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This course focuses on contemporary issues in and around Taiwan, while engaging the historic roots of these current
issues. As is to be expected from an introductory class on Taiwan, political topics feature heavily. Nevertheless, the course will approach them with anthropological and sociological sensibilities in mind. That is, while considering institutions of the state and international organizations, the course concentrates on “lowercase-letter politics” as encountered in daily life. The class is open to students from all disciplines and faculties, and to interested members of the public; no prior knowledge of Taiwan is required, though it is expected that participants prepare the assigned readings in advance, engage critically with the course literature, and are willing to identify and challenge their own assumptions coming into class. Informed discussion and critical reflection are imperative for this seminar-style class, and I welcome your thoughts, interests, and contributions. These are what give life to this class. Ultimately, our coming-together is as much about Taiwan as it is about why Taiwan matters to you. Note that the entire class will be held in English. As an outcome of participation, students will not only gain in-depth views of social issues in Taiwan but be able to connect them to global trends and analyze them in a social-scientific manner. Course Completion Requirements: • Class attendance at least 10/12 • Reading summaries and discussion questions for 8 readings • Essay: How and why does Taiwan matter to the world? (1,500 words, to be submitted by the end of day on May 9, 2025) Grading: • 25% class attendance and participation • 25% reading summaries and discussion questions • 25% essay • 25% final exam Last update: Jirková Miroslava (30.01.2025)
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Course Completion Requirements: Class attendance at least 10/12 Reading summaries and discussion questions for 8 readings Essay: How and why does Taiwan matter to the world? (1,500 words, to be submitted by the end of day on May 9, 2025) Grading: 25% class attendance and participation 25% reading summaries and discussion questions 25% essay 25% final exam Last update: Jirková Miroslava (30.01.2025)
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BROY, Nikolas (2020). Global Dao: The Making of Transnational Yiguandao. In: Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 11. Brill, 174-193. ISBN 9004443169. Dostupné z: CHEN, Ketty W. (2020). Island Sunrise: The Sunflower Movement and Taiwan’s Democracy in Transition. Taiwan in Dynamic Transition. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 121-139. CHOU, Catherine L. Decolonizing the ‘One China’ Narrative: The Case of Taiwan. The Historical Journal. 2024;67(1):161-168. doi:10.1017/S0018246X23000377. COCKEL, Isabelle (2022). Taiwan’s rocky road to independence and democracy.DUNCH, Ryan and ESAREY, Ashley eds. (2020). Taiwan in dynamic transition: nation-building and democratization. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295746814. Dostupné z: ESAREY, Ashley (2020). Overview: Democratization and Nation Building in Taiwan. Taiwan in Dynamic Transition. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 21-44. GREENE, Megan J. (2009). Taiwan, Anti-Imperialism and Nationalism. International Encyclopedia of Protest and Revolution, 2009, Vol.7, p.3235-3238. ISBN 1444331078. JACOBS, J. Bruce. Democratizing Taiwan. Leiden: Brill, c2012. ISBN 1-283-47082-9. KUAN, Da-wei (Daya Dakasi) (2021). Indigenous traditional territory and decolonisation of the settler state: The Taiwan experience. Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous Peoples. Abingdon: Routledge, 184-205. ISBN 9780367553609. Dostupné z: LEUNG, Genevieve (2022). Memes and Milk Tea Alliances: Ludic activism in Taiwan in 2021. LIN, James (2022). Nostalgia for Japanese colonialism: Historical memory and postcolonialism in contemporary Taiwan. Online. History compass, 20(11). ISSN 1478-0542. Dostupné z: REINKE, Jens (2020). Generating Global Pure Lands. In: Mapping Modern Mahayana. 11. Walter de Gruyter, 81-97. ISBN 3110690152. Dostupné z: RIGGER, Shelley (2011). Why Taiwan matters: small island, global powerhouse. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ROWEN, Ian (2014). Tourism as a territorial strategy: The case of China and Taiwan. Annals of tourism research, 46, 62-74. Dostupné z: SCHUBERT, Gunter; LIN, Ruihua; JEAN YU-CHEN, Tseng (2022). Liang'an vs. kua'an: The two dimensions of Taiwan-China relations during the first Tsai administration. Taiwan During the First Administration of Tsai Ing-Wen. Abingdon: Routledge, 70-97. ISBN 9781032072807. Dostupné z: TEERATANABODEE, Wichuta; JYE, Quah Say (2022). Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit has Revived the Milk Tea Alliance. The Diplomat. TISCHER, Jacob F. (2022). Panmemic inoculation: How Taiwan is nerfing the pandemic with cute humour. East Asian Journal of Popular Culture, 8(1), 183-204. WEI, Clarissa (2023). The politics of bubble tea: at last, Taiwanese food is getting the recognition it deserves. The Guardian.WU, Rwei-ren (2020). Nation-State Formation at the Interface: The Case of Taiwan. Taiwan in Dynamic Transition. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 47-79. WU, Valerie (2021). Boba Diplomacy: Bubble Tea’s Influence on Taiwan’s Soft Power. YAO, Ming‐li (2022). Re‐imagining the ‘Taiwanese’ nation in the interpretation of the Chinese‐oriented heritage. Nations and nationalism, 28(4), 1230-1248. Dostupné z: ZEMANEK, Adina (2020). Travel, Cultural Hybridity and Transnational Connections in Taiwanese Graphic Narratives. European journal of East Asian studies, 19(1), 98-123. Dostupné z: Last update: Jirková Miroslava (30.01.2025)
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This class meets on Mondays, 9:15 AM in ROOM. 1. Feb. 17: Introduction: Colonial legacies, democratization, and nation-building in Taiwan. Homework: Think about what interests you about Taiwan, and pick a medium (meme or other image, report, video, podcast, article, figurine etc.) that best represents your interest and bring it to class. Part I: Colonial Legacies 2. Feb. 24: The Republic of China on Taiwan: A colonial regime? Readings: Jacobs 2012, 19-68, Cockel 2022. 3. Mar. 3: Democratization as decolonization Readings: Wu 2020, Blog entry ’Reflection on Taiwans Decolonisation Process 4. Mar. 10: Colonial legacies, redux: Taiwan and Japan Readings: Lin 2022, Liew 2023. Part II: Nation-Building 5. Mar. 17: In rough seas: Cross-strait relations Readings: Rowen 2014, Schubert et al 2022. 6. Mar. 24: Social movements Readings: Chen 2020, Storey 2024 excerpts. 7. Mar. 31: Imagining the Taiwanese nation Readings: Yao 2022. 8. Apr. 7: Practicing the nation in everyday life Readings: Zemanek 2020, Tischer 2022. Part III: Global Taiwan 9. Apr. 14: Island isolated? Approaches to Taiwanese soft power abroad Readings: Wu 2021, Leung 2022, Salam 2022, Teeratanabodee 2022, Wei 2023, Taieb 2024. (These are all blog posts.) 10. Apr. 21: Easter Monday - no class 11. Apr. 28: Organized religion as transnational civic actor Readings: Broy 2020, Reinke 2020. 12. May 5: Unsettling unsettled issues: Decolonizing the settler-colonial state Readings: Kuan 2021. 13. May 12: Wrap-up: Why Taiwan matters Readings: Rigger 2011 excerpt. Final exam: TBD, first try in the week of June 2-6. The instructor reserves the right to change parts of this syllabus. If changes occur, you will be informed about them in class.Last update: Jirková Miroslava (30.01.2025)
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