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When “Rainy Night Flowers” Meets Western Symphony: The First Hokkien Opera Composer Gordon S.W. Chin
Gordon S.W. Chin (金希文) blends Taiwanese elements in Western classical music. He has written many symphonies, and has even composed a Taiwanese language large-scale opera. At the age of 60, he has become a recipient of the 2017 Taiwan’s National Award for the Arts.
Between Western Theories and Asian Contexts: A Graduate Student Workshop with Minwoo Jung (Part 3)
In October 2022, a graduate student workshop was conducted with Professor Jung. In the workshop, Professor Jung shared his experiences of conducting field research in multiple Asian countries, as well as his journey as an international student and Asian scholar in North America and his involvement with queer activism and scholarship.
Juggling Research, Activism, and Social Justice: A Graduate Student Workshop with Minwoo Jung (Part 2)
In October 2022, a graduate student workshop was conducted with Professor Jung. In the workshop, Professor Jung shared his experiences of conducting field research in multiple Asian countries, as well as his journey as an international student and Asian scholar in North America and his involvement with queer activism and scholarship.
Conducting Multi-Sited Ethnography in Asia: A Graduate Student Workshop with Minwoo Jung (Part 1)
In October 2022, a graduate student workshop was conducted with Professor Jung. In the workshop, Professor Jung shared his experiences of conducting field research in multiple Asian countries, as well as his journey as an international student and Asian scholar in North America and his involvement with queer activism and scholarship.
Mediating Japan’s Southern Advance: An Interview with Seiji Shirane (Part 2)
We are pleased to discuss with Professor Seiji Shirane the intermediary role of colonial Taiwan and overseas Taiwanese subjects in the Japanese Empire’s southern advance in South China and Southeast Asia. Part 2 covers Professor Shirane’s thoughts on his book’s potential reception in Taiwan, his pedagogical and historiographical interventions in the field of modern Japanese history, the goals of the newly founded Modern Japan History Association (MJHA), and his advice to graduate students studying Taiwan history in North America.