Alternative history sources are changing how the young view Thai society
A student holds up a message during a ‘Bad Students’ group rally outside the Education Ministry on Tuesday. Wichan Charoenkiatpakul
Learning history from new sources has led to the “political awakening” underlying the youth-led movement’s stance against “royalist nationalism”, academics say.
Anti-government demonstrations have swept the country for many months, calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, charter amendments, and monarchy reform.
Patrick Jory, a lecturer in Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia, said student protests are infused with a radically different understanding of history to the official…
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