Men Are Human, Women Are Buffalo

A documentary film about domestic violence in Thailand

Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women
http://www.apsw-thailand.org/HomepageEN.htm

UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia Regional Office
http://unifem-eseasia.org/projects/evaw/evawprog.htm

UNWOMEN United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
http://www.unwomen.org/

World Health Organization Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women
http://www.who.int/gender/violence/who_multicountry_study/en/

International Women's Day - 2013
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

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Men Are Human, Women Are Buffalo uses a modern variant of shadow puppets (nang talung) and interviews with a range of women in a powerful film about gender relations in modern Thailand. Women from a range of social origins explain their struggles against violence, discrimination and oppression.

This is a powerful film that will challenge students and enliven their discussions regarding the gender relations in Thailand. It takes on difficult issues. It provides some answers, but allows considerable space for classroom discussion.

Kevin Hewison Professor, Department of Asian Studies Director, Carolina Asia Center, University of North Carolina