Time of Mobility’ Research Group at Max Planck Institute, in Germany. She and her team focus on ageing, migration and translocal mobility in Asia, Africa and South America. This week, I had the …
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‘Dehijabbing’ in Malaysia
‘The moral responsibilities placed on young women draw the limits around the multicultural and multireligious society that Malaysia is claiming to be’, claims Sylva Frisk in this thought-provoking entry. In April 2019, the book Unveiling Choice was lau …
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Performing the Arts of Indonesia
”This book is a forum for information and discourse on the previously little known history, politics and identity of the performing arts of the small island region of Kepri” Read Margaret Kartomi’s account of ‘Performing the Arts of Indonesia’ a book …
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A Day in the Life of a Publishing Assistant
Ever wondered what is it to work in NIAS Press? In this blog post, publishing assistant Adela describes a normal working day By Adela Brianso, Publishing Assistant at NIAS Press Each working day at NIAS Press varies widely. As a publishing assistant, I …
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The Fog of War Again Descends on Afghanistan
Michael Fredholm brings us un update on Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban and the recent peace agreement. Read his book ‘Afghanistan Beyond the Fog of War’ for a fascinating account on this topic. On 9 November 2018, representatives of the Afghan Taliba …
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Alien Romance
As our inaugural post, we bring you a fascinating piece on the agency of Indonesian domestic workers when engaging in relationships abroad. By Jafar Suryomenggolo, editor and translator of ‘At a Moment’s Notice’ (NIAS Press, 2019) ‘At a Moment’s Notice …
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