Although neighbours in Southeast Asia, Thailand and Vietnam are culturally dissimilar and have distinctive linguistic, religious, and philosophical roots. This course focuses on the media, economical, and technological dimensions of daily lives in these countries and consider the entanglements of such dimensions for Thai and Vietnamese citizens. After examining the historical foundations for such realities, we will retrace their current manifestations-from rock music in Hanoi, educational films in North Vietnam, to industrial zones on Thailand frontiers and shopping malls in Bangkok. In parallel, and comparatively, we will briefly explore aspects of the contemporary realities in Indonesia and Malaysia. 07-01-2025-03-04-2025 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 10:00AM - 11:15AM, SDU Main Bldg, Room 117