ABSTRACT
This chapter unpacks some of the central themes within the monograph: the AHD and the Anthropocene. The case study of Thailand’s Kui Ajiang occupies an interesting position in relation to the AHD—existing both within national discourse as well as subverting it. This chapter establishes how the role of misrecognition within the AHD is a distinctive feature of this research. As the “elephant people”, research on the Kui Ajiang is also inevitably linked to the Anthropocene—a period marked by nature/ culture intersections. Various interpretations of the Anthropocene are presented before delving into issues of Indigenous heritage within this framework more explicitly.
