NorITS Taiwan On-Air podcast: 'Woman Migrant in Southern China and Taiwan' A new episode of Taiwan On-Air 空中直播台灣 has been released! In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrant in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and...
SINOPHONE COMICS: A WORLD OF CHANGES ONLINE SYMPOSIUM 13-14 JANUARY 2022 (THURSDAY-FRIDAY) NORTHERN INSTITUTE OF TAIWAN STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE During the last few years, the world has witnessed a series of deeply disruptive changes, which called for immediate and radical adaptive and counteractive measures. This workshop proposes to...
Prof Niki Alsford featured in Taipei Times Our Director for the Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific, Prof Niki Alsford, has been featured in Taipei Times in a published article on the book launch of 'Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous Peoples' organised by the School of Oriental...
UCLan APS Scholarship Discussion Join us on the 8th December 2021 for our UCLan APS Scholarship Discussion. In this you will hear from funders and previous recipients of scholarships, study abroad opportunities and work placements available to students of UCLan. These discussions include but are not limited...
Guest Talk with Szu-Nuo Chou: The human consequences and structural social changes during after the Chinese civil war: a feminist perspective What was the ideal future that the ordinary people imagined and expected after the breakdown of the Chinese empire? What was accomplished, and how did ordinary people...
Fighting against Climate Change?: Contemplating Taiwan's contradictory narratives on Climate Change and it's Pacific ally Tuvalu. Join us on the 27th October for a Guest Seminar with Dr Jess Marinaccio and Mr Niuone Eliuta. As noted in previous research, one potential way Taiwan can develop international soft...
Publication by Prof Niki Alsford: 'North Korea’s costly COVID response is pushing Kim Jong-un to play political games' Our Director for the Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific and reader in Asia Pacific Studies, Professor Niki Alsford, has published a new article, 'North Korea’s costly...
IKSU-NorITS Book Launch: Assessing the Landscape of Taiwan and Korean Studies in Comparison Join us for the IKSU Book Launch of 'Assessing the Landscape of Taiwan and Korean Studies in Comparison' on the 13th October 2021, with editors, Prof Niki Alsford and Dr Sojin Lim. About the...
ISAP Dissertation Prize Extended Deadline Are you a UCLan BA Asia Pacific Studies student in your final year? Is your dissertation on a theme related to Korea, Japan, Taiwan, or the wider Asia Pacific? Did your dissertation receive a first as final mark? If yes to...
2021 Taiwan Festival Literature Strand Our 2021 Taiwan Festival Literature Strand took place on the 18th and 19th March 2021 and was attended by writers Shawna Yang Ryan and Ming-Yi Wu, public speaker Gwenneal Gaffric, and Academic Dr Lara Momesso, Dr Ti-han Chang, and Prof Niki...