Indigenous Taiwan Film & Lit
Troubling Chineseness: Indigenous Taiwan in Film and Literature In Taiwan, Indigenous heritage has become a marker of national identity, yet Indigenous communities remain socially marginalized. This course examines this paradox through films and literature from the 1980s to present. How does indigeneity define Taiwan? What is Chineseness from an Indigenous perspective? What happens when indigeneity incorporates colonial practices? We'll explore documentaries, shorts, feature films, novels, short stories, essays, and poetry about Taiwanese Indigenous peoples, created by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. Through these works, we'll engage with issues of colonization, national identity, cultural stereotypes, gender, Indigenous worldviews, and Indigenous movements and cultural production. All course materials will be in English translation or have English subtitles.
Troubling Chineseness: Indigenous Taiwan in Film and Literature In Taiwan, Indigenous heritage has become a marker of national identity, yet Indigenous communities remain socially marginalized. This course examines this paradox through films and literature from the 1980s to present. How does indigeneity define Taiwan? What is Chineseness from an Indigenous perspective? What happens when indigeneity incorporates colonial practices? We'll explore documentaries, shorts, feature films, novels, short stories, essays, and poetry about Taiwanese Indigenous peoples, created by both Indigenous and non- …Read more
Professor Wang is trying to accommodate to students' needs in every perspecitve. Assignments are mostly graded upon completion, except for mid-term and final essays that took a great part of the total grade. This class is seminar-based and students' participation is valued. Final participation grades could vary from 80s to 90s in terms of student participation. Generally, Prof Wang is a enthusiastic scholar on Chinese Mainland and Taiwanese modern literature and films. She is very accessible and very friendly.
Professor Wang is trying to accommodate to students' needs in every perspecitve. Assignments are mostly graded upon completion, except for mid-term and final essays that took a great part of the total grade. This class is seminar-based and students' participation is valued. Final participation grades could vary from 80s to 90s in ter …Read more