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A Word From Our Executive Director
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Welcome to the second edition of our International Taiwan Studies Center Newsletter.
We hope that you’ve all enjoyed something of an action-packed summer, with a chance to rest and recuperate, ready for another academic year.
In this edition, we highlight many exciting events that are taking place around the world, as well as opportunities for study, for research funding and for collaboration across disciplines in this dynamic field of Taiwan studies.
Most pressing is the call for papers for the Fifth World Congress of Taiwan Studies which is open until the end of September.
There are also a number of exciting events taking place right here at NTNU and with that in mind, we invite all that are able, to come and attend. We look forward to seeing many of you in person throughout this autumn season.
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Executive Director - Nikky Lin
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How Can We Define Taiwan Studies?
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Since joining the team at NTNU’s International Taiwan Studies Center, there is a question that has resurfaced again and again that until coming here, I hadn’t given much thought to. During my time as an graduate student of Taiwan studies at SOAS, the question “what is Taiwan studies?” didn’t seem particularly relevant because to me, Taiwan studies was exactly that, the study of Taiwan. However, while it seems obvious from the outside that the study of the other is validated exactly because it is other, from the inside, that is, in Taiwan itself, things are a little more complex. What counts as Taiwan studies and what is simply the study of literature, or music, or politics, that happens to be taking place in Taiwan? Can any kind of study or research that takes place in Taiwan be designated as under the umbrella of Taiwan studies?
Of course, this path can lead to a debate about the definition and value of area studies more generally, but the purpose of raising the question of defining Taiwan studies was to stimulate conversation... |
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Academia Sinica and NTNU Host The 5th World Congress of Taiwan Studies |
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The 5th World Congress of Taiwan Studies, jointly organised by
Academia Sinica and National Taiwan Normal University
Venue: Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Date: May 21 to May 23, 2025
Theme: “Taiwan in a Changing World: Past, Present, and Future.”
We welcome participants to study the evolving relationships between Taiwan and the world from the past to the present and the future. We encourage participants to address a wide range of issues, including history and philology, archeology, ethnology, modern history, economics, Taiwan history, European and American studies, Chinese literature and philosophy, sociology, linguistics, law, political science, as well as humanities and social sciences.
IMPORTANT TIMELINES:
Submission deadline for papers and panels: September 30, 2024
Notification of paper/panel acceptances: October 31, 2024
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2024 International Conference:
Intersections of Taiwan Philosophy, Literature, and Culture |
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“Taiwan” emerged as an entity with agency during the Japanese colonial era. Scholars and philosophers of the time worked together to birth the New Taiwan Literature movement, which had far-reaching influence on the later development of Taiwanese culture. In recent years, the construction of “Taiwan philosophy” that happened at the same time has also come under examination, and thus, exploring Taiwanese philosophy and its connections with other areas of culture has become a pressing matter for academic thinkers.
In light of these developments, National Taiwan Normal University’s International Taiwan Studies Center is preparing an international conference, “Intersections of Taiwan Philosophy and Literary Culture.” Scholars from both Taiwan and abroad are welcome to participate...
Translator and Editor - Gregory Laslo
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In Conversation with Professor Shih Shu-mei about her role in the Establishment of the UCLA
Taiwan Studies Program
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In this edition, we are introducing UCLA’s Taiwan Studies Program and its co-founder, Professor Shih Shu-mei. Our editor was fortunate enough to be able to sit down with Prof. Shih and hear the story of how UCLA’s Taiwan Studies Program was first envisioned and has become what it is today.
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Introduction to the UCLA Taiwan Studies Program
Looking up the coast from UCLA to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Prof. Shih Shu-mei said that she was always envious of the Taiwan Studies Center that had been set up there in 2003, and all that the center enabled UCSB to do with regard to Taiwan Studies. With that as a reference, she envisioned having a Taiwan Studies Center at UCLA and began working on plans to establish one.
A significant step along the way included Prof. Shih pioneering a new and significant partnership for UCLA with NTNU, an agreement that provided funding for and could facilitate graduate student exchanges, faculty exchanges, conferences, funding for fieldwork, and fellowships for UCLA students to go to NTNU (and vice versa), as well as publications that come from a joint annual conference that the two institutions now hold.
Read the full story below!
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Recent Publications in the Field
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Since 1624
Taiwanese Dutch Connections
Editors: Dr. Mila Davids
Prof. Dr. Ann Heylen
Dr. Tim Riswick
Dr. Eric Berkers
Special Intro From Dr Ann Heylen
On May 30th this year, the first day of the 13th International Symposium on Taiwan Culture, we launched the publication
Since 1624: Taiwanese-Dutch Connections in the presence of Netherlands Office Taipei Representative Guido Tielman and other dignitaries. This volume is meant for the general public, and as a gift to the diplomatic and corporate friends of Taiwan and the Netherlands.
