Mapping Bangkoks Living Local Culture Bussakorn Binson Ph
Mapping Bangkok’s Living Local Culture Bussakorn Binson, Ph. D. et al. Co-Director • Urban Research Plaza – URP Director • The Center of Excellence in Thai Music and Culture Research – Chulalongkorn University Funding Grant from Bangkok’s Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism
Mapping Bangkok’s Living Local Culture Sites in 50 Districts
Five Categories of Cultural Heritage • Performing Arts • Traditions • Sports and Recreation • Craftsmanship • Domestic Arts
Objectives • To discover and document the living local cultural sites in the city of Bangkok • To counter Bangkok’s reputation as a sex tourism destination
Thailand… A Country Known for its Sex Trade
Map of Patpong-Bangkok’s Red Light District
Thailand… A Country Known for its Sex Trade
City of Diverse Cultures
Research Methodology • Qualitative field research & observation • Mapped all of Bangkok’s living local culture sites from its 50 districts • GPS location data was collected
Categories of Local intangible Cultural Heritage • • • Performing Arts Traditions Sports and Recreation Craftsmanship Domestic Arts
Research Findings Mirrored Heterogeneity • These living local cultural sites mirror the heterogeneity of its residents with their diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds
Culture Clusters There are local culture clusters of Laotians, Khmers, Mon, Chinese, Muslims, Indians, Vietnamese and Sikhs as well as Westerners
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Book – Website – GPS Cultural Tourism Support
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Performing Arts
Traditions
Sports & Recreation
Craftsmanship
Domestic Arts
GPS Guides You to the Cultural Sites
Findings • 275 Living Local Cultural Sites • Culture owners are devoted to preserving their multigenerational heritage • The natural beauty of these cultural sites remains clearly evident and vibrant – although difficulties remain hampering their preservation
Extinction Danger • Absence of successors • List of supportive factors needed for sustainability
Culture Owners – Lack of… • • • Financial support Public Recognition Awareness of their own culture Knowledge Successors
Policy makers – Lack of… • • • Input from the communities Sincere intention to support Knowledge of local cultural diversity Communication skills Awareness of how culture is essential to the community
Holistic Approach – LISTEN & LISTEN Learn more >> Involve >> Support >> Take it seriously >> Listen more before planning Interact with the community Service what is needed Think before acting for better solutions Educate >> Negotiation >> Educational Management No top-down commands
What is ASEAN Culture? How can I explain it to my friends?
Becoming ASEAN " One Vision, One Identity, One Community” ? ? ?
Map of ASEAN Living Local Cultural Sites
Map of Global Local Living Cultural Sites
Getting to know Global Living Cultural Sites
Stage 2 Living Local Culture Sources & Cultural Preservation, Education & Tourism
How to Utilized Discovered Cultural Assets • Mapping discovers cultural resources… • What is the next step?
Cultural Sources and the Educational System • Integration of the living local cultural (LLC) source into the Thai educational system as a supportive adjunct to traditional cultural preservation • It is not a replacement path, but an additional path
Living Local Cultural Source’s Role
Supporting Cultural Preservation
Education Integration
Tourism – Cultural Tourism
National Policy Makers
Economics
National Economy
Global Community
Summary • The inclusion of LLC sources into mainstream education and tourism is a model which most country could implement. • It has a key element of including the young generation both as cultural learners and cultural disseminators or ambassadors to the global community.
Classroom for Global Students
Social Media -Online Lessons Via Facebook
“Culture is Educated” & “Education is Culture”
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Thank You! See you on facebook: Jane Binson
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