NTNU International Taiwan Studies Centre Podcast

NTNU International Taiwan Studies Centre Podcast

Our host, Josh, interviews academics from all around the world to discover how their research is contributing to the field of Taiwan Studies. Sign up to our bi-monthly Taiwan Studies Newsletter

  1. Oct 1

    How do Institutions Shape Gender Equality, and How Does Gender Equality Shape Economic Development? With Prof. Elliott Fan

    Our guest today is Professor Fan Chia-chung (Elliott Fan), Professor of Economics at National Taiwan University. His research explores how work, family, education, and gender shape economic development, with particular attention to the experiences of women and their contribution to Taiwan’s economic transformation. In this episode he discusses how the unexpected result of an experiment he carried out in 2015 led him on a research journey that has uncovered many significant factors impacting Taiwan's economic and social development, and the unique role that Taiwan's women have played in it all. The NTNU International Taiwan Studies Center Podcast is back for a second season, this time in collaboration with the International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS)!Original host, Josh, is joined by Dr. Ming-Yeh Rawnsley, editor-in-chief of the IJTS and research associate at the SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies for the entirety of this new series which focusses on the special issues that IJTS has produced in collaboration with Taiwan Insight! Josh and Ming-Yeh go in-depth with a variety of fantastic guests to bring the latest, most intriguing and internationally significant areas of Taiwan Studies that are emerging from all corners of the globe! Sign up for the NTNU International Taiwan Studies Centre bi-monthly Newsletter to keep up with global developments in Taiwan Studies: Newsletter Signup FormRead the International Journal of Taiwan Studies

    How do Institutions Shape Gender Equality, and How Does Gender Equality Shape Economic Development? With Prof. Elliott Fan

  2. Oct 1

    Taiwan's Economy: 400 Years, with Prof. Wu Tsong-min

    Professor Wu Tsong-min is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at National Taiwan University and one of Taiwan’s leading economic historians. His work explores one of the most fundamental questions in economics: why do some societies become prosperous while others do not? His latest book, Taiwan's Economy: Four Hundred Years, traces Taiwan’s remarkable transformation from an agricultural frontier into one of the world’s leading high-tech economies. Drawing on four centuries of history, he examines how institutions, markets, public policy and innovation shaped Taiwan’s economic development, and ultimately laid the foundations for today’s semiconductor industry. In this episode, we explore what Taiwan’s past can teach us about economic growth, globalization, and the historical roots of Taiwan’s place in the contemporary world. Prof. Wu’s book can be found here The NTNU International Taiwan Studies Center Podcast is back for a second season, this time in collaboration with the International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS)! Original host, Josh, is joined by Dr. Ming-Yeh Rawnsley, editor-in-chief of the IJTS and research associate at the SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies for the entirety of this new series which focusses on the special issues that IJTS has produced in collaboration with Taiwan Insight! Josh and Ming-Yeh go in-depth with a variety of fantastic guests to bring the latest, most intriguing and internationally significant areas of Taiwan Studies that are emerging from all corners of the globe! Sign up for the NTNU International Taiwan Studies Centre bi-monthly Newsletter to keep up with global developments in Taiwan Studies: Newsletter Signup FormRead the International Journal of Taiwan Studies

    Taiwan's Economy: 400 Years, with Prof. Wu Tsong-min

  3. Mar 13

    Collaborator, Patriot or Something More Complex? Discussing Asian Translators With Professor Craig Smith

    Should historians judge the actions of historical figures? Craig Smith, Assistant Professor at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, joins us to talk about his research on Taiwanese translators during the Japanese colonial era. He takes us beyond the simple labels of 'collaborator' or 'patriot' that were often thrown around, to help us understand the complexities of what life was like for these translators/interpreters and the multiple goals that they were pursuing during that period. Podcast from NTNU International Taiwan Studies CentreSign up for our Bimonthly newsletter to keep up with all things Taiwan Studies from across the world: Newsletter Signup Form

    Collaborator, Patriot or Something More Complex? Discussing Asian Translators With Professor Craig Smith

  4. Feb 13

    The Fifth Pillar of Taiwan Studies: Professor Michael Hsiao Tells the Story of the Encyclopaedia of Taiwan Studies

