Haunted Modernities with Anru Lee
Haunted Modernities with Anru Lee
Seattle, WA
On Thursday, October 31 from 3:30 to 5pm, Dr. Anru Lee will discuss her latest monograph, Haunted Modernities: Gender, Memory, and Placemaking in Postindustrial Taiwan (University of Hawaii Press, 2023). In 1973 twenty-five young women drowned in a ferry accident on their way to work in factories …
Thursday, October 31 2024
3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
"MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: TAIWAN CALLING!" Guided Exhibition Tour
"MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: TAIWAN CALLING!" Guided Exhibition Tour
Seattle, WA
In partnership with the Taipei Music Center, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to an in-person guided tour and Q&A session with Kay Huang (黃韻玲), Ma Shih-Fang (馬世芳), and Chen Te-Cheng (陳德政) for the "MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: TAIWAN CALLING!" pop-up exhibition at the UW Allen Li…
Thu, Apr 25 2024
6:00 PM
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Fri, Apr 26 2024
5:00 PM
"MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: TAIWAN CALLING!" Public Roundtable & Reception
"MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: TAIWAN CALLING!" Public Roundtable & Reception
Seattle, WA
In partnership with the Taipei Music Center, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to an in-person public roundtable discussion and reception with Kay Huang (黃韻玲), Ma Shih-Fang (馬世芳), and Chen Te-Cheng (陳德政), in association with the "MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: TAIWAN CALLING!" pop-…
Wednesday, April 24 2024
5:30 PM
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9:00 PM
"Unruly" Children with Jing Xu
"Unruly" Children with Jing Xu
Seattle, WA
On Thursday, November 14 from 3:30 to 5pm in HUB 337 and online, Dr. Jing Xu will discuss her latest monograph, “Unruly” Children: Historical Fieldnotes and Learning Morality in a Taiwan Village (Cambridge University Press, 2024). How do humans become moral persons? What about children's active le…
Thursday, November 14 2024
3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Pioneering Taiwan Studies Workshop
Pioneering Taiwan Studies Workshop
Seattle, WA
On November 14 and 15, 2024, the UW Taiwan Studies Program will bring together early American academics of Taiwan for a conference where they will discuss their legacy and the future of Taiwan studies. In the postwar period, Taiwan underwent significant political and economic changes that attracte…
Thu, Nov 14 2024
9:00 AM
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Fri, Nov 15 2024
5:00 PM
Renegade Rhymes with Meredith Schweig
Renegade Rhymes with Meredith Schweig
Seattle, WA
The UW Taiwan Studies Program will welcome associate professor of ethnomusicology at Emory University, Meredith Schweig, to discuss her book Renegade Rhymes: Rap Music, Narrative, and Knowledge in Taiwan (University of Chicago Press, 2022). Online participants can join the book talk via Zoom here…
Thursday, May 16 2024
3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Southeast Asia and Taiwan Conference: Politics, Aesthetics, Indigeneity
Southeast Asia and Taiwan Conference: Politics, Aesthetics, Indigeneity
Seattle, WA
Southeast Asia and Taiwan have been linked for millennia by migrations of indigenous peoples and maritime trade. Today, both regions have rising economies and are embroiled within global political conflicts and geopolitical transformations. Across Southeast Asia and Taiwan, shared histories of auth…
Thu, Apr 25 2024
9:00 AM
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Fri, Apr 26 2024
3:30 PM
Taiwan in Africa with Sabella Abidde
Taiwan in Africa with Sabella Abidde
Seattle, WA
The UW Taiwan Studies Program will welcome Professor Sabella Abidde to discuss his book Taiwan in Africa: Seven Decades of Certainty and Uncertainties. Taiwan in Africa addresses gaps in the literature regarding Taiwan’s engagement with African states and societies. From the 1960s to 1971, more Af…
Wednesday, April 3 2024
3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Island X with Wendy Cheng
Island X with Wendy Cheng
Seattle, WA
On Wednesday, April 24 from 3:30 to 5pm in THO 317 and online, the UW Taiwan Studies Program will welcome Professor Wendy Cheng to discuss her newest book entitled Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism. Wendy delves into the compelling political lives of Taiwanes…
Wednesday, April 24 2024
3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Interconnected Worlds with Henry Yeung
Interconnected Worlds with Henry Yeung
Seattle, WA
On Thursday, May 23 from 3:30 to 5pm in THO 317 and online, the UW Taiwan Studies Program will welcome Henry Yeung (National University of Singapore) to discuss his book Interconnected Worlds: Global Electronics and Production Networks in East Asia. His book offers key empirical observations on the…
Thursday, May 23 2024
3:30 PM
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5:00 PM