S2232-HUM2020 TOPICS IN HUMANITIES-3291

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1. Please read A Very Short Introduction into Thai Society and Film see the tab ‘Files’ in the course menu. You will find the pdf document there)

2. Please read the chapter “Ghost Stories” in Thai Cultural Reader and see the tab ‘Files’ in the course menu. You will find the pdf document there)

3. Please read the story of Mae Nak or Nang Nak (Mae indicates mother and Nang wife), but the story is the same when you google it, e.g. https://www.thaiworldview.com/bouddha/maenak.htm. It is one of the most famous ghost stories in Thailand.

B. Screening Assignments

Please screen Nonsi Nimibut’s film Nang Nak (1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ljUMn5nzo and Banjong Pisanthanakunàfilm Pee Mak (2013) https://tv.apple.com/cv/movie/pee-mak-phrakanong/umc.cmc.70fapqy6hiw89hbxp8zdid847. You will need to rent the film Pee Mak. Nang Nak is a ghost or horror film and Pee Mak a comedy.

C. Discussion Board Assignments

Please go to the discussion board and select Discussion Board Week 2. All questions relate to Nonsi Nimibut’s film Nang Nak (1999) and Banjong Pisanthanakunàfilm Pee Mak(2013). Also, the word count applies to a total of all your answers. You do not need to address the questions in this sequence. As long as your answer addresses all questions asked, you can write one coherent text and do not have to wonder about the numbers.

Please post your answer to the following questions:

1. What role do religion and superstition play in this film? Remember that Buddhism is about balance. What is the conflict, and how is it resolved? What role do the monks play? What is the difference in how the comedy and the horror films address the issues?

2. Remember that Pee Mak has earned more than 1 billion baht ($33 million) in revenue worldwide (mostly in Asia), and is currently the highest-grossing Thai film. Why do you think Pee Mak was more successful than the film Nang Nak?

3. In your readings of A Very Short Introduction into Thai Society and Film you read about Thai censorship. Do you think the censors had an issue with anything in either film and why?

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