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This project was conceived in summer 2022, during a working lunch with Dr Mila Davids (蜜蠟) and Eric Berkers of The Foundation for the History of Technology (SHT) at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Together with Tim Riswick at Radboud University and the helpful staff at SHT, we set to work. Christopher Joby joined us as the English language editor, and in February 2024, Darryl Sterk (石岱崙) brought Dr Frank Yu-Tsuen Hsu (徐雨村) onto the team to help produce a Chinese version.
The making of this book taught me that...
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Sinophone Studies Across Disciplines
A Reader
Edited by
Howard Chiang and Shu-mei Shih
Columbia University Press
Sinophone studies—the study of Sinitic-language cultures and communities around the world—has become increasingly interdisciplinary over the past decade. Today, it spans not only literary studies and cinema studies, but also history, anthropology, musicology, linguistics, art history, and dance. More and more, it is in conversation with fields such as postcolonial studies, settler-colonial studies, migration studies, ethnic studies, queer studies, and area studies.
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This reader presents the latest and most cutting-edge work in Sinophone studies, bringing together both senior and emerging scholars to highlight the interdisciplinary reach and significance of this vital field. It argues that Sinophone studies... |
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2024 UCLan Spotlight Taiwan Day
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2024 UCLan Spotlight Taiwan will be hosting its "Home x Queer" strand on 23 Sept 2024 (Monday) in Manchester.
The day includes a film screening of Taiwanese retro-LGBTQ film "Eternal Summer" @Manchester HOME Cinema and a Q&A session with Taiwanese writer, Kevin Chen陳思宏 and his English translator, Dailun Shi focussing on Kevin's queer novel, "Ghost Town" at Manchester Central Library. |
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Celebrating 30 Years of NATSA
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A celebration to mark NATSA's 30th anniversary is being held in Taipei!
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Peng Yuan Yi Pin Banquet Hall (2F, No. 63, Section 2, Nanjing East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City
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University of Washington: Taiwan and the World Book Series
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The series is seeking single-authored books offering new theoretical insights into Taiwan’s society and culture, its contested international position in the shadow of a rising China, and other topics that reflect its relations with the wider world.
Proposals can be submitted here
Upcoming book talks and events here
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EATS: Young Scholar Award
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Deadline for Submission, October 31st, 2024.
More information can be found here |
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European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan (Tübingen)
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The European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan - A CCK Foundation Overseas Center (CCKF-ERCCT) at the University of Tübingen, Germany, will host its 18th Taiwan Documentary Film Festival on December 13 to 14, 2024, at Cinema Atelier. Critically acclaimed documentary film maker Tsai Tsung-lung will be starring at the event, presenting "And Miles to go Before I Sleep" for which he won the Golden Horse Award for best documentary, among other parts of his work. |
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The 22nd Annual Conference at the Palacky University Olomouc on 20 - 22 June, 2025
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Conference Theme: Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific
Call for papers here |
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IJTS: Open Access Articles
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There are 38 articles published in the
International Journal of Taiwan Studies (
IJTS) which are open access and free to download, covering a wide range of topics.
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Brand New Podcast From NTNU - ITSC
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In Conversation with
Dr Ed Vickers
In this inaugural episode of the ITSC Taiwan Studies Podcast, Dr Ed Vickers calls in from Kyushu University in Japan to discuss the historical figure of Zheng Cheng Gong (Koxinga), his many representations, and how government policy and education can co-opt history for their own uses at different times and in different ways.
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Canadian Lawmakers Engage Taiwan on Indigenous Issues
Taiwan has welcomed the first delegation of Canadian parliamentarians that focuses specifically on Indigenous issues. On this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, TaiwanPlus reporter Herel Hughes sits down with Senator Brian Francis and Member of Parliament Blake Desjarlais to discuss the purpose of their trip, as well as wider issues and global connections between Indigenous communities. |
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‘TransTaiwan: A Research Gateway to Taiwan Studies’ (TARGTS)
Dr Isabelle Cockel from the University of Portsmouth, Secretary-General of European Association of Taiwan Studies introduces "TransTaiwan: A Research Gateway to Taiwan Studies" (TARGTS).
It stands as a testament to the kind of collaborative excellence typical of the field of Taiwan studies. Supported by funding from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation spanning from July 2021 to June 2023, TARGTS represents a high point for cooperation among Taiwan studies entities. With EATS as the leading association, the International Journal of Taiwan Studies, the North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) and the Association of Taiwan Literature came together for this new initiative. Launching its online platform at targts.net, TARGTS now provides more than 700 annotated bibliographies of Taiwan studies journal articles.
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