Selected Topics in Taiwan Studies

The course topics focus on the following themes: historical development, political and economic system, basic parameters of Taiwan's society, Taiwanese literature, Taiwanese media, music and film, traditional religions, habits and customs, heritage of the folk culture (legends, songs and stories), Taiwanese anthropology (introduction of indigenous tribes that represent ethnic minorities) and tourism. Each theme will discuss specific text written in traditional Chinese characters. An important emphasis will be put on explaining notions related to cultural ethical and national connotations of Taiwanese culture and Taiwanese cultural identity.

(poleg teh knjižnih virov tudi različni članki v tradicionalni kitajščini po izboru predavateljice):
Istenič Kotar, Saša, 2021. Tajvan: biser v neizprosni geopolitični realnosti. Ljubljana: ZIFF UL. COBISS.SI-ID – 48652035
Copper, John F., 2009. Taiwan: Nation-State or Province? Boulder: Westview Press. COBISS.SI-ID - 103059459
Schubert, Gunter (ed.), 2016. Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan. Abingdon: Routledge. COBISS.SI-ID - 62573666
Liu, Amy C., 2009. Taiwan A to Z: The Essential Cultural Guide. Taipei: The Community Serv. Center. COBISS.SI-ID - 48547938
Brown, Melissa J., 2004. Is Taiwan Chinese? The Impact of Culture, Power, and Migration on Changing Identities. Ewing: University of California Press. COBISS.SI-ID - 55818338
Heylen, Ann & Scott Sommers, 2010. Becoming Taiwan: From Colonialism to Democracy. Studia Formosiana 6, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. COBISS.SI-ID - 48695138
Hong, Guo-Juin, 2011. Taiwan Cinema: A Contested Nation on Screen. New York: Palgrave. COBISS.SI-ID - 52452194
Kuo, Cheng-tian, 2008. Religion and Democracy in Taiwan. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xww&AN=22818…
Keating, Jerome & April C.J. Lin, Island in the Stream: A Quick Case Study of Taiwan’s Complex History. Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc, 2008. COBISS.SI-ID - 53988450
Harrison, Mark, 2006. Legitimacy, Meaning and Knowledge in the Making of Taiwanese Identity. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. COBISS.SI-ID - 48708962