Apr 19

Apr 19 Ghastly Heritage of NTU’s Shuiyuan Campus: White Terror Stories in Autopsy Room

Between 1949 and 1999, the National Defense Medical Center was located around what is now the Shuiyuan Campus of National Taiwan University. Ghastly rumors about the site circulated among present-day college students. Why was the site haunted and by whom? What might be the ghosts’ unfulfilled wishes? How have fictions and oral narratives about the White Terror in Taiwan contributed to a haunted remembering of the site? And how should we reckon with the ghastly heritage of NTU’s Shuiyuan Campus and beyond?

Apr 16

Apr 16 We Must Speak Our Name Out – On the Contradictions of Polish Scholars' Taiwan Exceptionalism

The Reporter (報導者)

The Reporter (報導者), Translations

How is Taiwan seen under the gaze of others? What might hinder people from understanding Taiwan as it is through a more realistic approach? How can Taiwanese establish and present its own subjectivity? Lin Wei-Yun ‘s (林蔚昀) insightful critique of a Polish edited volume on Taiwan might provide some meaningful clues.

Apr 13

Apr 13 When COVID-19 hits Taiwan’s National Concert Hall: Observations from a Violinist, Laborer, and Mother

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Translations, The Reporter (報導者)

Australian musician Brett Dean's diagnosis of COVID-19 on March 5 2020 shocked Taiwan's art world. Cho Hsiao-ching (卓曉青), the first violinist of the National Symphony Orchestra shares her personal journey as an artist, mother and victim of the pandemic, following her experience of self-health management.

Mar 31

Mar 31 When Did Taiwan Begin Wearing Masks? The Japanese Period

StoryStudio (故事)

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During COVID-19, exceptional public health measures were adopted by nations to secure their populations from disease and death. In imperial Japan, practices and discourses of public health played an equally important role in transforming the nation into a civilizing power fit to survive in the modern world. What can we learn from the practice of mask-wearing in colonial Taiwan?

Mar 22

Mar 22 Banned Taiwanese Pop Songs Under Japanese Rule and Nationalist Martial Law

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Translations, StoryStudio (故事)

Pop songs in Taiwan have been an inseparable element in people’s everyday life. How was its rise and popularity linked to Japanese colonial governance in Taiwan? How did the reception and prohibition of pop songs shift under the Nationalist government’s martial law regime?

Mar 9

Mar 9 A Golden Horse Awards without China?

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Translations, The Reporter (報導者)

In 2019, the China Film Administration banned mainland Chinese films and related personnel from participating in the 56th Golden Horse Awards. How did filmmakers, curators, and critics in Taiwan, mainland China, and Hong Kong react to this ban? What are the implications behind a Golden Horse Awards without China?

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