Doctoral Dissertation Research: Religion and Gender Identity in Northern Thailand

博士论文研究：泰国北部的宗教与性别认同

• 批准号: 1226854
• 负责人: Jennifer Cole
• 金额: $ 2.52万
• 依托单位: University of Chicago
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1226854&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Religion; Gender; Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Religion; Gender

University of Chicago doctoral candidate Michael Chladek, supervised by Dr. Jennifer Cole, will research how religious practices may contribute to gender identity development in northern Thai society particularly in terms of how Western concepts of gender and identity are affecting local understandings of masculinity. He will explore the impact of changing notions of manhood on the institution of Buddhist monasticism, which is only open to men in Thailand. The findings will contribute to a deeper understanding of religion, gender, and social change more broadly. The project will involve 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, two northern provinces of Thailand. The researcher will conduct participant observations at two schools for novice monks, conducting in-depth interviews with monks about their everyday lives to understand how Buddhist monasticism may shape their experience of being men. To understand the general relationship between monasticism and manhood, the researcher will conduct interviews with lay Buddhists in the area; he will analyze news articles, books, and other media; and he will participate in local events concerning the issues of gender and monastic ordination, conducting in-depth interviews with key people involved in these discussions. This research will contribute a social science perspective on how globalization may impact local gender roles and understandings of manhood, especially regarding the role of religious practice in shaping ideas about gender and will deepen our understanding of how new meanings of gender and identity arise and take hold within societies. This project also contributes to the training of a graduate student.

芝加哥大学博士候选人迈克尔·克拉德克（Michael Chladek）受到詹妮弗·科尔（Jennifer Cole）博士的监督，将研究宗教实践如何为泰国北部社会的性别认同发展做出贡献，尤其是在西方的性别和身份概念如何影响当地的男性理解方面。他将探讨改变男子气概对佛教修道院制度的影响，这仅向泰国的人开放。这些发现将有助于更广泛地了解宗教，性别和社会变革。该项目将涉及在泰国两个北部省份的北部迈伊和清莱的民族志实地调查。研究人员将向两所新手僧侣进行参与者的观察，并与僧侣进行了深入的访谈，以了解他们的日常生活，以了解佛教修道院如何影响他们成为男人的经历。为了了解修道院主义与男子气概之间的一般关系，研究人员将对该地区的外行佛教徒进行采访。他将分析新闻文章，书籍和其他媒体。他将参加有关性别和修道院命令问题的当地活动，对参与这些讨论的关键人物进行深入的访谈。这项研究将对全球化如何影响当地性别角色和对男子气概的理解有何贡献，尤其是关于宗教实践在塑造性别观念中的作用，并将加深我们对性别和身份的新含义的理解，并在社会中产生。该项目还有助于培训研究生。