The Taiwan Studies Programme within the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies is launching on 28 November.

Co-organisers and Partners

Education Division, Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford
Asian Studies Centre, St Antony’s College
Oxford University Taiwanese Student Society

Conference Schedule

11.30 – 12.00 Welcome and Introduction

Kelly Wu-Chiao Hsieh, Representative, Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
Nicole Yen-Yi Lee, Director General of the Department of International and Cross-strait Education of the Ministry of Education (remote)
Timothy Power, Head of Social Sciences Division, University of Oxford
Paul Chaisty, Head of Oxford School of Global and Area Studies
Rachel Murphy, Research Director of Oxford School of Global and Area Studies

12.00 – 12:45 Opening Keynote Lecture

Sarah Liu, Senior Lecturer in Gender and Politics, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh: ‘Too feminine to protect a country? The gendered experiences of soldiers in the Taiwanese army’

12.45 – 13:30 Lunch

13.30 – 15:00 Panel I: Taiwanese Identity and Nationalism

Chair: Paul Irwin Crookes, Associate Professor, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies
Adina Zemanek, Lecturer in Asia Pacific Studies, Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies, University of Central Lancashire: ‘What is Taiwaneseness in the comics industry?’
Christopher Hughes, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science: ‘Can the KMT become truly Taiwanese?’
Jonathan Sullivan, Associate Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham: ‘Which independence, which status quo? Taiwanese nationalism and the ROC’

15.00 – 15:15 Coffee/Tea

15.15 – 16.45 Panel II: Cultural Politics and Citizenship in Taiwanese Society

Chair: Ssu-Han Yu, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies
Po-Hsi Chen, Postdoctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge: ‘The “Quemoy-Matsu Award”: How was the Golden Horse transformed from party-state apparatus to globalised entertainment?’
Chen-Yu Lin, Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries, School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University: ‘The Golden Melody Awards: Democratisation and transformation of Taiwanese post-martial law society’
Lara Momesso, Senior Lecturer in Asia Pacific Studies, Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies, University of Central Lancashire: ‘Is legal citizenship enough to measure new residents’ integration in Taiwanese public life?’

16.45 – 17:00 Coffee/Tea

17.00 – 18:00 Closing Keynote Lecture (remote)

Shelley Rigger, Brown Professor of Political Science, Davidson College: ‘Taiwan Studies and the future of Taiwan: What are scholars’ obligations to their research subject?’