A New Graduate-Level Introductory Course in Taiwan Studies.

The Graduate Institute of Taiwan Studies (GITS) at Chang Jung Christian University announces the opening of a new graduate-level course in Taiwan Studies. The course covers a wide range of issues affecting present-day Taiwan, such as historical-political development (decolonization and democratization), contemporary society (gender, ethnicity, national identity), and cross-Strait relations (political sovereignty and economic integration). The course not only provides basic knowledge about Taiwan, but also examines, through a critical and comparative perspective, some of the major issues confronting the island nation. In addition to regular lectures, the course will feature special lectures by renowned international scholars.

The course will meet on a weekly basis and will consist of 12 three-hour classes (class periods consist of two breaks). The language of the instruction is English.

Venue: 6F, 1st Academic Building, CJCU

Date & Time

Tuesdays, 18:00 – 21:00

Prerequisite:

Bachelor’s degree

Tuition Fee:

10,000 NT $

Payment should be made at:

Chang Jung Christian University Extension Education Center, Administrative Bldg., 3F, No. 396, Chang Jung Rd., Guiren Township, Tainan County 71101

please contact assistant professor Yoshihisa Amae

Office Tel: (06)2785123  ext.4018
E-mail：amaeyoshi@gmail.com

Professor who are in charge of the English Program:

	Position：	Assistant Professor
	Name：	Yoshihisa Amae
	Mail：	amaeyoshi@gmail.com
	Education：	Ph.D. (Political Science), University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
	Specialization：	Postcolonial and Cultural Studies; International Relations and Comparative Politics
	Position：	Assistant Professor
	Name：	Jens Damm
	Mail：	jens.damm@fu-berlin.de
	Education：	Ph.D. (history and cultural studies), Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany
	Specialization：	Social history (gender, ethnicity, diaspora);Social-cultural anthropology (media anthropology, gender)

Lecture by Dr. Astrid Lipinsky

1 October 2010, 10.00h - 12.00h
Dr. Astrid Lipinsky, Assistant Professor, University Vienna, Austria (in Chinese and English)


 "性別正義和婦女運動的角色：如何容納受害者？"
Gender Justice by Inclusion: How the women's movement can provide redress
This paper discusses the options of the (local, global) women's movement to offer justice to women victims who have a legitimate claim to (transitional) justice.
In 2003, the mass rape of German women in Berlin at the end of World War II finally found public attention. After 60 years of silence, a few victims recounted their experience. This paper describes how the feminist NGO Medica mondiale e.V. tried then and tries till today to incorporate the victims of 1945 into feminist history, and how it attempts to provide justice by listening to their stories. The value of providing space and of appreciating private memories for a gender concept of transitional justice is assessed, while simultanously outlining its problems. The paper discusses how transitional justice can be integrated as a part of the women’s movement; and if any findings might be of interest to Taiwan. Taiwanese former Japanese "comfort women" and the ererba widows and their inclusion in the Taiwanese women's movement history will be discussed.

Venue:
Chang Jung Christian University
Graduate Institute of Taiwan Studies,
396, Sec. 1, Chang Jung Rd.
71101 Guiren, Tainan, Taiwan+886 (0)6-2785123 ext. 4011
2nd floor

Application Instructions

I. Students of foreign nationality wishing to apply for admission to the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Studies' Master's degree program should submit an application packet consisting of all materials listed below. The complete application packet should be sent to Chang Jung University 's Division of Academic Affairs (DAA), postmarked before May 31. For more information (MA program and government scholarships),  please contact Dr. Yoshihisa Amae Office Tel: (06)2785123  ext.4018 E-mail：amaeyoshi@gmail.com Two copies of the application form (with two attached photographs) Copy of the highest diploma received (if not originally in English, please include English translation). C.V. (English) Copies of any publications A brief biographical statement A plan of proposed research Two letters of recommendation Certificate of good health (including vaccinations and freedom of contagious disease) Certificate of financial support (demonstrating sufficient resources to support study in Taiwan ) Application fee of NT$1500 II. Annual admission is limited to 10 students. III. The application review process contains the following steps: All documents in the application packet are first evaluated by the University's Division of Academic Affairs (DAA). After this, the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Studies (GITS) convenes an admissions committee to consider the applicants, and this committee returns its decisions to the DAA some time before June 30, for final review. The decisions of the DAA review panel are approved by the university president, after which individual students are notified of acceptance. IV. Even after an admission is announced, the discovery of fraudulent material in the application or any other significant impropriety will result in expulsion from the program. V. The final certification of an applicant's status as an admitted student is filed with the  Ministry of Education by the University's Division of Academic Affairs, prior to November 30. VI. Scholarships for admitted students are available through the state Ministry of Education (MOE). The application for such scholarships must be filed by the student directly with the MOE, according to MOE regulations. VII. Admitted students who do not present themselves on campus until after the semester is already more that 1/3 over will not be permitted to begin their study. They must arrange special approval by the chair of the Institute and the dean of the College of Humanities and Social Science in order to be permitted to begin study in the subsequent semester. Costs (per 18 week semester) Tuition NT$ 47,000 Dormitory Lodging NT$ 11,000 Deposit NT$ 3,000 Total NT$ 61,000 There exist government scholarships for foreign graduate students as follows. Inquiries about application must be made directly to the relevant government agency: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship: 30,000 NT$ per month and a round-trip economy class airplane ticket Ministry of Economics Scholarship: 30,000 NT$ per month National Science Council Scholarship: 30,000 NT$ per month Ministry of Education Scholarship: 30,000 NT$ per month To download forms: Application form Instructions Autobiography and study plan

Courses Taught in English in 2010/2011

Introduction to Taiwan Studies

GITS at Chang Jung Christian University  is offering graduate courses on Taiwan Studies in English. In the winter term 2010/11, GITS is offering a course Introduction to Taiwan Studies which is aimed specifically at Chinese language students.(For example, students at the Chinese language center at Chenggong University Tainan and Zhongshan University, Kaohsiung. Our staff would be more than happy to go to these universities and inform interested students directly.) These students, however, must have obtained a first university degree in- or outside Taiwan. The course will be taught by Yoshi Amae and Jens Damm.

