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A Word From Our Executive Director
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Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2025! It's been our privilege to be able to connect with so many of you who are part of the Taiwan Studies field around the world and we're always impressed by how much is happening, be it events, conferences, exchanges or publications.
In light of this, we've decided to increase the frequency of this newsletter from quarterly to bi-monthly. Hopefully, this will allow us to be able to include more relevant information about the recent and upcoming highlights of the Taiwan Studies field throughout the year. Please do get in touch with us if you have events, publications or other Taiwan Studies-related news that you would like to share with the wider community.
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Executive Director - Nikky Lin
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And so, both 2025 and the Year of the Snake are upon us and hopefully it’s been a positive start so far. There are a whole host of events taking place in the Taiwan Studies world this term, so we’ve tried to provide information about as much as possible from different parts of the world. Also, having previously introduced Taiwan Studies centres and programs in the U.S. and Europe, this time it’s a pleasure to introduce the Taiwan Research Project at Osaka University in Japan.
It really is fascinating to see how different countries and regions tend to research different aspects of Taiwan, all with their own unique perspectives, adding knowledge to the unique tapestry that is the Taiwan Studies field.
We hope you enjoy the content and please do get in touch with us if you would either like to introduce your Taiwan Studies Centre, or if you would be interested in sharing your work on our podcast! |
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Congratulations to Prof. Liu and Prof. Lau!
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Language Promotion Awards
We would like to congratulate two of our wider team members, Prof. Liu Chan-yue who teaches at Inalco in France and Prof. Lau Seng-hian, who teaches at NTNU, on both receiving the Ministry of Education's award for the promotion of Taiwanese languages. They received the award on February 21st, the UN's 'International Mother Language Day.'
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Introduction to the Osaka University
Taiwan Research Project
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Having focused on Taiwan Studies centers and programs in Europe and the U.S. so far, it is a pleasure to be able to introduce the 'Taiwan Research Project' that Prof. Lin Chu-mei has been running at Osaka University for almost a decade. She describes some of the unique achievements of this project and how she has seen the needs of students evolve over the time she has been teaching there.
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Professor Lin Chu-mei, Graduate School of Humanities, Division of Foreign Studies, Osaka University |
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Introduction to the Taiwan Research Project at
Osaka University
The Taiwan Research Project at Osaka University was established by Professor Lin Chu-mei in April of 2015. As a professor of Humanities, specialising in Taiwanese languages, Professor Lin helps to run a whole plethora of classes each year on topics such as Taiwanese languages, history, education and identity. On top of this, the Taiwan Research Project holds an almost constant stream of events that run throughout the year, including academic talks, workshops, discussion forums, and practitioner talks which often include visiting speakers from other parts of Japan as well as from Taiwan.
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Taiwan as a Contact Zone: Connecting to the German-Speaking World |
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The Conference
'Taiwan as a Contact Zone: Connecting to the German-Speaking World' took place at the University of Vienna, Vienna Center for Taiwan Studies (VCTS) from 3 - 4 January 2025. The conference theme aligned with current Asian Studies trends, shedding light on its multifaceted interactions and exploring how broader Europe-based engagement has shaped and continues to shape the landscape of Taiwan Studies. Focus was on the Germanophone nations and their expertise in Taiwan-related topics and/or academic exchanges between both Taiwan and the German-speaking countries in Europe from the mid-19th century to today.
The conference featured 24 presentations from international scholars and led to a follow-up workshop in Bratislava, at Comenius University on 7 January, entitled “Taiwan Workshop, Challenging Legacies in Taiwan". It was the inaugural workshop of the newly established Taiwan Studies Center, instigated by Director Prof. Dr. Sascha Klotzbuecher.
Author - Prof. Ann Heylen
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NTNU Bridges Taiwan-Japan Language Gap with Accelerated Taiwanese Course
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NTNU Bridges Taiwan-Japan Language Gap with Accelerated Taiwanese Course
On November 23rd, 2024, Assistant Professor Yoshida Shingo of the Graduate School of Language and Society at Hitotsubashi University taught an introductory Taiwanese language course, in Japanese, aimed atdeepening language and cultural exchanges between Taiwan and Japan.
The course, titled
Taiwan-goda ~yo! Zen'in shūgō! Nihongo de manabu sokushū Taiwan-go (It's Taiwanese! Come Here for a Crash Course in Taiwanese, in Japanese), was part of the Historical Reconstruction and Internationalization of Modern Taiwanese Literature sub-project, itself a part of NTNU’s SPROUT Project.
(Written by: Campus Reporter Taiwan 117 Xia Lijun / Edited by: Zhang Shi, Gregory Laslo / Reviewed by: Hu Shize)
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Taiwanese Identity on Display in Translated Literature
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Taiwan Travelogue (臺灣漫遊錄)
Literature from Taiwan has been on the upswing internationally for several years now, forming an important avenue through which to showcase Taiwan’s rich cultural identity, and there is no better example of this than the 2024 winner of the American National Book Awards in Translation:
Taiwan Travelogue, by Yang Shuang-zi (楊双子).
Yang Shuang-zi, which literally means “twins” is the pen name of novelist and manga artist Yang Ruoci (楊若慈), and her sister, Yang Ruohui (楊若暉), though Yang Ruoci has adopted it for herself since her sister’s passing.
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Taiwan Travelogue (臺灣漫遊錄) was originally published in 2020. Its translation by Lin King (金翎), published by Graywolf Press, won the 2024 National Book Awards in Translation, the first work from Taiwan to do so (watch the interview with Lin King below).
Though written in Mandarin, the book presents itself as the Mandarin translation of a rediscovered Japanese novel, a travelogue of a Japanese writer running from an arranged marriage. The relationship the protagonist builds with her Taiwanese guide as they travel the island experiencing local food culture reflects the ethnic, class, and identity conflicts between and within the colonizer and colonized. Its focus on food culture and gender makes it interesting and accessible to a wide audience, in Taiwan and abroad.
Author: Gregory Laslo
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Upcoming Taiwan Studies Events
From Around the World
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Taiwan Europe Connectivity Workshop
June 29 - July 5, 2025 ERCCT (Tübingen)
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The European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan - A CCK Foundation Overseas
Center at Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany, will hold a workshop for emerging
young scholars from 29 June to 5 July, 2025. The main topic for the workshop is:
“The state of affairs in cross-strait relations: taking stock and looking ahead".
Click Here to submit a paper before March 15th
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Talk by Dr. Joe Thomas Karackattu on the evolving dynamics of India-Taiwan relations.
March 18th, 2025.
Dr. Lars Lamann on Tainan's historical, political and economic significance in Asia. March 5th, 2025. |
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IJTS: Research Article Competition 2025!
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The 2025 International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS) Research Article Competition has begun.
We welcome submission of original research articles relevant to the broadly defined field of Taiwan studies. There are two categories for entry: Art & Humanities; and Social Sciences. The article should be between 6,000 and 12,000 English words in length.
Submission deadline is 30 April 2025.
Access details here |
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30th NATSA Annual Conference
June 30- July 2, 2025
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Date: June 30 - July 2, 2025
Location: Stanford University
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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.” |
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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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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
More Information here
Call for book reviews here |
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Useful Content for Teaching and Research
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Translating a Journey Through Colonial Taiwan
English translator of Yang Shuang-zi's "Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel," Lin King, discusses winning the prestigious National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2024. |
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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).
Launching its online platform at targts.net, TARGTS now provides more than 700 annotated bibliographies of Taiwan Studies journal articles.
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