Taiwan Panel
Media, Remembering Past and Cultural Resistance: Taiwan in Focus
Time: 2:30-3:45pm
Venue: Macquarie University
C120/121, 25 Wally's Walk
Attendance is free but please register attendance at:
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Introductory Remarks
Professor Hsu-Ming Teo (MQ)
Photography and cultural nativism in Taiwan
Dr Kevin Alexander Su (UTS)
This paper surveys the creative outputs of Taiwanese photographers following the Republic of China’s evacuation to Taiwan in 1949 as illustrative of the active historizing of pen-tu (本土) or hsiang-tu (鄉土) narratives that underscore the self-reflexive socio-political spaces that remain contested to the present-day.
Everyday resistance and remembering the past in Taiwanese extreme metal
Dr Jess Kruk (UWA)
Drawing on data from a series of ethnographic interviews with Taiwanese extreme metal musicians, this paper discusses how Taiwanese artists write metal lyrics combining elements of Taiwanese culture and language (including Taiwanese Hokkien, Formosan languages, traditional instruments, and folklore) that bring local and international attention to contentious topics in Taiwanese society, and as vocalist Muer of Crescent Lament suggests, “expose injustice without feeling fear”.
Journeys of Connection in the Cold War: Travel, Informal Diplomacy, and Australia’s Engagement with Taiwan
Dr Mei-fen Kuo (MQ)
This paper underscores the importance of comprehending Taiwan's historical global struggle, with a focus on the role of informal diplomacy. It also acknowledges individuals as dynamic agents who have played a significant part in shaping Taiwan's international history, transcending state-level politics.
Professor Hsu-Ming Teo (MQ)
Photography and cultural nativism in Taiwan
Dr Kevin Alexander Su (UTS)
This paper surveys the creative outputs of Taiwanese photographers following the Republic of China’s evacuation to Taiwan in 1949 as illustrative of the active historizing of pen-tu (本土) or hsiang-tu (鄉土) narratives that underscore the self-reflexive socio-political spaces that remain contested to the present-day.
Everyday resistance and remembering the past in Taiwanese extreme metal
Dr Jess Kruk (UWA)
Drawing on data from a series of ethnographic interviews with Taiwanese extreme metal musicians, this paper discusses how Taiwanese artists write metal lyrics combining elements of Taiwanese culture and language (including Taiwanese Hokkien, Formosan languages, traditional instruments, and folklore) that bring local and international attention to contentious topics in Taiwanese society, and as vocalist Muer of Crescent Lament suggests, “expose injustice without feeling fear”.
Journeys of Connection in the Cold War: Travel, Informal Diplomacy, and Australia’s Engagement with Taiwan
Dr Mei-fen Kuo (MQ)
This paper underscores the importance of comprehending Taiwan's historical global struggle, with a focus on the role of informal diplomacy. It also acknowledges individuals as dynamic agents who have played a significant part in shaping Taiwan's international history, transcending state-level politics.