Performing land of smiles: Dramatization as research in Thailand's antitrafficking movement

Performing land of smiles: Dramatization as research in Thailand's antitrafficking movement

© 2016 Erin M. Kamler. This article presents a study of how the writing, composing, and production of the feminist musical Land of Smiles productively exposed and troubled the normative discourses of Thailand's antitrafficking movement. Engaging three sets of focus group participants-Western no...

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Main Author: Erin M. Kamler
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Published: 2018
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-563282018-09-05T03:15:01Z Performing land of smiles: Dramatization as research in Thailand's antitrafficking movement Erin M. Kamler Social Sciences © 2016 Erin M. Kamler. This article presents a study of how the writing, composing, and production of the feminist musical Land of Smiles productively exposed and troubled the normative discourses of Thailand's antitrafficking movement. Engaging three sets of focus group participants-Western nongovernmental organization employees, female migrants from Burma, and Western and Thai artistic production staffmembers-I sought to understand how discourses around victimhood, rescue, and morality were transformed following a production of the musical in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I argue that the musical performance served as a site of intervention in these discourses, allowing participants to critically evaluate the roles they play in the antitrafficking movement. This intervention represents a new approach to feminist international research, which I call "dramatization as research". 2018-09-05T03:15:01Z 2018-09-05T03:15:01Z 2016-01-01 Journal 19328036 2-s2.0-85047918690 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85047918690&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/56328
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Erin M. Kamler
Performing land of smiles: Dramatization as research in Thailand's antitrafficking movement
description © 2016 Erin M. Kamler. This article presents a study of how the writing, composing, and production of the feminist musical Land of Smiles productively exposed and troubled the normative discourses of Thailand's antitrafficking movement. Engaging three sets of focus group participants-Western nongovernmental organization employees, female migrants from Burma, and Western and Thai artistic production staffmembers-I sought to understand how discourses around victimhood, rescue, and morality were transformed following a production of the musical in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I argue that the musical performance served as a site of intervention in these discourses, allowing participants to critically evaluate the roles they play in the antitrafficking movement. This intervention represents a new approach to feminist international research, which I call "dramatization as research".
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