International Colloquium

International Colloquium
500 Years of Thai-Portuguese Relations
organized by
Centre for European Studies at Chulalongkorn University and
Instituto do Oriente – ISCSP - Technical University of Lisbon
in collaboration with
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Portugal
The Portuguese Embassy, Bangkok
8-9 March 2012
Day 1
Wednesday 8 March 2012
8 March 2012
Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Room 111
08.15 - 09.00
Registration
09.00 - 12.45
Session I: Cultural and Diplomatic Relations in Process
Moderator: Dr. Bhawan Ruengsilp
Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
09.00 - 09.30
Portuguese in Asia at the Date of the Arrival in Siam
Prof. Dr. Francisco Contente Domingues – University of Lisbon
09.30 - 10.00
Portuguese Military and Naval Innovation in Asia
Prof. Dr. Vitor Rodrigues – Portuguese Institute for Tropical Research, Lisbon
10.00 - 10.30
Melaka, Siam and the Portuguese Regional Trading Network
Prof. Manuel Lobato - Portuguese Institute for Tropical Research, Lisbon
10.30 - 10.45
Q&A
10.45 - 11.00
Coffee / Tea Break
11.00 - 11.30
European Presence and Siamese Authority: The Portuguese, the Dutch, the English and the French in Ayutthaya, Century 16-18
Dr. Bhawan Ruengsilp
Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
11.30 - 12.00
Some Aspects of the Relationship between Portugal and Siam in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Dr. Maria da Conceição Flores – Universidade Nova de Lisboa
12.00 - 12.30
The Portuguese Settlement in Ayutthaya
Prof. Dr. António Vasconcelos de Saldanha
Instituto do Oriente – ISCSP – Technical University of Lisbon
12.30 - 12.45
Q&A
12.45 - 13.45
Lunch
13.45 - 14.15
The Portuguese-Siamese Catholic Minority. An Agent of Intermediation
between Siam and the West, 17th-20th Centuries.
Dr. Miguel Castelo-Branco
Instituto do Oriente ISCSP –Technical University of Lisbon
14.15 - 14.45
(‘Peregrinação’ or) the Pilgrim of Mendes Pinto and History of Siam and Pegu
Assistant Prof. Dr. Suthachai Yimprasert
Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
14.45 - 15.00
Q&A
15.00 - 16.45
Session II: Bilateral Relations
Moderator: Associate Prof. Dr. Chayodom Sabpasri
Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
15.00 - 15.30
Portugal in the EU and the World Forum
Dr. Natthanan Kunnamas
Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
15.30 - 15.45
Coffee / Tea Break
15.45 - 16.15
Portugal and Brazil: Relationship across the Ocean
Ms. Ploy Khumthukthit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
16.15 - 17.00
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Associate Prof. Dr. Suthiphand Chiratiwat
Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
Mr. Isorn Pocmontri
Ambassador attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Assistant Prof. Dr. Charit Tingsabadh
Acting Director , Centre for European Studies at Chulalongkorn
Day 2
University
Thursday 9 March 2012
08.15 - 09.00
Registration
09.00 - 12.45
Session III: Art and Culture
Moderator: Asst. Prof. Surat Horachaikul
Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
09.00 - 09.30
The Royal Visits in World Crisis
Prof. Dr. Pornsan Watanangura Department of Western Languages, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
09.30 - 10.00
Some Eminent Portuguese Contributors in the Dialogue of Cultures
Dr. George Sioris
Former Ambassador of Greece to Thailand
10.00 - 10.15
Q&A
10.15 - 10.30
Coffee / TeaBreak
10.30 - 11.00
Portuguese Religious Architecture in Southeast Asia
Prof. Dr. Pedro Dias – University of Coimbra
11.00 - 11.30
Artistic Relations between Thailand and Portugal: Discoveries and New Proposals
Dr. Nuno Vassallo e Silva
Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon
11.30 - 12.00
The Secret of ‘Prik’ in Thai Cousine
Em. Assistant Prof. Dr. Plubplueng Kongchana
Department of History, Faculty of Social Science, Srinakharinwirot University
12.00 - 12.30
Q&A
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 16.00
Panel Discussion (in Thai with Interpreter for English-language listeners)
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Pornsan Watanangura
German Section, Faculty of Arts,
Chulalongkorn University
Sala Thai in Lisbon
Associate Prof. Dr. Suppakorn Disatapundhu
Faculty of Fine and Applied Art, Chulalongkorn University
Radio Drama: Maria Guiomar de Pina
Associate Prof. Kukdej Kantamara
Pero Vaz de Sequeira, the unsung Hero
Asst. Prof. Dr. Pathorn Srikaranonda
Music Department, Faculty of Humanities,
Kasetsart University
The Making of Documentary Film 500 Years Relations Thailand-Portugal
Ms. Yuwadee Vatcharangkul, Nation Group
The Portuguese Community from Ayudhaya to Bangkok
Captain Saravut Wongngernyuang
16.00 - 16.30
Q&A
16.30
Concluding Remarks
Assistant Prof. Dr. Charit Tingsabadh
Acting Director, Centre for European Studies at
Chulalongkorn University