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Our host, Josh, interviews academics from all around the world to discover how their research is contributing to the field of Taiwan Studies.
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  • 8: Settler Colonialism, Comparative Literature and the Need to Speak up, with Professor Shih Shu-mei

    8: Settler Colonialism, Comparative Literature and the Need to Speak up, with Professor Shih Shu-mei
    Jun 28 2025
    What is settler colonialism and how are its impacts still evident in the societies of the U.S. and Taiwan? As members of settler colonial societies, is it possible to speak up about some of the problems without appropriating Indigenous people's causes and knowledge?

    Professor Shih Shu-mei shares inspirational insights into the ways in which comparative literature can have a voice on these issues. Her innovative method of "comparison as relation" provides a way of equalising literature from all peoples and nations, a significant step away from the traditional Eurocentric method of comparison. She also discusses the role of Indigenous knowledge as a potential key not just for Taiwan's future but also for addressing global problems.

    Finally, there is a challenge for each of us to "shed our privileges" and centre Indigenous issues, not only for the sake of justice, but also for the sake of our common future.

    Shu-mei Shih, Professor of Comparative Literature, Asian Languages and Cultures, and Asian American Studies, is the Irving and Jean Stone Chair Professor in Humanities. She was the inaugural holder of the Edward W. Said Professorship in Comparative Literature (2019-2022) and the past President of the American Comparative Literature Association (2021-2022).

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    45 m
  • 7: Colonial Legacy and Impacts on Security in Nigeria and Taiwan with Associate Professor Michael Ugwueze

    7: Colonial Legacy and Impacts on Security in Nigeria and Taiwan with Associate Professor Michael Ugwueze
    May 28 2025
    How does colonialism continue to impact Nigeria and Taiwan? Are there some similarities, or lessons that can be learnt from the experiences of these countries?

    Our host, Josh, talks with Michael Ugwueze about his time in Taiwan and some of the insights that he has when it comes to issues of trying to overcome the baggage of a colonial past. They also discuss China's deep presence in Africa and the implications for Taiwan, with some suggestions on how Taiwan could be looking to increase its own visibility in Africa.

    Michael Ugwueze is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He specializes in International Relations and his research interests span the frontiers of security, conflict, peace and development studies. In 2024, he was a Visiting Scholar in the Taiwan Center for Security Studies, National Chengchi University.

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    25 m
  • 6: Prof. Ed Vickers Returns to Discuss a New Twist in the Zheng Cheng-Gong Story

    6: Prof. Ed Vickers Returns to Discuss a New Twist in the Zheng Cheng-Gong Story
    Apr 7 2025
    Summer 2024 was the 400th anniversary of the birth of Zheng Cheng-Gong and saw a special celebration being held in his birthplace of Hirado, Japan. Prof. Ed Vickers, who attended the events and has been following the ways in which Taiwan, China and Japan all remember Zheng in different ways and for different reasons, fills us in on how last year's anniversary events played out and how he expects this historical story to continue to develop into the future!

    Ed is a Professor in Comparative Education in the Department of Education, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies at the University of Kyushu, Japan. He is also the Program Director of the Taiwan Studies Program at Kyushu University.

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    26 m
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