I spent most of my research time in New Kandon. I lived with host families there for the bulk of that time, except for the…
Category:Chapter 1 Introduction to Projectland
Old Kandon contrasts with New Kandon in many ways. It is high, and named for the mountain streams that spring there. The water is channelled…
In my earliest days in the village, I thought that collecting various versions of the “Grandmother Mek and Grandfather dog” myth would be an easy…
On my first visit to New Kandon (accompanied by a Lao friend from my Champassak field site, and staff from the Sekong Museum), Wiphat gave…
In the introduction to Projectland, I explain that I first came to Kandon because of a display at the Sekong Museum. These photos give some…