Panel: Negotiating Bodies, Gender & Sexuality of Shan Migrant Workers in Thailand
Session 6, Friday, 5 Mar 2021 from 15.15-16.30. Convened by Amporn Jirattikorn from Chiang Mai University's Department of Social Science and Development with discussant Erin Kamler, affiliated researcher with Chiang Mai University. The panel will investigate the relationship between migration and gender and sexuality, focusing on Shan people who've migrated to seek work in Thailand, as well as cross-border Shan involved in border area trade. Three case studies will be explored. One looks at how Shan female traders employ gendered strategies when encountering multiple multi-group ethnic conflicts. The second paper explores the context of sexual commodification where Shan male migrants...