DEPARTMENT OF TAIWANESE LITERATURE
Ⅰ. Brief History
1. The Department of Taiwanese Literature at the National Cheng-Kung University was founded in 2000 to promote the study of Taiwanese Literature, which includes aboriginal and Han folktales, literary works in classical Han during the Ming and Ching Dynasties, literary works during the Japanese occupation era, and cotemporary literature since 1945. 2. This department is Taiwan’s first academic institute, which offers BA, MA, and PhD. Degrees in Taiwanese literature. It is located near the National Museum of Modern Taiwanese Literature in Tainan City. 3. We provide students with solid foundation of both literary theory and practice. In addition to teaching, the collection of literary works from Taiwan’s different historical periods is one of the major jobs of the department. The first director: Professor Chen, Wan-Yi (2000.8-2002.1) The current director: Professor Lu, Xing-Chang (2002.1---)
Ⅱ. Course Objectives
Our objectives are 1) to promote academic study of Taiwanese literature, 2) to provide professional training of teachers for the education of Taiwanese languages and literature, and 3) to promote international scholarly exchange and cooperation in the field of Taiwanese literature.
Ⅲ. Faculty
Faculty members are all experienced teachers and excellent scholars, including 6 full-time teachers and 7 part-time teachers. Full-Time Professor: 1 Associate Professor: 1
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Assistant Professors: 3 Lecture: 1 Part-Time Professor: 7
Full-Time Name Li, Hengchhiong (Lu, Xing-Chang)
Title Professor
Degree M.A. in Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University
Specialties Taiwanese Literature Modern Poetry in Taiwanese Field methods Topics on Koa-achheh Holo Taiwanese History of Taiwanese Literature Postcolonial Theory Cultural Studies Study of Marxism and Taiwanese Literature Post war Taiwanese Literature Female literature and theory Modern prose Taiwan’s New Movie Contemporary Japanese Literature History of Japanese Thought during
You, ShengGuan
Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Chinese Literature, National Tsing Hua University
Ying, Hung
Feng-
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Chen, Feng
Pei-
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in history, National Tokyo University, Japan
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Japanese Occupation Chiung, WiVun Taiffalo Assistant Professor Ph.D. in linguistics, University of Texas at Arlington Jian, Yi-Ming Lecturer Ph.D. Candidate in Chinese Literature, National Tsing Hua University Writing in Taiwanese Taiwanese Linguistics Sociolinguistics Vietnamese Nature Writing and Discuss in Ecology Postwar Native Fiction Postwar Modern Prose Contemporary Novels in China
Part-Time Name Yeh, Shi-Tao
Title Professor
Degree Honorary doctorate
Specialties Post-war Taiwanese Fiction History of Literature Criticism of Literature Field methods History of Taiwanese Literature Taiwan’s Fiction during Japanese Occupation Taiwanese Prose Research on Lai-Ho Folk Literature
Chen, Wan-Yi
Professor
Ph.D. in Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University
Hu, Chuan WanProfessor M.A. in Chinese Literature,
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Ke, Ming
Ching-
Professor
National ChengChi University B.A. in Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science, Columbia University
Literary Theory and Criticism Development of Taiwanese Literature History and Philosophy of Science Special Areas in the History of Chinese Science History of Chinese mathematics, Mengxi Bitan 夢溪筆談 and medieval cultural history of science, history of Chinese geomancy Contemporary Cultural History of Taiwan. Taiwanese History of medicine and gender/sexuality Gender and Medicine. Feminist literary criticism Postcolonial studies Historiography Documentary historiography
Fu, Dai-Wie
Professor
Chiu, Fen KueiProfessor Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of Washington
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Theories of global modernities Women’s fiction in Taiwan
Ⅳ. Equipments and Facilities
The department has its own library, with a collection of Taiwanese literary works from different periods. A multimedia studio is reserved for courses. Machines available in this studio include projectors, HiFi VCRs, stereo systems, DVD, VCD, CD players, amplifiers, computers, scanner, digital cameras, etc.
Ⅴ. Professional Events and Achievements
All members of our faculty have been involved in academic affairs, which promoted the study of Taiwanese literature. Most teachers have been awarded research grants by the national science council to support projects such as the compilation of a dictionary of Taiwanese Literature, the collocation of Taiwanese vernaculars, and the analysis of political magazines of the 1980s, etc. The International Conference on “Images of Taiwan from Poetry” (Held in March, 2000). Publication of the Research on Taiwanese Literature History, a semiannual magazine. The International Conference on history of Taiwanese Literature (Held in Nov. 2002). Sin-chhun Bun-hoe, the national get together event for the circle of literature and arts (held in Jan. 2004; see photos below).
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Ⅵ. Course Requirements
The undergraduate courses: 136 minimum credits are required for graduation, including 30~32 credits for
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the students’ core coursework, 68 credits for courses required by the Department and 36~38 minimum credits for electives. The Master courses: 39 minimum credits are required for graduation, including 12 credits for courses required by the Department, 21 minimum credits for electives and 6 credits for thesis. Chinese literature and Taiwanese history are two preliminary courses required for all new MA students (4 minimum credits required for each course). New students have to take the preliminary courses if they did not have the credits before. Second foreign language is required for both MA and Ph.D. students (4 semesters). The P.h. D. courses: 36 minimum credits are required for graduation, including 24 credits for elective courses and 12 credits for thesis. Preliminary courses include 1) Seminar on History of Taiwanese Literature, 2) Filedwork in Taiwanese Literature, 3) Research Methods and Thesis Writing.
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