Taiwan Studies Program
About Taiwan Studies Program
After the lifting of Martial Law of Taiwan in 1987, the Nativist Movement has risen along with intellectuals’ growing interests in Taiwan Studies. Established in 2004 by the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature at National Taiwan University, The Taiwan Studies Program echoes the ongoing historical current. In particular, the program provides diverse courses and rich resources of Taiwan studies, intersecting perspectives from different departments and institutions.
The courses are categorized into three subgroups:
- Art and Humanities: literature, linguistics, art, history, ethinic studies, gender studies, cultural studies, among others.
- Social Sciences: politics, economics, sociology, law, public policy, among others.
- Science and Technology: wnvironmental science, biology, agriculture, medical science, public health, among others.
Taiwan studies Program is an interdisciplinary program that provides great platforms on which students from different backgrounds are able to learn about Taiwan from various perspectives. While most classes are taught in Taiwanese Mandarin, the program also regularly provides English-medium courses and seminars.
Profiles of the Curriculum Committee
First: Director of Program | Position | Research Interests | |
Chang Wen-hsun (張文薰) | Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature | Taiwanese Literature During Japanese Occupation, Modern Japanese Literature and Taiwan | cwhsun@ntu.edu.tw |
Second: Curriculum Committee | Position | Research Interests |
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Wang Mei-hsia (王梅霞) | Professor, Department of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Indigenous Studies | Social Anthropology, Religious Anthropology, Economic Anthropology, Gender Studies, Taiwanese Austronesian Studies | meihsia@ntu.edu.tw |
Hu Jer-ming (胡哲明) | Professor and Director of the Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of the NTU Herbarium | Plant Systematics, Parasitic Plant Evolution, Plant Reproductive Biology, Ethnobotany | jmhu@ntu.edu.tw |
Chen Liang-chih (陳良治) | Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning | Regional Economic Development, Industrial Upgrading of Newly Industrializing Countries, Economic Geography | liangchih@ntu.edu.tw |
Chien Shiuh-Shen (簡旭伸) | Professor, Department of Geography and Director of the International Degree Program in Climate Change and Sustainable Development | International Development and Cross Border Governance, Political Economics of Local and Regional Development, Critical Studies on Eco-cities in Post-Mao China | schien@ntu.edu.tw |
Tseng Yen-fen (曾嬿芬) | Professor, Department of Sociology | Transnational Migration, Ethnic Relationships, Economic Sociology | yftseng@ntu.edu.tw |
Yen Hsin-Ju (顏杏如) | Associate Professor, Department of History | Taiwanese History, Social and Cultural History of Japanese Colonies, Migration and Intercultural Contact in the Japanese Empire | yenhsinju@ntu.edu.tw |
Liao Yung-Chao (廖勇超) | Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures | Joyce Studies, Popular Culture Studies, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Monster Studies | yungchaoliao@ntu.edu.tw |
Chang Li-hsuan (張俐璇) | Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature | History of Taiwanese Novels, Literary Theory and Taiwanese Literary Criticism, Digital Humanities | lihsuan@ntu.edu.tw |