Depictions of Indigenous peoples have become increasingly common in Taiwanese popular films, tv shows, and other media. This course seeks to explore the story behind these on screen representations through history, ethnography, critical theory, and by watching and analyzing these works of popular culture directly. In doing so, the students will be introduced to the Indigenous Taiwanese history and culture, while also being taught how to interpret and understand each of these varied kinds of visual and textual materials. Most importantly, the class will tackle the question of historical memory and what such cultural texts say about the present moment.

Course Schedule

Course Schedule 112-2

Readings

• Barclay, Paul D. 2017. Outcasts of Empire: Japan’s Rule on Taiwan’s “Savage Border,” 1874-1945. University of California Press.
• Barclay, Paul D. 2023. Kondo the Barbarian: A Japanese Adventurer and Indigenous Taiwan’s Bloodiest Uprising. Eastbridge Books.
• Berry, Michael. 2022. The Musha Incident. Columbia University Press.
• Friedman, P Kerim. 2010. “Entering the Mountains to Rule the Aborigines: Taiwanese Aborigine Education and the Colonial Encounter.” In Becoming Taiwan, from Colonialism to Democracy, edited by Ann Heylen and Scott Sommers, 19–32. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz-Verlag.
• He, Wu. 2017. Remains of Life. Columbia University Press.
• Simon, Scott. 2022. Truly Human: Indigeneity and Indigenous Resurgence on Formosa. UT Press.
• Sterk, Darryl. 2020. Indigenous Cultural Translation : A Thick Description of Seediq Bale. Routledge.

Films

• Pilin Yapu. 2012. Wushe Alan Gluban. 霧社．川中島. (54)
• Tang Shiang-Chu. 2014. Pusu Qhuni. 餘生─賽德克‧巴萊 （154）
• Wei Te-Sheng. 2011a. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I. 賽德克·巴萊： 太陽旗 （144)
• ———. 2011b. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II. 賽德克·巴萊：彩虹橋 (132)

Course Info

Time and Location

• 時間：星期三, 2:10pm-5:00pm
• 地點：原A206