Book Talk "Rewriting the Victim: Dramatization as Research in Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking Movement"

[RCSD Chiang Mai University]

Rewriting the Victim: Dramatization as Research in Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking Movement
Book Talk with Erin M. Kamler, PhD

29 March 2019 1:30 to 3:30 pm 

at the Subaltern Room of RCSD The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University

Moderated by: Dr Robert Farner

About the book

In this talk, author Erin M. Kamler brings together feminist international research with the writing, composing, and production of an original musical designed to critique the discourse about the trafficking of women in Thailand. Through writing and producing “Land of Smiles,” a musical inspired by field research that includes interviews with female migrant laborers, sex workers, activists, NGO employees, and other members of the anti-trafficking movement, Kamler presents one of the dominant stories about human trafficking and critiques the discourse about the trafficking of women in Thailand. Her new book examines how the musical aimed to facilitate communication between stakeholders in the anti-trafficking movement in Thailand and prime a dialogue to explore the policies, practices, and outcomes of actions in this environment. Through researching, writing and producing the musical for the individuals on whose experiences the story of the musical is based, Kamler shows how the arts can be used as a feminist communication intervention and a vehicle for understanding the cultural dimension of human rights.

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