A one-day history and art seminar in Bangkok on Catalan and Occitan history, Gaudi, Dali and the Cathars, with two guest lecturers.
Trip highlights
- Special seminar "Catalan-Occitan: the Other Europe" with Ajarn Pakorn Mangkornphan, a specialist in Western civilisation, and Pongsorn Phoomiwat (Khun Pup) of The Wild Chronicles
- The aesthetics of Gaudi, an architect who used the full potential of every material
- The history of Catalonia and Occitania, the forgotten peoples
- Dali, an artist who created work as far as imagination could reach
- The Cathars, the great heresy of Europe
- The roots of courtly love in literature
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About this tour
"The Other Europe: Catalan-Occitan" is a one-day seminar by The Wild Chronicles on the history of Catalonia and Occitania, nations that are neither Spain nor France but have their own art, language, history and even religion.
It takes place on Saturday 22 March 2025, 10:00-16:30, at the College of Management, University of Phayao, room L805 (the building connected to BTS Phloen Chit, exit 5). The price is 990 baht per person, with refreshments in the morning and afternoon.
The morning covers The Aesthetic of Gaudi and the history of Catalan-Occitan; the afternoon covers Salvador Dali and the tragedy of the Cathars. Ajarn Pakorn Mangkornphan lectures on the art topics and Pongsorn Phoomiwat on the history topics.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Seminar schedule, 22 March 2025
- 09:30-10:00 Morning registration and souvenir
- 10:00-11:15 The Aesthetic of Gaudi, by Ajarn Pakorn Mangkornphan, with Q&A
- 11:15-12:30 History of Catalan: The Other Europe, by Pongsorn Phoomiwat, with Q&A
- 12:30-13:30 Lunch break (on your own)
- 13:30-14:00 Afternoon registration
- 14:00-15:15 Salvador Dali, the Idiosyncratic, by Ajarn Pakorn Mangkornphan, with Q&A
- 15:15-16:30 The Tragedy of the Cathars (the Greatest Heresy and the crusade not fought in the Middle East), by Pongsorn Phoomiwat, with Q&A
- 16:30-16:45 Closing and introduction to future activities
Included
- Refreshments in the morning and afternoon
- Souvenir given at morning registration
Not included
- Lunch (on your own)
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