Universität Wien

150063 UE Popular Culture of Taiwan (2013W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 04.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 11.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 18.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 25.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 08.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 15.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 22.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 29.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 06.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 13.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 10.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 17.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 24.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
  • Friday 31.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course introduces to the popular culture of Taiwan. It includes Taiwanese film, drama as well as popular music in historical context. Although Taiwan plays a significant role in the whole East Asian pop circle and its geographical location and openness toward foreign culture make this location a diverse and transnational spot, scholars have considered Taiwan to be less important place to discuss than that of Japan and South Korea, reflecting their growing power in the East Asian pop circle. This course is designed to understand the role that Taiwan is playing in the East Asian pop cultural landscape as well as to understand Taiwanese popular culture in Mandarin speaking areas. Their unique political history, geographical location, diversity and openness character brings Taiwan the most active cultural importer of the region and plays significant role on the Asian pop market. Through this course, it will examine historical view of the role of Taiwan in the East Asian context as well as the overview of Taiwanese popular culture in general.

Assessment and permitted materials

Every student is required to participate in at least 80 percent of the classes and should actively participate in the class discussion. Every student is required to participate in a group presentation. The number of the group will be dependent on the amount of the students who will be enrolled. Students will be graded 30 percent on participation in the class discussion and attendance, 30 percent on the group presentation, and 40 percent on a final test. The final test will be an “open-book” test at the end of the semester.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This course aims at improving the student's understanding Taiwanese popular culture as well as their role on the growing notion of East Asian popular culture. Students will explore the unique character of Taiwan history such as their relationship with neighboring countries as well as their diverse ethnicity within the nation with the relation with the popular culture. It explores the variety of existing foreign pop culture in Taiwan and examines the reason and historical background of Taiwan.

Examination topics

Every class will consist of a lecture, discussion of assigned reading, and student presentations. Class presentation will be group orientated presentation and the number of the group will be depending on the number of students that will take part. Students will be required to read assigned readings before attending the class, and will be required to participate fully in class discussions.

Reading list

Brown, Melissa J. Is Taiwan Chinese? The Impact of Culture, Power, and Migration on Changing Identities (Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California, 2004).
Ching, Leo T. S. Becoming “Japanese”: Colonial Taiwan and the Political Formation. (Berkeley: University of California, 2001).
Chua Beng Huat, 2004. “Conceptualizing an East Asian popular culture” Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, 5:2, 200 – 221
Gold, Thomas B. 1993. “Go With Your Feelings: Hong Kong and Taiwan Popular Culture in Greater China.” China Quarterly 136: 907–925.
Manthorpe, Jonathan. 2002. Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan Press.
Roy, Denny. 2003. Taiwan: A Political History. New York: Cornell University Press.
Shih, Shu-Mei. 2003. “Globalization and the (In)significance of Taiwan.” Postcolonial Studies 6 (2): 143–153.
Yang, Fang-Chih Irene. 1994. “The History of Popular Music in Taiwan.” Popular Music and Society 18(3): 53–66.

Association in the course directory

LK 220

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