Women, sexuality and political achievement in Thai society and Thai literature

Authors

Orathai Piayura

Publication Date

2010-01-01

Abstract

Thai culture discourages involvement in politics, especially by women. In addition, a fear of being scandalized by political competitors leads many Thai women with high competence not to get involved with politics. Instead of illustrating the real situation of female politicians, Thai women writers choose to show a different picture. Politics and politicians in works composed by Duangjai and M.L. Bunluea Theppayasuwan belong in an ideal or fantasy world. This fantasy is comparable with female fantasy about sex. Just as female sexual fantasy arises from an unconscious desire about female sexuality that cannot really happen in reality, political fantasy is the same. Sexual oppression leads to female sexual fantasy and political oppression leads to female political fantasy.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.ARV.23.1.4

First Page

53

Last Page

70

Recommended Citation

Piayura, Orathai (2010) "Women, sexuality and political achievement in Thai society and Thai literature," Asian Review: Vol. 23: No. 1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.ARV.23.1.4
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/arv/vol23/iss1/5