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.

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. event.culture.tw/mocweb/reg/N...

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... @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

Meet the fantastic team of IJTS copyeditors. Thanks to John Wood, Jon Wilcox and Simon Green for ensuring the journal’s high quality. 16/7/2025

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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 “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...

It’s a pleasure talking to an engaging and engaged audience about Taiwanese-language cinema. Thanks very much to Dr Yea-fen Chen for her invitation.

International Journal of Taiwan Studies is organising a topical section on 'Contemporary Taiwanese Art Across Borders: Immersive Memory, Identity, and Artistic Agency'. Deadline for abstracts is 30 June 2025. For further details see: eats-taiwan.eu/internationa...

Saw @aiannucci.bsky.social’s glorious Dr Strangelove tonight thanks to NT Live. Brilliant & innovative staging & a terrific cast led by Steve Coogan. After #Signalgate, Putin, Trump - rather too close to reality at times!

Thanks to @emmalbriant.bsky.social. I have found four of my publications are used by Meta without my consent. I have taken action and sent a letter of complaint to Meta as suggested. Will help spread the words too.

The Society of Authors has published helpful steps you can take if your books and publications were among those stolen to find #Meta's #AI - 3 of my publications were pirated, see if yours were here www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... ACT NOW: ⤵️

Many thanks to Mr. Will Dunlop for assigning this music project, which led to my very first composition. I truly enjoyed the process of creating this little tune. Special thanks also to Mr. Dunlop for harmonizing and performing it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6uO...

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...

Insightful: open.spotify.com/episode/2tdU...

Received my copy of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan 2nd Edition today. My chapter, titled "Contemporary Taiwan Cinema", offers a broad survey by introducing Taiwanese-language cinema, Healthy Realism, commercial genre films, Taiwan New Cinema, and Post-New Cinema.

國科會與歐盟同步徵求「未來新興資訊與通訊技術研究（CHIST-ERA）」聯合跨國多邊合作計畫，計畫徵求截止日期暫定2025年4月15日17:00（CEST） www.nstc.gov.tw/folksonomy/r...

A free Taiwanese language platform: docs.google.com/forms/d/1fB8... The information is provided by Chan-yueh Liu, whose article in the Taiwan Insight is titled "Teaching Taiwan by Teaching Languages - Performative Interpretation Strategies for Taiwanese Language Learning - A Case Study at Inalco".

If you happen to be in London on 11 March, you may be interested in attending this book launch at SOAS University of London, 5:15-7:00pm on 11 March, to celebrate the publication of Taiwanese-Language Cinema: Rediscovered and Reconsidered: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

2025 International Mother Language Day 12 noon UK / 8 pm Taiwan, 7 March 2025, via Microsoft Teams University of Leicester and Association of Taiwan Literature are co-organising an event, 'Poetry Everywhere: Writing Taigi Poems and Lyrics for Taigi Popular Songs'

My talks in Leiden, Feb 2014 vs. Dec 2024. The 2014 talk was about Korean Wave in Taiwan; the 2024 talk was on how women were portrayed in old Taiwanese-language cinema. Jens Damm invited me in 2014. The host in 2024 was Debra Sang but Jens was there too! A small world.

Proud of my most recent publication: Taiwanese-Language Cinema: Rediscovered and Reconsidered (EUP, 2024), eds Chris Berry, Wafa Ghermani, Corrado Neri, Ming-Yeh Rawnsley: shepherd.com/book/taiwane...

I like this book website, which gives me an opportunity to talk about books on Taiwan cinema which I enjoyed reading and benefited my research: shepherd.com/best-books/u...

The 2025 IJTS Research Article Competition has begun. We welcome submission of original research articles relevant to the broadly defined field of Taiwan studies. Submission deadline: 30 April 2025. For details see: eats-taiwan.eu/internationa...

Take a look at a new Impact short book series I am co-editing for @anthempress.bsky.social : Asian Media, Cinema & Communications (anthempress.com/anthem-impac...). We welcome proposals for contributions of between 20-30,000 words. Some great titles already in the pipeline!

The International Journal of #Taiwan Studies (8:1) is now available with articles on identity, religion, food culture, Taiwan’s health & welfare systems. Plus a brilliant set of book reviews. brill.com/view/journal...