The Imagination of Golden Period in Krung Sri Ayutthaya Era in Television Drama ‘Buppesannivas’

Abstract

The research “The imagination of golden period in Krung Sri Ayutthaya era in television drama ‘Buppesannivas’” aims to study meaning of imaginative space in the consciousness of people. In particular, the emotional structure, emotional meaning, and experience that connects the senses and values of today's people through television drama, based on Memory Studies. Using the narrative method with 5 participants in the creation and the audience of television drama ‘Buppesannivas’. The purpose is to study the imagination and the emotions of people in the present society in 3 aspects which are imaginary place, the ambition and the identity. The study shows that the golden period in Krung Sri Ayutthaya era is a dream land that people use to escape from reality in everyday life. By reflecting on the scenic lifestyle along the Chao Phraya River, the fertile, beautiful and peaceful. The ambition of the people is a desire for the ideal society of the East that can clearly see 2 perspectives which are the emperor's and the Utopia’s mottoes. The identity of the community came from the feelings that link to ethnicity, race and religion. This is the result of "story" that was conveyed from a capital-centric perspective. The co-imagination of people in Ayutthaya in this drama is based on familiarity with past images as perceived, but the dark side is eliminated. This will help to cure the identity crisis of people in present society.