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Ephemeral materials have historical and cultural value but they tend to be rare, since they are not commonly collected or preserved properly. They reflect aspects of society such as social transitions, political differences and movements, government policy, fashions, and so on. They often contain insights that traditional research publications may have overlooked. This month at the National Library of Australia’s Asian Collections we have put together a display of Colourful Thai Political Ephemera. The items in our display were collected by the National Library’s suppliers in Thailand since 2006. Here are some snapshots of the display; if you are in Canberra why not come and inspect the display, it will be up until end of October. The Thai ephemera collection is available for anybody to inspect at the Library for research or general interest.
The Library also has complete holdings of Red shirt supporter magazines that were banned in recent months, namely: Voice of Taksin, Truth Today & Thai Red News; and some issues of Red Power and р╕Щр╕┤р╕Хр╕вр╕кр╕▓р╕г р╕Шр╕Зр╣Бр╕Фр╕З.
[This post is provided by the National Library of Australia as part of our Book Zone feature. For further information on the featured publications please contact [email protected]]
I’d be interested to know if the NLAAC also has copies of the impromptu videos that were made at the protest showing the shootings etc. Also I’d like to know if they have copies of that song “See daeng, see daeng, see daeng, daeng, daeng, daeng, daeng…” I loved it.
The videos I felt were extremely important politically as it showed these protesters as heroes and protagonists in their own unfolding story, not voiceless characters pushed to the background.
I also would like to know if the NLAAC chronicled the political art displayed at Democracy Monument immediately following the April 10th shootings.
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If you want a donation – I’ve got more of the PAD stuff, from their 2008 occupation of Government House – than I care to keep. Nasty reminders, of a bad time !
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Cool.I can’t find it completely both yellow and red shirts in Thailand. It’s kind of interesting and also valuable.
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chris beale -2
I’m wondering how you acquired so much of those items?
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Tarrin #4 :
One hot day, after months of the occupation, I decided to see what the fuss was about – and for decades had wanted to see inside Government House.
So I went down there, with a new Chinese pirated version of
iPhone, that I had bought at the now large duty free shopping complex on the Lao side of the border at Nong Khai.
Can you imagine my frustration when the damn pirated thing did not work !!!
So – instead I bought a few too many souvenirs, as memento.
I’m still angry that damned pirated crap contraption did n’t allow me to take the inside, close-up photos of Government House I’ve always longed for.
If ever the place is occupied again – rest assured : I’ll take a REAL camera !! And a different mobile phone !
By the way, I met an Englishman claiming to be a journalist there that day – Nick Freeman, I think he said his name was.
He’d been there many times, but may remember me.
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Maratjp: No, we’re trying to obtain videos and songs.
Chris Beale: yes we are interested to take donations
The ephemera we aleady displayed are representative of our holdings. We welcome any assistance to build the collection further. Thanks
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