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Taiwan on Air March 17, 2023

Reflecting on Hu Tai-li’s Indigenous Ethnographic Work in Taiwan

A Discussion with Scott Simon

Scott Simon

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In this episode, our host, Niki Alsford, invites Prof Scott Simon, the Chair of Taiwan Studies at the University of Ottawa, to share his thoughts and reflections on Prof Hu Tai-li …

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What is Taiwan for the world and the world for Taiwan? In this podcast series, a group of Taiwan specialists based at the University of Central Lancashire, chat with book writers, artists, directors, professionals from, or with, an interest in Taiwan and explore how the ‘little’ island of Taiwan can be a starting point to (re)think the way we look at the world. Whether you already know Taiwan, you want to know more about it, or you just want to be inspired by it, this is the podcast for you!

Taiwan on Air March 16, 2023

Human Glitches

A Discussion with Lin Hsin-hui

Lin Hsin-hui

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In this episode, our podcast host, Ti-han Chang, invited Ms Lin Hsin-hui, a bourgeoning Taiwanese Sci-fi writer to talk about her award-winning short story collection, Human Glitches. Lin comments on …
Taiwan on Air March 15, 2023

Taiwan’s Green Parties

Alternative Politics in Taiwan

Dafydd Fell

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In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Prof Dafydd Fell, Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. The two …
Taiwan on Air March 14, 2023

Vietnamese Refugee Camps in Penghu

A Discussion with Asio Liu

Asio Liu

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In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee camps in Penghu. Many of us …
Taiwan on Air March 13, 2023

Comics in Taiwan

A Discussion with Norbert Danysz

Norbert Danysz

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For this installment, we had the pleasure of hosting Norbert Danysz, a PhD candidate at Université Lumière Lyon 2. We chatted about recent developments related to comics in Taiwan – …
Taiwan on Air March 12, 2023

Queering the Anthropocene in Taiwan Sci-Fi

A Discussion with Chi Ta-wei

Chi Ta-wei

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In this episode, we have the pleasure to have Chi Ta-wei, a renowned Taiwanese writer, talk about his acclaimed LGBTQ+ novel, The Membranes. Chi reviews this work which was published …
Taiwan on Air March 11, 2023

Film Chat: Queer, Sci-Fi and the Family

A Discussion with Maja Korbecka

Maja Korbecka

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For this installment, we had the pleasure of hosting Maja Korbecka, a PhD candidate at Freie Universitat Berlin. We chatted about five East Asian films released between 2016 and 2022, and …
Taiwan on Air March 10, 2023

Puppets, Gods and Brands

Theorizing the Age of Animation from Taiwan

Teri Silvio

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For this instalment, we had the pleasure of hosting Teri Silvio, who works as Research Fellow at the Academia Sinica Institute of Ethnology. We chatted about Teri’s recently published book …
Taiwan on Air March 9, 2023

Book Chat: Oceanic Writing

A Discussion with Liao Hung-chi

Liao Hung-chi

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In this episode, our host, Ti-han Chang, conducted an interview chat with the ecowriter, Liao Hung-chi about his oceanic and cetacean writings. The interview covers the writer's view on the …
Taiwan on Air March 8, 2023

Whale Island

A Discussion with Director Huang Chia-chu

Huang Chia-chu

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In this episode, our host, Ti-han Chang, conducted an interview chat with the film director, Huang Chia-chu about his making of the eco-film, Whale Island (2020). The interview covers the …
Taiwan on Air March 7, 2023

Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan

Beatrice Zani

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In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and Emotions, published by Routledge …
Taiwan on Air March 6, 2023

The Great Exodus from China

Trauma, Memory and Identity in Modern Taiwan

Dominic Meng-hsuan Yang

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In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Dominic Meng-hsuan Yang, author of the book The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Modern Taiwan published by …