‘The Lanna Renaissance: Northern Thai Origins’. I gave a talk about northern Thailand for the Globetrotting Gourmet’s Lanna Food Tour group.

A guest lecture to students of Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Architecture, Bangkok, on non-mainstream ways to deconstruct and interpret Thainess.

‘The Thai Hybrid: How Thai culture makes imports its own’. I spoke at ‘WordPlay: 2nd Bangkok Literary Festival’ held at Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok. This was only the second time there had been a literary festival in Thailand.

Philip spoke at the National Museum Volunteers Lecture Programme for the second year in a row, and the third time in total. This year’s talk questioned the notion of what counts s cultural heritage and patrimony that qualifies for preserving and showcasing in museums, but looking at the overlooked objects of popular culture, which are starting to become exhibits in progressive museums that take a broader definition of Thai heritage.

‘Phases of Bangkok: Interpreting Thai urban popular culture since 1994’. I spoke at the 1st Bangkok Literary Festival, which caries the short name WordPlay, at the historic Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok.

‘Tools to Untie Thainess: How I Wrote Very Thai’. I was a guest lecturer at Bangkok University, giving a talk to students of the Faculty of Art.

The Graphic Design Association of Thailand held a 2-day symposium on Thainess in graphic design, called Somewhere Thai. One of only two western speakers among the Thai program at Bangkok Art & Culture Centre, Philip Cornwel-Smith spoke about ‘Tools to Untie Thainess: How I Wrote Very Thai’, translated by Thai typographer Anuthin Wongsankakon.

‘Very Thai: Appropriating Cross-Culture Pop Icons’. A guest lecture to the Faculty of Architecture students of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, about cultural appropriation and how it is the bedrock of Thai traditional and modern culture.

The future famous film director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, the indie film enthusiast group called Third Class Citizen, invited me to speak in the the Third Class Cinema Programme at Bangkok’s Bioscope Theatre, a small preview cinema run by the Thai film magazine Bioscope.

‘Creative Isan: How Somtam Got Hip’. I was invited to speak at the 1st Isan Food Festival, held in Khon Kaen in northeast Thailand, about contemporary Isan culture.

At the 10th International Thai Studies Conference, held at Thammasat University in Bangkok, I was interviewed in a talk on stage in the courtyard about my book Very Thai.

‘Very Thai: Decoding Everyday Popular Culture’. I was invited back to give another orientation talk for new diplomats arriving at their posting in the US Embassy, Bangkok. It was on an open day that includes a talk by the ambassador, then Skip Boyce.

‘Very Thai: Totems of Cross-Culture Pop’. I was a guest lecturer for the Architectural Faculty of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.

‘Very Thai: Decoding Everyday Popular Culture’. I was guest speaker at the open day orientation for newly-arriving diplomats at the US Embassy in Bangkok, about 200 people from this half-year. It was held at the American Ambassador’s Residence, Bangkok.

‘Ruam Mitr: Everyday Cross-Culture Pop’. I gave a guest lecture to students ad the Chulalongkorn University Architecture Faculty.

‘Very Thai: Decoding Everyday Popular Culture’. I was guest speaker at the US Diplomat Orientation, for that half-year’s intake of new diplomats, held at the US Embassy, Bangkok.

‘Very Thai: Decoding Everyday Popular Culture’. My first invitation to be guest speaker at the US Diplomat Orientation, giving an idea of the local culture, in an open day held at the American Ambassador’s Residence, US Embassy, Bangkok.

‘Going Inter: How Thai Popular Culture Globalises’. I was invited to give a talk to students at the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

‘Going Inter: How Thai Popular Culture Globalises’. I gave the keynote speech for the Contemporary Thai Festival held at Asia House, London. The event was also the UK launch for my book Very Thai.