 In addition, all English language courses, which  are part of the regular MA program in Taiwan Studies, can be taken as separate courses.

Social Development in Contemporary Taiwan (Jens Damm)
This course aims to provide students with a broad knowledge base on Taiwan's modern history, contemporary society and cultural developments. An understanding of Taiwan's recent history and societal/cultural development will, in particular, facilitate a better understanding and comprehension of Taiwan's embeddedness within East Asia and Southeast Asia and the interactions between the countries concerned. After a brief introduction to Taiwan's recent historical background (focusing on social history), there will be a series of in-depth units on ethnicity, gender, class, religion, family, literature, language mass media, new communication and information technologies, migrants and education in contemporary Taiwan.

Cultural Anthropology: Media Anthropology in Taiwan
This course aims to provide students with a broad knowledge base on 1) major concepts of cultural anthropology and 2) on a critical analysis of contemporary Taiwan dealing with the relations between the (new) media, social developments and dynamics, and cultural interactions from a cross-cultural anthropological viewpoint. The course aims to increase a critical awareness of the multifaceted factors which influence the (new) media and (memory) production. In particular, it will be asked how the (new) media (and the underlying technologies) affect the representation and reproduction of various cultures/ethnicities  and how mass media representations contribute to national identities and transnational identities  (here: examples of Aborigines, Hakka, Sinification, de-Sinification).



From the end of 2010, Chang Jung University will be directly connected by train from Tainan TRA Station and Tainan HSR Station.

If you later decide to enroll in the program, the credits gained from the courses previously taken would be recognized and counted toward your graduation. In addition, you will receive a written certificate in English about the courses; thus, many universities abroad should be willing to recognize these courses (e.g. Taiwan Studies, China Studies, East Asian History, Political Science with a an area focus etc).

Upcoming and Past events

Upcoming events 

Lectures for the term 2010/2011: 

1 October 2010, 10.00h - 12.00h

Dr. Astrid Lipinsky, Assistant Professor, University Vienna, Austria (in Chinese and English)

 "性別正義和婦女運動的角色：如何容納受害者？"
Gender Justice by Inclusion: How the women's movement can provide redress
This paper discusses the options of the (local, global) women's movement to offer justice to women victims who have a legitimate claim to (transitional) justice.
In 2003, the mass rape of German women in Berlin at the end of World War II finally found public attention. After 60 years of silence, a few victims recounted their experience. This paper describes how the feminist NGO Medica mondiale e.V. tried then and tries till today to incorporate the victims of 1945 into feminist history, and how it attempts to provide justice by listening to their stories. The value of providing space and of appreciating private memories for a gender concept of transitional justice is assessed, while simultanously outlining its problems. The paper discusses how transitional justice can be integrated as a part of the women’s movement; and if any findings might be of interest to Taiwan. Taiwanese former Japanese "comfort women" and the ererba widows and their inclusion in the Taiwanese women's movement history will be discussed.

Venue:
Chang Jung Christian University
Graduate Institute of Taiwan Studies,
396, Sec. 1, Chang Jung Rd.
71101 Guiren, Tainan, Taiwan+886 (0)6-2785123 ext. 4011

2nd floor

Dr. Ann Heylen

Asso­ciate pro­fes­sor
Direc­tor, Inter­na­tional Taiwan Stud­ies Center, National Taiwan Normal Uni­ver­sity
Asso­ciate researcher, ERCCT
Grad­u­ate Insti­tute of Taiwan Cul­ture, Lan­guages and Lit­er­a­ture
National Taiwan Normal Uni­ver­sity
November 2010

Venue and time will be announced.

Past Events

International Taiwan Studies Workshop 2010:

“‘Whither Taiwanization?’ State, Society and Cultural Production in the New Era”

23-24 April, 2010


Lecture by Prof. Stéphane Corcuff (University of Lyon, France):

“Post-Coloniality and Taiwan’s ‘Discursive Liminality’ vis-à-vis China: Hegemony, Politics of Values and Historical Geopolitics of the Taiwan Strait”

18 December,2009




Publications (will be updated later)

Staff

The Full Faculty of the GITS 


Professor who are in charge of the English Program:

	Position：	Assistant Professor
	Name：	Yoshihisa Amae
	Mail：	yoshiamae@hotmail.com
	Education：	Ph.D. (Political Science), University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
	Specialization：	Taiwanese Politics; International Relations; Comparative Politics; Future Studies
	Position：	Assistant Professor
	Name：	Jens Damm
	Mail：	jens.damm@fu-berlin.de
	Education：	Ph.D. (history and cultural studies), Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany
	Specialization：	Social history (gender, ethnicity, diaspora);Social-cultural anthropology (media anthropology, gender)