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About Taiwan on Air

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!

This podcast series is hosted by Dr Ti-han Chang, Dr Lara Momesso and Dr Adina Zemanek.

NBN Episodes hosted by Taiwan on Air:

Taiwan on Air August 13, 2023

Literature in the Age of the Anthropocene: An Ecocritical Study of the Taiwanese Writer Wu Ming-yi

A Book Chat with Gwennaël Gaffric

Gwennaël Gaffric

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
In this episode, our host, Ti-han, invited Dr Gwennaël Gaffric, a French literary translator and a specialist in Taiwanese eco-literature to talk about his academic publication, The Literature in the …
Taiwan on Air July 30, 2023

Film Chat: Hsin-Chien Huang on VR Film in Taiwan

Hsin-Chien Huang

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
The host was Adina Zemanek, in conversation with Hsin-Chien Huang, a new media creator with a background in art, design and digital entertainment, whose works have been exhibited and won …
Taiwan on Air June 24, 2023

"Detention" and Other Horror Videogames

Avatars, Memory and Trauma, with Chee-Hann Wu

Chee-Hann Wu

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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The host of this episode, Adina Zemanek, interviewed Chee-Hann Wu, who obtained her PhD in Drama and Theatre from the University of California, Irvine and UC San Diego. They talked …
Taiwan on Air June 2, 2023

The Suspended Island

Taiwan and the Balance of the World

Stefano Pelaggi

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Stefano Pelaggi, Adjunct Professor at Sapienza University in Rome. The two discuss Dr Pelaggi’s most recent book, L’Isola Sospesa. Taiwan e …
Taiwan on Air March 17, 2023

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

A Discussion with Scott Simon

Scott Simon

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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 …
Taiwan on Air March 16, 2023

Human Glitches

A Discussion with Lin Hsin-hui

Lin Hsin-hui

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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 …