Taiwan Insight

Western Xia Hotel and the Paradox of Becoming (non)-Taiwanese: The Identity Politics of Second-Generation Mainland Writers

Written by Fangmei Lin. What is emphasized by Luo as “becoming non-human” is, in fact, becoming non-Taiwanese. The entire loop of becoming eventually demonstrates the paradox of the Taiwanese: unending deferral and the situation of absence constitute the meaning of being and becoming (non)-Taiwanese.

Taiwan and Global Health

Written by Jane Pei-Chen Chang and Kyle Kai-Yuan Cheng. If there is a single strongest conviction behind Taiwan’s tireless fight for its representation in global health, it is that Taiwan takes it as a responsibility to work together for the advancement of human health as a whole.

What Happened to Taiwan’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage?

Written by Tim Rich, Isabel Eliassen and Andi Dahmer. Despite signs of LGBT support in Taiwan, many analysts and commentators ignored the number of Taiwanese who had no set opinion on same-sex marriage and LGBT rights and overlooked the role that issue-framing plays in political contests.

Exploring the Gendered Cultural Politics of Seediq Bale’

Written By Chin-ju Lin. A Seediq perspective on the uprising and genocide might still be forthcoming and would be welcome as Wei’s movie reopened the historical trauma without the Seediq being ready to see themselves represented in such a compromising way.

Queer Kinship and Family Change in Taiwan

Written by Amy Brainer. Family life in Taiwan changes rapidly—as, for example, families grow smaller, the cost of living rises, and new ideas about child development are popularized—so too do the tools available to families to make sense of gender and sexual diversity.

Gender, Women and Buddhism in Taiwan

Thus, although Buddhism in Taiwan does not confer complete equality on women, their position is greatly improved over that of the past. Moreover, it has provided opportunities for women to greatly enlarge their social lives through volunteering and participation in Buddhist groups as well as opportunities to develop and utilize their social, organizational, administrative and leadership abilities.

Dear Ex: A Return to Family Melodrama

20 February 2019 Editor

Written by Shao-yi Chan. In this respect, the personal, private struggle seems to give way to a social, public conflict that resituates the family as the overarching element in Taiwan’s queer politics.

Queer Kinship and Family Change in Taiwan

19 February 2019 Editor

Gender, Women and Buddhism in Taiwan

18 February 2019 Editor

Programming Languages and Rails Girls: On refactoring the social norm

15 February 2019 Editor

Written by: Audrey Tang. When we create a safe space for a community’s participants, to observe and decide our own social scripts, we can collectively program a social norm that is both rigorous and creative — just like the best formulas, poems, and programs.

Songs of Defiance: LGBT Pop Music in Taiwan (Post-2018 Referendum) [Part 2]

14 February 2019 Editor

Written by Matt Taylor. In part one of this two-article feature, where we are trying to understand the impact of the November 2018 same-sex marriage

Songs of Defiance: LGBT Pop Music in Taiwan (Post-2018 Referendum) [Part 1]

13 February 2019 Editor

As Taiwan’s LGBT community reels from the result of the referendum, they can find solace in the rich collection of Taiwan’s LGBT music cannon. Those songs that saw the community fight against discrimination, against inequality, and espouse the values of freedom, individuality and defying the status quo have an even more important meaning now than they did before.

Women as Workers, Women as Agents: Studying Labor and Gender in Industrial and Postindustrial Taiwan

12 February 2019 Editor

While my past work focused on individual acts of resistance, my recent work investigates the possibility of collective actions to address the issue of gender inequality.

LGBT issues in 2019

11 February 2019 Editor

While many DPP supporters of same-sex marriage and LGBT rights more broadly (e.g. legislator Yu Mei-Nu) spoke out in favour of legalization, in large part they lacked a clear message that would appeal to the otherwise indifferent, making the job easier for anti-LGBT groups.

Taiwan’s Cultural Plurality and Immigration Policy

9 February 2019 Editor

Written by Ji-ping Lin. Much like many countries, Taiwan has a long historical tradition of migration, including internal and international. Taiwan’s early developments were

Taiwan’s population growth… or lack thereof

5 February 2019 Editor

Written by Marcus Roberts. The big demographic news out of Asia recently has been the “unstoppable” demographic decline that China is about to undergo thanks

Taiwan – shrinking and increasingly alone

4 February 2019 Editor

Written by Marcus Roberts. Once our three children are in bed (a process that can take some time, much to my frustration) I often relax

Mindfulness in Taiwan

1 February 2019 Editor

Written by Chung-Wei Lin Mindfulness originated from the early Buddhist classics referred to as “Samyukta-Agama” and “Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta”. Mindfulness are those teachings of the Buddha that were handed to the disciples, and which Buddhists believe are the direct path to realization. Mindfulness has four steps: mindfulness of the body

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Taiwan Insight

Western Xia Hotel and the Paradox of Becoming (non)-Taiwanese: The Identity Politics of Second-Generation Mainland Writers

Taiwan and Global Health

What Happened to Taiwan’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage?

Exploring the Gendered Cultural Politics of Seediq Bale’

Queer Kinship and Family Change in Taiwan

Gender, Women and Buddhism in Taiwan

Inclusivity- New Policies on Taiwan’s cultural diplomacy in the Culture White Paper 2018

Why Democracy Is the Best Form of Government for Taiwan?

Taipei Mayor Election in 2014 and 2018

Walking Slowly: Style and motifs of Tsai Ming-liang’s film art (Part II)

Walking Slowly: Style and motifs of Tsai Ming-liang’s film art (Part I)

The Poetics of Tsai Ming-liang

Dear Ex: A Return to Family Melodrama

Queer Kinship and Family Change in Taiwan

Gender, Women and Buddhism in Taiwan

Programming Languages and Rails Girls: On refactoring the social norm

Songs of Defiance: LGBT Pop Music in Taiwan (Post-2018 Referendum) [Part 2]

Songs of Defiance: LGBT Pop Music in Taiwan (Post-2018 Referendum) [Part 1]

Women as Workers, Women as Agents: Studying Labor and Gender in Industrial and Postindustrial Taiwan

LGBT issues in 2019

Taiwan’s Cultural Plurality and Immigration Policy

Taiwan’s population growth… or lack thereof

Taiwan – shrinking and increasingly alone

Mindfulness in Taiwan