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Making sense of belonging through socially engaged art-activism in Nang Loeng neighbourhood, Bangkok

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by Boonanan Natakun In the 2018 report from SEANNET, Bangkok team, we illustrated what has happened in Nang Loeng, through three case studies about the Old Bangkok Neighbourhood’s development towards creative tourism: the Buffalo Field Festival (งานเต้นทุ่งสนามควาย), a community-based performing arts festival, and the “Mysterious” Physical Improvement Project of Sala Chalerm Thani. These two events … Continue reading Making sense of belonging through socially engaged art-activism in Nang Loeng neighbourhood, Bangkok

“Updated Sense of Belonging” of Nang Loeng 

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by Boonanan Natakun and Non Arkaraprasertkul During the past six months after Southeast Asian Neighborhood Network (SEANNET) workshop in Bangkok last July, we have been keeping track with what has been happening at project site, the Nang Loeng Neighborhood. Residents, as always, know and therefore welcome us to their homes and speak to us about … Continue reading “Updated Sense of Belonging” of Nang Loeng 

Experimenting with Design Thinking: A Research Methodology for an Over-Studied Urban Community

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by Non Arkaraprasertkul and Boonanan Natakun “What do you guys want from us, this time?” This rhetorical and dismissive question can easily be heard by new researchers trying to interview residents at the Nang Loeng neighborhood in the heart of the Old City of Bangkok. For decades, Nang Loeng has been at the center of … Continue reading Experimenting with Design Thinking: A Research Methodology for an Over-Studied Urban Community