We would like to draw your attention of the latest news in Taiwan Studies.
1) The International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS) would like to announce that the 2025 IJTS Research Article Competition has begun. There are two categories for entry: Art & Humanities; and Social Sciences. The articles must be relevant to Taiwan studies. Entrants may only submit one article per category. All submissions must be received by the IJTS Editorial Manager by 30 April 2025. The evaluation of entries will be completed by 31 October 2025. The competition will award the best research article in each category. Winners will be notified by 31 December 2025. Each winner will receive a monetary award of £300 and a certificate.
For details, please see attached or check the competition webpage: https://eats-taiwan.eu/international-journal-of-taiwan-studies/ijts-research-article-competition-2025/
Please feel free to publicise this competition widely. We look forward to receiving your submission.
2) To encourage and support aspiring sinology students on their path to a successful career, the International Chinese Language Program (ICLP) at National Taiwan University has established a Sinology Scholarship specifically for European graduate students in the field of sinology who may be interested in taking their language skills to the next level through intensive training. One recipient will be selected every year and offered a tuition waiver for one quarter of studying at ICLP. The scholarship is now open for application for the 2025-2026 academic year; more information can be found on our website: https://iclp.ntu.edu.tw/news/ins.php?index_id=237
Please don’t hesitate to contact us at iclp@ntu.edu.tw should you have any questions. Thank you very much for your time in this matter.
3) [Taiwan On Air Podcast HOME Series] Book Chat: Home and Island Writing in “Bubble War” with Kao Yi-feng
In this episode, our host, Ti-han, invited a renown Taiwanese sci-fi writer, Kao Yi-feng, to talk about his fictional writings. Yi-feng is known for his way of combining elements of fantasy and magical realism with specific “linguistic features” of Hakka. In our conversation, Yi-feng recounts how his background of living in a Hakka-speaking community influences his lifelong creativity, and how spatial and bodily movement also allows him to shape and reshape the sense of “home” in his own novels. The podcast interview focussed in part on his work, Bubble War 泡沬戰爭 (2014), but it also links with how Yi-feng conceives Island Writing for Taiwan today!
NBN link: https://megaphone.link/NBNK6485750754
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6C3rQ2UzY0EhgfK2UI9Z2y?si=70a4608643194d4e
4) 2025-26 Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the 2025-26 competition for the Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies.
The Hou Family Fellowships in Taiwan Studies sponsors one Postdoctoral Fellow and one Pre-doctoral Fellow to join the Fairbank Center to pursue Taiwan-focused research in the humanities or social sciences for six to twelve months between August 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026. Affiliation for the full academic year is encouraged.
Hou Family Fellows are expected to reside in the Greater Boston area for the duration of the fellowship. Fellows will have the opportunity to engage with the Fairbank Center’s interdisciplinary community of scholars and will have access to Harvard’s world-class libraries and other resources.
Applications are invited from junior scholars in the humanities or social sciences whose research focuses on Taiwan. The deadline to apply is February 20, 2025.
For position-specific eligibility and application requirements see https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/programs/hou-family-fellows-in-taiwan-studies/
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