Free Online Program: North American Taiwan Studies Online Summer School
Dates: Sep. 27-28, Oct. 4-5, Oct. 11-12 Times 9:30-1:30 EST
Are you a grad student or early-career scholar interested in strengthening your knowledge base of Taiwan and research capacities? Join these free, intensive academic seminars to learn from and discuss with leading Taiwan Studies scholars how to understand and study Taiwan in global contexts.
The Taiwan Studies Online Summer School is a collaborative, cross-institutional initiative to support the growth of Taiwan Studies abroad, particularly in North America. This annual online program offers graduate students and early-career scholars a focused and accessible platform to deepen their understanding of Taiwan-related topics, establish meaningful academic connections, and gain exposure to Taiwan-based research and methodologies.
Sponsored by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan and hosted by Indiana University’s Taiwan Studies Initiative, the inaugural summer school will focus on the theme “Global Taiwan.” We invite leading Taiwan Studies scholars working on history, international relations, public health, gender and society, economics, geopolitics, culture, and literature to provide their expertise and explore with students how Taiwan Studies could be more than just another area studies— how the past, present, and future of the island are always global.
The summer school will be held over three weekends online. In addition to our esteemed speakers, we also invite four institutions in Taiwan to introduce their archival collections and research resources.
Speakers:
Howard Chiang (UC Santa Barbara)
Evan Dawley (Goucher College)
Sara Friedman (Indiana University)
James Lin (University of Washington)
Pei-Yin Lin (University of Hong Kong) Shelly Rigger (Davidson College)
Wayne Soon (University of Minnesota)
Research Resources:
Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica
Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
National Museum of Taiwan Literature
Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute
Contact Prof. Fei-Hsien Wang (feihwang@iu.edu) or the IU Taiwan Studies Initiative (taiwansp@iu.edu) with any questions.