NTNU International Taiwan Studies Centre Podcast
NTNU International Taiwan Studies Centre Podcast
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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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The podcast emphasizes themes such as environmental conservation, colonial history, indigenous resurgence, and cultural representation. Episodes have included discussions on the concept of Taiwan as a 'big ocean state' versus a 'small island state,' the impact of Japanese colonial medical policy, and the representations of Zheng Cheng Gong, providing listeners with a nuanced understanding of Taiwan's place in global studies.
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Professor James Lin from the University of Washington explains what this was while also sharing the backstory to his latest book. In doing so, he demonstrates how Taiwan’s early development missions impacted Taiwan’s own population in ways that echo through to the present.
James Lin is a historian of Taiwan and its interactions with the world in the 20th century. His book, “In the Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan” (University of California Press 2025), examines rural reform and agricultural science in China and Taiwan from the early 20th century through the postwar era, then its subsequent re-imagining during Taiwanese development missions to Africa, Asia, and Latin America from the 1950s onward.
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