The Colonialism in Sa-nguan Chotsukharat Literary Works

Abstract

            This article aimed at analysing Sanguan Chotsukrat 's literary works from the Lanna History Set consisting of Tamnan Muang Nuea (2011), Kon Dee Muang Nuea (2009), Prapenee Thai Pak Nuea (2008), and Prachum Tamnan Lanna Thai (2012). The explanation of analysis applied the concepts of Colonialism by Edward Said, Representation by Stuart Hall, Ideology by Louis Althusser, and Discourse by Michel Foucault for summarizing topics and presenting them in analytical description.

            The result found that Sanguan Chotsukrat presented his works with an ideology of local royalty consciousness under 3 characters. Colonialism that was 1) unconciousness colonialism from the central sector, Sanguan reproduced 'Thainess' discourse with the construction of local culture following the central tradition and wrote the bibliography of local wisdoms in the same style of central pattern. 2) Colonialism was construced by the important people from central sector, Sanguan chotsukharat the pattern of writing in a style of the central sector including structure, word use, and expression to respond to the Thainess discourse that was a mainstream and linking to local culture that was a sub-stream for making the local culture lie under the central colonialism. However, there was a react discourse by presenting the representation of locals that has the equality as it appeared in history by using the reproducing of Thainess discourse.