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Thanks to Beth Tsai for a wonderful review on our anthology, Taiwanese-language Cinema: Rediscovered and Reconsidered (2024, EUP):
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YouTube video by Ming-Yeh Rawnsley Dr Adina Zemanek and Taiwanese-language cinema

Adina Zemanek introduces her research on 'Material Culture, Home Spaces and Taiwan as a Home', published in the book, Taiwanese-language Cinema: Rediscovered and Reconsidered (2024, @edinburghup.bsky.social):
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YouTube video by Ming-Yeh Rawnsley Taiwanese-language Cinema: Rediscovered and Reconsidered

Ming-yeh Rawnsley explains the origin of the book, Taiwanese-language Cinema: Rediscovered and Reconsidered (2024, @edinburghup.bsky.social), and some future plans in 2026: youtube.com/shorts/bLKHo...

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YouTube video by Ming-Yeh Rawnsley Chris Berry and Taiwanese-language Cinema

Professor Chris Berry talks about his interest in Taiwanese-language cinema: youtu.be/hoRlHMAfMtY

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The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Media 2nd Edition is published. Has your library got a copy yet? www.routledge.com/Routledge-Ha...

So pleased to have a wonderful book review on our anthology, Taiwanese-Language Cinema: Rediscovered and Reconsidered (Edinburgh University Press, 2024), published in The China Quarterly: doi.org/10.1017/S030...
Hope more scholars and students will find the value of taiyupian research!

After several years of hard work, the Routledge Handbook of Chinese Media 2nd Edition is finally out: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

Look forward to organising book launch events to celebrate it with all our contributors and editors! Watch this space.

Taiwanese Cinema: Now and Then 2025 / The Garden Cinema

Exciting to see several great Taiwanese films will be available in London soon: www.thegardencinema.co.uk/season/taiwa...

The National Museum of Taiwan Literature is looking for translators to bring Taiwan literature to the world. Applications are now open — and spaces are limited. C𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

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There are currently 44 articles published in the International Journal of Taiwan Studies which are open access and free to download. For a full list of these open access articles, please click this link: drive.google.com/file/d/1fVp8...

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Meet the fantastic team of IJTS copyeditors. Thanks to John Wood, Jon Wilcox and Simon Green for ensuring the journal’s high quality.
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International Journal of Taiwan Studies 8(2) is published: brill.com/view/journal...
This issue contains a topical section "Transitions and Challenges in Taiwan’s Economy and Society". There are also two open access articles and two book reviews. Happy reading in summer! @iuliaivana.bsky.social

Sense of Place and Transculturality International Conference will take place 18-19 May 2025 in Taipei: sites.google.com/view/senseof...
To register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1746...

Language Revitalisation Using Historical Texts: the Case of Siraya Abstract To achieve national recognition, Plains Indigenous people (aka Pingpu) in Taiwan need an ethnolect. The language of one Plains Indigenous group, the Siraya, was extinct for most of the twenti...

We'd like to announce the publication of the 100th research article in the International Journal of Taiwan Studies. Christopher Joby (April 2025), 'Language Revitalisation Using Historical Texts: the Case of Siraya', advance published online ahead of print. It is open access: doi.org/10.1163/2468...

Revisiting Research: Indigenous Peoples as Non-State Diplomatic Actors in the Public/Cultural Diplomacy of Taiwan Written by Dr Carla Figueira. This article reflects on the 2024 IJTS Open Access Award-winning paper, “Indigenous Peoples as Non-State Diplomatic Actors in the Public/Cultural Diplomacy of Taiwan: …

The final instalment of the Taiwan Insight-IJTS Special Issue on "IJTS Open Access Awards" (March-April 2025) is Dr Carla Figueira's work on 'INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS NON-STATE DIPLOMATIC ACTORS IN THE PUBLIC/CULTURAL DIPLOMACY OF TAIWAN'. Enjoy: taiwaninsight.org/2025/04/11/r...

Taiwan Research Hub (TRH) of the University of Nottingham is organising an Early Career Researchers workshop on Taiwan Studies on 4 June 2025. It is suitable for master's students, doctoral researchers, and post-docs. To attend, see: www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...

The Expansion of Taiwanese Firms and the US-China Trade War: The Subcontractors’ Dilemma in Global Supply Chain Competition Written by Lin, Thung-Hong. This article introduces the 2023 IJTS Open Access Award-winning paper, “Subcontractors’ Dilemma: The Expansion of Taiwanese Firms 2002–2015”, and discusses a follow-up s…

In the midst of a new global trade war, for people who study Taiwan it is particularly important to learn about Taiwan economy's strengths and weaknesses. Read Thung-Hong Lin's longitudinal research about the changing roles of Taiwanese firms in the global economy: taiwaninsight.org/2025/04/09/t...

‘Free China’ in History: A Look Back at Cold War Taiwan’s Anti-Communist Defectors Written by Andrew Morris. Reflecting on the 2023 IJTS Open Access Award-winning paper, the author revisits his path toward researching the Cold War-era defections from the PRC to Taiwan—stories onc…

This is a fascinating reflection by Professor Andrew Morris about Taiwan, Cold War and Anti-Communist Defectors: taiwaninsight.org/2025/04/07/f...

Reflections on “Finding Meaning in Time and Space: Periodisation and Taiwanese-centric History” Written by Evan N. Dawley. The 2022 IJTS Open Access Award-winning paper, “Finding Meaning in Time and Space: Periodisation and Taiwanese-centric History,” challenges the conventional state-centric…

What is Taiwanese-centric history and historiography like? Take a look at Dr Evan Dawley’s essay in Taiwan Insight: taiwaninsight.org/2025/04/04/r...

Ontological Entanglements: Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Taiwan Written by Scott E. Simon. This article introduces and reflects on the author’s two IJTS Open Access Award-winning papers. Drawing on decades of fieldwork and writing, the author contributes to Tai…

An interesting article by Prof. Scott Simon, part of the Taiwan Insight-IJTS special issue (March-April 2025): taiwaninsight.org/2025/04/02/o...

The International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS) Research Article Competition for the year 2025 has begun. All submissions must be received by the IJTS Editorial Manager by 30 April 2025. For details, see eats-taiwan.eu/internationa...

Taiwan Insight–IJTS Special Issue on ‘IJTS Open Access Awards’ Written by Dr Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley. This article is an introduction to the Taiwan Insight–IJTS Special Issue on IJTS Open Access Awards, an initiative recognising high-quality Taiwan-focused resear…

Taiwan Insight-IJTS special issue on “International Journal of Taiwan Studies Open Access Awards” is now published! Hope you will enjoy reading the articles in this special issue: taiwaninsight.org/2025/03/31/t...