The Construction of Nan Identity in the Context of Globalization through Festival Long Boat Race

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10.2991/iccsr-18.2018.95How to use a DOI?

Keywords

long boat racing festival, construction of identity, globalization, dialectic

Abstract

Traditional boat race Nan has a long history of over 200 years. Characteristically outstanding, which represents the identity of the area linked to the history of the community. The expression of strong relationships with people in the community. In addition, today's long boat race has become an annual national priority. The boats are the most attended and have the most royal trophy in Thailand. The long boat competition has been promoted so that more people are attracted to the tourism of Thailand, linked to the identity of the Nan people. However, such views and past studies on the tradition of Nan boat race sport are important, but the issue of long boat competition is a tool for creating a social integration in the everyday life of the Nan people. But lack of link to the process of creating identity of the Nan people because of interaction with globalization. It involves a wide range of people, both in and out of the area, as well as changes in composition. In the long tradition of the boat race in Nan province is a sport. As a result, the long boat race is a more complex phenomenon and cannot be explained by the traditional way of studying it anymore. So, this article proposes that Nan's long boat race has been re-interpreted and is being used by a variety of people in the political of identity space. To present the Nan as a "dialectic" process between local communities and globalization. It is expressed in various operational levels that make the long boat race and Nan people not limited to provincial and cultural areas.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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AU  - Suthira Kanatham
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TI  - The Construction of Nan Identity in the Context of Globalization through Festival Long Boat Race
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference of Communication Science Research (ICCSR 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 430
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SN  - 2352-5398
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