FF:KSCB004 History and Culture of Taiwan - Course Information

KSCB004 History and Culture of Taiwan

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Táňa Dluhošová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Táňa Dluhošová, Ph.D.

Timetable

Tue 15:00–16:35 K23

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Kurz navyžaduje žádnou předběžnou znalost tématu.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course gives a chronological overview of the history of Taiwan and its cultural influences in respective historic era, which recently have particpated in negotiation of Taiwanese identity.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- identify basic terms, events, and figures of Taiwanese history
- interpret various historical approaches to Taiwan
- demonstrate, how such theoretical concepts, as colonialism or nationalism, expressed in Taiwanese culture
-define how Chinese and Taiwaense identity is negotiated

Syllabus

• 1. What is Taiwan and how it has been historically represented ; Taiwan's inhabitans
• 2. Taiwanese Aborigines: division; languages; methodological approaches to Aborigines' study
• 3. Portugese, Spanish, and Dutch colonization: Taiwan as business crossroad, first written sources, 17th Century colonialism
• 4. Zheng Chenggong and his Kingdom; Taiwan under Qing dynasty: administration, education, encounters with the West; late/Qing reforms
• 5. Japanese presence in Taiwan (1895-1937) I: Japanese colonial presence - administration reforms, assimilation policies, architecture
• 6. Japanese presence in Taiwan (1895-1937) II: Taiwanese response on Japanese colonization: military, cultural, political
• 7. The Early postwar period Taiwan (1945-1949): reforms, new cultural paradigm, 228 Incident: reasons and consequences
• 8. 1950s-1960s léta: consequences of repressive state politics of KMT (socio-economic changes, changes in the cultural field)
• 9. 1970s: position of Taiwan in international scene (USA-China-Taiwan)
• 10. Democratization (Early political liberalization, Consolidation, Democracy) and its implications for Taiwanese society (civil society) and culture (Taiwanization)

Literature

required literature
• Taiwan : a new history. Edited by Murray A. Rubinstein. Expanded ed. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2007, xvi, 560. ISBN 9780765614957. info
• BROWN, Melissa J. Is Taiwan Chinese? : the impact of culture, power, and migration on changing identities. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004, xvi, 333. ISBN 0520231821. info

recommended literature
• Re-writing culture in Taiwan. Edited by Fang-Long Shih - Stuart Thompson - Paul-Francois Tremlett. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2009, xiv, 218. ISBN 9780415466660. info
• LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Taiwan. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 125 s. ISBN 8072770977. info
• BAKEŠOVÁ, Ivana. Taiwan :jiná Čína. 1. vyd. Havířov: Petr P. Pavlík, 1992, 163 s. ISBN 80-85574-04-7. info

Teaching methods

The course has form of a lecture, Students should read secondary literature (available via Informational System) throughout the semester.

Assessment methods

The final test has two parts: 1) testing knowledge (1/4 of the test), and 2) descriptive. The minimum: 60%

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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