    Professor Michael Hsiao of Academia Sinica and Head of the Taiwan Asia Exchange Foundation tells the story behind the Encyclopaedia of Taiwan Studies. Having decades of experience in the field of Taiwan Studies, he gives a well-rounded picture of the state of the field and outlines just how ambitious this encyclopaedia project was, with 400 different authors and over 600 entries! Browse the online version of the Encyclopaedia of Taiwan Studies here. Podcast from NTNU International Taiwan Studies CentreSign up for our Bimonthly newsletter to keep up with all things Taiwan Studies from across the world: Newsletter Signup Form

    The Fifth Pillar of Taiwan Studies: Professor Michael Hsiao Tells the Story of the Encyclopaedia of Taiwan Studies

  5. Jan 1

    Documenting the Most Extraordinary Industrial Railway in the World! Professor Dafydd Fell From SOAS Discusses His Brand New Book

    Professor Dafydd Fell from SOAS, University of London, discusses his brand new book 'The Twilight Years of Taiwan's Sugar Railways: The World's Most Extraordinary Industrial Railway.' He shares fascinating stories and experiences from the years that he spent investigating, documenting and photographing Taiwan's sugar railways! From waiting for hours in a remote location to get the perfect shot of a particular locomotive, to being invited on-board a sugar train for an unforgettable journey, listen in to hear what it was like as a British rail enthusiast with a foldable bike in Taiwan in the 1990's.Co-authored with Wang Hsiang, the book documents the incredible status of Taiwan's sugar railways that once boasted over 3000KM of track, the rapid demise through the 1990's and beyond, with some final seeds of hope for the preservation and restoration of some lines for the future.Professor Fell is holding book launch events in:Kaohsiung, Jan 3rd, 13:30 - 15:30pm, Takao Railway Museum (舊打狗驛故事館資料室)Taichung, Jan 4th, 14:00 - 16:00pm, Taichung (台中文化資產園區）衡道堂B05小禮堂Taipei, Jan 8th, 19:00 - 21:00pm, Turn Left Bookshop 左轉有書（台北市鎮江街3-1號）Podcast from NTNU International Taiwan Studies CentreSign up for our Bimonthly newsletter to keep up with all things Taiwan Studies from across the world: Newsletter Signup Form

    Documenting the Most Extraordinary Industrial Railway in the World! Professor Dafydd Fell From SOAS Discusses His Brand New Book

  6. 11/27/2025

    Publishing Three New Books in One Year! Professor Ti-Han Chang Discusses the Some of the Reorientations That We Need When Looking at Taiwan

    Professor Ti-Han Chang from SOAS, University of London talks about her recently released, co-edited book "Reorientating Taiwan: Ocean, Selfhood and the Pacific." Themes include how the Pacific Ocean plays a key role in identity formation for Taiwanese, from ancient times right through to the present, as well as how art, literature, anthropology and ecology converge when looking at Taiwan from an oceanic perspective. She also discusses her recent move to SOAS and some of the exciting projects up ahead!Podcast from NTNU International Taiwan Studies CentreSign up for our Bimonthly newsletter to keep up with all things Taiwan Studies from across the world: Newsletter Signup Form

    Publishing Three New Books in One Year! Professor Ti-Han Chang Discusses the Some of the Reorientations That We Need When Looking at Taiwan

  7. 10/23/2025

    In the Global Vanguard, with Professor James Lin

    Have you ever heard of the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center? 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.Podcast from NTNU International Taiwan Studies CentreNTNU ITSC Newsletter Signup Form

    In the Global Vanguard, with Professor James Lin

  8. 09/02/2025

    Is the Taiwanese Language Asleep? Awakening Taiwanese Ability with Professor Khóo from NTNU

    After a quick recap of its history, Professor Khóo Huī-Lû from NTNU discusses the idea that Taiwanese is a sleeping language that needs to be awoken! She gives some examples of how she looks to awaken the language in an everyday context, with a strong sense that the awakening of Taiwanese would actually benefit the revitalisation of minority languages (such as Hakka and Indigenous languages) in Taiwan.Podcast from NTNU International Taiwan Studies CentreNTNU ITSC Newsletter Signup Form

    Is the Taiwanese Language Asleep? Awakening Taiwanese Ability with Professor Khóo from NTNU
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