Since its inauguration, the Research Unit for Taiwanese Culture and Literature has organised or hosted six scholarly meetings: one international conference, two international research symposia and three international workshops. For further information click the button below.
2024/11/09 11-17:30 h
AREA Day 2024 - Taiwan
On November 9, 2024, the AREA Day 2024 will take place at Ruhr University Bochum, with this year’s theme being Taiwan’s rich culture and its traces throughout North Rhine-Westphalia. Under the slogan “Culture, Cuisine & Community”, the event’s hosts AREA Ruhr and Taiwanherz invite all interested parties to indulge in a diverse programme including Taiwanese culinary delights as well as numerous workshops and hands-on activities, from calligraphy, martial arts and ceramic painting to Chinese chess, mahjongg, Taiwanese indigenous culture and a choir performance.
2024/10/24 18-20 h
Workshop Discussion with Taiwanese Comicauthor Sean Chuang 小莊
The renowned Taiwanese comic author Sean Chuang will be presenting his series "Tidal Waves" (潮浪群雄) and share insights into his creative process and the themes behind his work, followed by a lively audience discussion.
2024/09/30 17 h
Photo Exhibition: Motor der Moderne. Bildung in Taiwan, 1900 – 1950
The Taiwan Research Unit will open an exhibition on Taiwan, using images from two archives to document snapshots of educational initiatives in elementary, middle and higher schools as well as in vocational training.
The curators of the exhibition, Christine Moll-Murata, Hsu Yu-yin, and Chien Hung-yi will give short introductions in German and English to the posters on display.
2024/09/30 10:30-12 h
Talk: Facing Up to the Digital Turn in the Museums - A Field Report from the NMTH
The BMBF-funded research project TAP invited Dr. Lung-Chi Chang, Director of the National Museum of History of Taiwan, to give a talk on “Facing Up to the Digital Turn in the Museums: A Field Report from the NMTH” at its international workshop this autumn.
2024/06/24 18:30-20 h
Film Screening and Workshop Discussion with film director Wei Te-Sheng 魏德聖
The renowned Taiwanese film director Wei Te-Sheng is currently premiering his new film BIG overseas. On Sunday, 23.06.2024, at around 1:30 p.m., the film will be shown in a special screening at the UFA Filmpalast at Düsseldorf Central Station.
On Monday, 24.06.2024, at 6:30 p.m a workshop discussion with the director will take place at the Ruhr University Bochum.
2024/02/01 18-20 h
Panel Discussion: Taiwan in Europe – Historical Research and Public Awareness
A panel of experts will come together to analyze Taiwan's recent elections and the evolving geopolitical landscape. The panel consists of Dr. Josie-Marie Perkuhn, a member of TAP at the University of Trier, Jürgen Kahl, a correspondent for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and the head of the Research Unit for Taiwanese Culture and Literature (TRU), Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata. Prof. Dr. Jörn-Carsten Gottwald, Chair Professor for East Asian Politics, will moderate the evening.
2023/05/30 9-11 h
Talk: Taiwan in Europe – Historical Research and Public Awareness
Prof. Christine Moll-Murata gave a lecture at the Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, on the topic "Taiwan in Europe – Historical Research and Public Awareness."
2023/02/28 14-16 h
Talk: A Pioneer of Press Freedom in Taiwan
228 Peace Memorial Day & 100th Anniversary of the Founding of Taiwan People News
2023/01/26 18-20 h
Lecture: Zwischen Himmel und Meer (Between Sky and Sea)
Dr. Thilo Diefenbach will give a lecture and reading on his new work, "Zwischen Himmel und Meer", a new translation anthology of literary works from Taiwan.
2022/12/06 12-15 h
Taiwan Infotag
The Taiwan Infotag will be held in cooperation with the International Office of the Ruhr University Bochum and the Taipeh Vertretung Frankfurt. In addition to interesting lectures on Taiwan, the event will also focus on exchange opportunities with Taiwan, whether for a study visit, an internship or a job.
2022/11/29 18:30-20:30 h
Panel Discussion: Local Elections in Taiwan – Analyses and Background
Jürgen Kahl (correspondent of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung), Tatjana Romig (freelance journalist working for Radio Taiwan International) and Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata (head of the Research Unit for Taiwanese Culture and Literature) will hold a panel discussion. The event will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Jörn-Carsten Gottwald, Chair of East Asian Politics.
2022/11/17 17-19 h
Talk: A Sociolinguistic Approach to Language Standardization in Taiwan - The Case of Taigi
Prof. Ann Heylen from National Taiwan Normal University (國立臺灣師範大學) will give a talk titled "A Sociolinguistic Approach to Language Standardization in Taiwan: The Case of Taigi".
2022/06/30 18-20 h
Film Screening: Insights Into the TV Series Seqalu
MA Seminar: The Languages of Taiwan
Prof. Lin Hsin-yi (NTNU, Taiwan) gives an introductory talk and discusses the series with the audience. Everybody is warmly welcome!
