Thai Camp - まちに還すコミュニケーション

タイで考える・つくる 🇨🇷

ヘルシンキ（2012）、香港（2015）につづく、3回目の「海外キャンプ」は、タイへ。2018年春季「特別研究プロジェクトB｜コミュニティリサーチのデザインと実践」として実施します。参加者は、タイ（バンコク郊外）でのフィールドワークをおこない、成果をスケッチ（風俗採集）、ポスター、ビデオなどのフォーマットでまとめる予定です。

This project aims to explore the idea of "community research" through a series of lectures and field research. This year, we will make a short trip to Thailand in order to conduct our fieldwork. There, students will interview local residents in casual (informal) fashion, together with various site visits, and will organize research results toward presentations on the final day. Currently, we plan to make a set of posters to summarize the research results. A poster is like a mirror, but what it illustrates is not a mere reflection of oneself. Rather, it is a reflection of how an individual has been "seen" by others (outsiders). A poster will contribute, to some extent, to create a moment at which one can reflect upon him/herself, and to recognize the relationships with others.

Theoretical motivations of the present project are in tune with "Mobile Methods" Project (http://mobile-methods.net/) offered in the Graduate School of Media and Governance.

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[Photos: Nuey]

On the idea of "camp": A "camp" is a mode of participartory learning, in that participants seek to understand the resources available, and attempt to expand their capacities to organize their ideas within given situations. It is an attempt to design a place at which we can reflect upon things that are regarded as 'taken-for-granted' in our day-to-day activities.

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I suggest that such form of learning may promote communication among participants, through the set of goals, roles, and rules that constructs the situation. This year, we will make a short trip to Thailand. For Keio students (preregistration required), it will be offered as a "Special Research Project B" for the Spring Semester, 2018.

Dates (Thai Camp): Thursday, March 8 - Monday, March 12, 2018
Venue: To be announced
Participants (Keio University): [Students] Yoshinori Hanawa, Michino Hirukawa, Nao Kokaji, Yudai Matsumuro, Nuey Pitcha Suphantarida, Rito Tajima, Mariko Yasuura; [Faculty members] Fumitoshi Kato, Takuya Onishi (Special guest)