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Book Launch Event “Active Lives: Stories of Three Women in Asia”
February 9 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Background
SEA Junction in collaboration with the Center for Contemporary Social and Cultural Studies at Thammasat University presents the launch event of the book Active Lives: Stories of Three Women in Asia (Vidas Ativas: Histórias de Três Mulheres na Ásia). This publication by Ana Gretel Echazú Böschemeier seeks to bridge geographically distant social movements in Asia and Latin America, highlighting that the common grounds and diversity of their struggles.
The content encompasses life narratives focused on activism, gender issues, and spirituality in the Global South. It draws from intellectual exchanges with three Asian women: Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Amporn Mardden and Monira Ashan. This book includes translations of interviews and essays written by the three featured women. Additionally, it compiles notes and reflections that explore the issues raised by them.
The launch event to be held in English at SEA Junction on the 9 February 2025, 1 pm – 4 pm, features a book discussion, Q&A session and an informal discussion and book signing by the authors, editors, and translators. The discussion panel is moderated by Jarunee Kongsawa of the Siam Society and comprises the following discussants;
- Ana Gretel Echazú Böschemeier, Federal University from Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
- Amporn Marddent, Thammasat University
- Suphatmet Yunyasit, Mahidol University
For more information, please email: info@seajunction.org or phone/wa: +66970024140
NB: The event is free, donations are welcome to support SEA Junction activities.
Organizers
SEA Junction
SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 407-8 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information, see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @seajunction
Center for Contemporary Social and Cultural Studies at the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University was established with the objectives to study contemporary local, national, and international society and culture and distributing, support and distribute research findings and activities relevant to contemporary social and cultural phenomena. To lean more about CCSC, please visit https://socanth.tu.ac.th/en/research/ccscs/