2021/05/11
Digital Photo Exhibition
Fotoausstellung: 30 Jahre Demokratiebewegung in Taiwan. Eine Dokumentation des taiwanischen Fotografen Sung Lung-Chuan
This exhibition of works by documentary photographer Sung Lung-Chuan portrays the initial phase of Taiwan's democratic transition. The pictures show the turning point before and after the abolition of Martial Law in the years 1986 to 1989.
• Web exhibition here. Further information (in German) here.
Report on the exhibition at Radio Taiwan International (Deutschredaktion) and interview by editor Tatjana Romig with Christine Moll-Murata (in German)
2021/05/11 18:00
Panel Discussion (online)
Podiumsdiskussion: 30 Jahre Demokratiebewegung in Taiwan
Participants: Professor Shieh Jhy-wey, Taiwan Representative in Germany
Klaus H. Walter, previous Taiwan coordinator of Amnesty International Germany
Professor Kristin Kupfer, Trier University
The discussion will be held in German.
2021/04/15-17
European Association of Taiwan Studies The 18th EATS Annual Conference: Taiwan in Transition
Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2021/03/29
Workshop
Third Workshop: A Sourcebook for the History and Languages of Taiwan
2021/02/05
Workshop
Second Workshop: A Sourcebook for the History and Languages of Taiwan
2020/11/18
Mittagsforum
“The cultural memory in Taiwan historiography and heritage 'commodification' with a case study on Hengchun” KAM Liza Wing Man (Göttingen)
Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.
2020/01/14
Joint Workshop
The Taiwan's Elections 2020: Domestic and International Dimensions
Organized by the Department of Political Science, National Chengchi University Taipei, Department of East Asian Politics, Department of International Political Economy of East Asia, and Taiwan Research Unit, Ruhr University Bochum
2019/10/17-18
Film screening and Interview with Heather Tsui 崔永徽,
Film Director of “Long Time No Sea” (只有大海知道) siehe [PDF]
2019/10/09
Taiwan Guest Lectures
“21st Century Language Policies in Taiwan” Dr. Li Taiyuan 李台元 National Academy for Educational Research 國家教育研究院 “Language Planning in Taiwan: Agents and Agency” Prof. Dr. Henning Klöter 韓可龍, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
2019/06/24
Lecture
“Taiwan’s Recent Political History in Ten (Election) Advertisements”
by Dr. Dafydd J. Fell, SOAS London.
2019/06/06
Taiwanese Documentary Film Screening
“Our Youth in Taiwan” (我們的青春，在台灣) followed by Q&A with director Fu Yue傅榆.
2018/12/5-6
Workshop on Civil Societies in East Asia “Voices from East Asia 2.0”.
2018/11/07
“Pre-Study on Promoting the Study of Taiwan Literature at Universities of Various Countries”
(推動台灣文學進入各國大學前期研究) by Chien Juo-Ping 簡若玶.
2018/05/12-16
“Taiwan-Tage” (Taiwan Days).
Interview with Chou Shih-lun 周世倫 (in German)
2017/10/10
Presentation and Workshop Talk with Dr. Thilo Diefenbach 蔣永學.
2016/01/20 Panel Discussion “Taiwan nach der Wahl” [Taiwan after the Elections].
2015/07/08
Workshop “Current Topics of Research in and on Taiwan – Social and Legal History, Philosophy, and Literature” with Representatives from National Taiwan Normal University 國立臺灣師範大學.
2015/04/24
Presentation and Discussion with Film Director Wei Te-Sheng 魏德聖and Producer Jimmy Huang (Huang Chih-ming 黃志明).
2013/06/18-19
Literature Forum with Wu Mingyi 吳明益 and Wu Yinning 吳音寧.
2011/07/20
Literature Forum with Cai Su-Fen 蔡素芬 and Hung Hung 鴻鴻.
2011/07/08-09
Workshop “Taiwan: Refuge, Province, Colony, or What?”
2010/11/05-06 International Symposium “Taiwan Literature off The Mainstream”
2009/06
Award of the Annual Prix de la Fondation Culturelle Franco-Taïwanaise for the year 2008 from the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (Paris, France).
2005/4/1-2
2nd Conference of the European Association of Taiwan Studies.
2004/11/8-9
Literature Symposium “New Approaches to Taiwan Literature”.
2002/06/06-05/01
Visit of Professor Li Xiangping 黎湘萍, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
2001/03/7-9
Workshop “Transformation! Innovation? Taiwan in her cultural dimensions”.
2000/06/27-06/06
Visit of Professor Peng Ruijin 彭瑞金, Department of Chinese Languages and Literatures.
Taiwan Cultural Activities in North Rhine-Westphalia
2019/07/07
Concert “Sumings kleine Welttour” (舒米恩小世界巡迴)
2019/05/19
Taiwanese Documentary Film screening “Father“ (紅盒子).
2019/01/20
Film screening “On Happiness Road” (幸福路上) .
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