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CONSTRUCTION OF MOKEN IDENTITY IN THAILAND : A CASE STUDY IN KURABURI

Lee, Sun Mee (2009)
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to explore Moken identity in Thailand and to expand the knowledge about them. Many Moken live on Surin Island and other islands, but some of them managed to settle down on the mainland after the tsunami in 2004. This is a case study of the Moken living in a village in Kuraburi. Therefore the result of this study cannot be generalised. Both the Moken and non-Moken were subject to unstructured interviews, which consisted of open-ended questions, participatory and non-participatory observations and a survey. This thesis not only gives a general presentation of Moken culture and their changed living conditions after the tsunami, but also discusses the definition of the Moken by themselves through the presentation... (More)
The purpose of this thesis is to explore Moken identity in Thailand and to expand the knowledge about them. Many Moken live on Surin Island and other islands, but some of them managed to settle down on the mainland after the tsunami in 2004. This is a case study of the Moken living in a village in Kuraburi. Therefore the result of this study cannot be generalised. Both the Moken and non-Moken were subject to unstructured interviews, which consisted of open-ended questions, participatory and non-participatory observations and a survey. This thesis not only gives a general presentation of Moken culture and their changed living conditions after the tsunami, but also discusses the definition of the Moken by themselves through the presentation and by non-Moken and how Moken identity is negotiated or fluid in different
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author
Lee, Sun Mee
supervisor
organization
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
“sea gypsies”, Moken, Thailand, ethnic identity, internal/external definition, negotiating identity.
language
English
id
1433484
date added to LUP
2009-07-01 14:02:10
date last changed
2009-07-01 14:02:10
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this thesis is to explore Moken identity in Thailand and to expand the knowledge about them. Many Moken live on Surin Island and other islands, but some of them managed to settle down on the mainland after the tsunami in 2004. This is a case study of the Moken living in a village in Kuraburi. Therefore the result of this study cannot be generalised. Both the Moken and non-Moken were subject to unstructured interviews, which consisted of open-ended questions, participatory and non-participatory observations and a survey. This thesis not only gives a general presentation of Moken culture and their changed living conditions after the tsunami, but also discusses the definition of the Moken by themselves through the presentation and by non-Moken and how Moken identity is negotiated or fluid in different
contexts.}},
  author       = {{Lee, Sun Mee}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{CONSTRUCTION OF MOKEN IDENTITY IN THAILAND :  A CASE STUDY IN KURABURI}},
  year         = {{2009}},
}