Written by Eric Scheihagen. The years immediately following World War II were a commercial low point for the music industry in Taiwan. The primary problem
Category: Culture and society
Taiwan’s visibility in China’s reality singing competitions
Written by Matt Taylor. Televised singing competitions enjoy enormous popularity in China. With over 30% of broadcast television involving competitive performing and viewership regularly exceeding
10 years after Cape No. 7: The development of cinema in Taiwan
Written by Ting-Ying Lin. I can still vividly remember the scene back in the summer of 2008: I spent a typical summer afternoon at the
Reflections on a Golden Horse
Written by Chris Berry. In November of last year, I had the great honour of serving as a member of the final jury for the
The ‘Marriage’ Imagination of the Queer Communities in Asia
Written by Hongwei Bao. With same-sex marriages soon to be legalised in Taiwan, which has instantly triggered the imagination of ‘marriage’ in Asia’s queer communities,
Reclaiming LGBTQ History: Taiwanese Literature in the Period of Martial Law
Written by Ta-Wei Chi LGBTQ history is beginning to be remembered in a variety of formats. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the decriminalisation of