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Seminar on Taiwan in the East Asian Context Instructor: Yao-Tai Li (yal059@ucsd.edu) Time: TBD Office Hour: TBD Course Description Social scientists are interested in understanding the complexities of cultural diversity in different countries and in explaining why/how such complexities are produced and reproduced over time. Echoing such inquiry, this course offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to a country that represents a socially complex and culturally diverse case: Taiwan. Taiwan is also inherently important because of its rapid economic growth and political democratization in East Asia, its geopolitical importance in East Asia as well as current political tensions with China also provide us with rich study materials. Studying contemporary Taiwanese society gives us an opportunity to understand that as a unique east-Asian democratic regime, how the current Taiwanese society is shaped and transformed historically, and what we can learn from its experiences. The purpose of this course is to enable students to understand current political, economic, cultural, and social components of Taiwanese society, including its political struggles with China, cultural resistance against Chinese culture, as well as its internal ethnic and social complexities, including ethnic conflicts and other social problems. This course will also touch upon some major social issues in Taiwan, including national identities, social stratifications, social movements, civil society, family and gender, among others. In addition, this course will cover the political, economic, and cultural relations between Taiwan and its neighboring countries like Japan, China, Korea, and Hong Kong. The relationship between Taiwan and other East Asian countries not only influences the status quo of East Asian region, it also shapes the American foreign policy. Focusing on Taiwan, throughout the semester we will go through issues including its colonial history with Japan, political and cultural struggles with China, parallels with the Korean political and economic development trajectory, as well as the shared identity-politics and social movement with Hong Kong. A solid understanding of Taiwanese society will facilitate a better comprehension of overall East Asian society and the interaction between the countries therein. Furthermore, by comparing Taiwan with other east-Asian countries we can further understand the characteristics and position of Taiwan in East Asia. As such, the course will address discussions and debates surrounding these topics, grounding in both the historical and social process of the Taiwanese society in the East Asian context. Course Goals By the end of this course, you will have acquired the following skills: • A solid understanding of some key issues, topics, and debates on Taiwanese society and Taiwan in the East Asian context • A capacity for discerning the importance of Taiwan in a more comparative perspective and also situating it in the historical layer • An understanding of how current political, economic, and cultural status quo of Taiwan and its neighboring countries is shaped and transformed

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• An ability to articulate these concepts and to critically evaluate their implications from various angles, drawing on contrasting ideas and perspectives • An ability to use different types of empirical data to substantiate your own argument Course Requirement • Be ready to start class on time • Read the course materials, prepare questions for class • Treat everyone with respect • Turn off cell phones and other electronic devices • Check your email account daily Course Materials The course readings are available online and will be posted on my blog: https://yaotaili.wordpress.com/teaching/ Office Hours My office hours and places are TBD. Other time scheduled by appointment via email: yal059@ucsd.edu. Evaluation I believe the most effective way of learning is through the process of critically analyzing an issue that you genuinely care about. In this course I do not expect you to memorize theories and their arguments. Instead, I will train your abilities to appropriately apply these theories and relevant data to your own arguments. Your course grade is based on: class participation, a reflection paper, an outline of your final paper, and the final essay. 1. Class participation (10%): We will have open and active discussions in seminar. This means that you will be expected to contribute your thoughts, listen carefully to others, and be prepared to respond to questions and raise questions on a regular basis. I might have in-class assignments occasionally (e.g., ask you to write few paragraphs of reflection). The objective is to ensure that all students have the opportunity to engage with the readings and to discuss the topics regularly and actively. 2. Reflection paper (40%): For this assignment, you need to choose one of the assigned readings and critically analyze it. Pick a theory/reading we have been talking about in the first half of the class and analyze: its main argument, what the implications of the author’s research findings are, what its methodology is, how the author substantiates his/her arguments, and whether you agree with the argument or not and why (or why not). Your paper may be turned in anytime in Week 8, but no later than the last class of Week 8. 3. Outline of final essay (10%): During the course you will have to prepare a topic that you are most interested in and care about. You can analyze an issue which has or has not been talked about in class. The outline should be no longer than 1 page. The outline should address your research question for the final essay, your main argument, the theories you will have a conversation with, and the data you are going to analyze. It will be due at the end of week 11.

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4. Final essay (40%): As mentioned, an important goal of the course is to help you sharpen your skills for developing well-reasoned and well-written arguments that draw on sociological perspectives. Based on your outline, the final essay is expected to show what you have learned throughout the course and your ability to critically analyze a topic or phenomenon that you care about. For this essay I will particularly focus on your main argument and how well you connect it to the theories and use the data to substantiate it. Course Schedule This schedule is subject to revision as we proceed. Any changes will be announced in class. Week 1-2 Why Is Taiwan Important? Why Do We Study Taiwanese Society? Why Do We Study Taiwan in the East Asian Context? Muyard, Frank. 2015. “Comparativism and Taiwan Studies: Analyzing Taiwan In/Out of Context, or Taiwan as an East Asian New World Society.” In: Shu-mei Shih and Ping-hui Liao (Eds.) Comparatizing Taiwan. Rigger, Shelley. 2011. “Why Taiwan Matters to America and the World.” In: Shelley Rigger. Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse. Tsang, Steve. 2007. “Democratisation in a Chinese Community: Lessons from Taiwan.” In: Robert Ash and Megan J. Greene (Eds.) Taiwan in the 21st Century: Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model . * References: Corcuff, Stephane. 2012. “The Liminality of Taiwan: A Case-Study in Geopolitics.” Taiwan in Comparative Perspective 4: 34–64. Hong, Zhao. 2011. “Taiwan-ASEAN Economic Relations in the Context of East Asian Regional Integration.” International Journal of China Studies 2(1): 39–54. Week 3 Taiwan’s Colonial History under Japan’s Rule Ts’ai, Hui-yu Caroline. 2009. “The ‘Emperor’s Subjects.’” In: Hui-yu Caroline Ts’ai. Taiwan in Japan’s Empire Building: An Institutional Approach to Colonial Engineering. Yao, Jen-To. 2006. “The Japanese Colonial State and Its Form of Knowledge in Taiwan.” In: Ping-hui Liao and David Der-wei Wang (Eds.) Taiwan under Japanese Colonial Rule 1895-1945, History, Culture, Memory. * References: Roy, Denny. 2002. “The Japanese Occupation.” In: Denny Roy. Taiwan: A Political History. Heylen, Ann. 2004. “The Modernity of Japanese Colonial Education in Taiwan: Moving beyond Formal Schooling and Literacy Campaigns.” Taiwan Journal of East Asian Studies 1(2): 1–36. Week 4 The Legacy of Japanese Colonialism in Taiwan Ts’ai, Hui-yu Caroline. 2009. “Politics of Memory and History.” In: Hui-yu Caroline Ts’ai. Taiwan in Japan’s Empire Building: An Institutional Approach to Colonial Engineering. Huang, Chih-Huei. 2003. “The Transformation of Taiwanese Attitudes towards Japan in the Post-Colonial Period,” In: Narangoa Li and Robert Cribb (Eds.) Imperial

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Japan and National Identities in Asia, 1895-1945. * References: Sehurp, Jens. 2015. “Reliving the Past: The Narrative Themes of Repetition and Continuity in Japan-Taiwan News Coverage.” In: Andrew D. Morris (Ed.) Japanese Taiwan Colonial Rule and its Contested Legacy. Huang, Ying-Che. 2006. “Were Taiwanese Being ‘Enslaved’?: The Entanglement of Sinicization, Japanization, and Westernization.” In: Ping-hui Liao and David Der- wei Wang (Eds.) Taiwan under Japanese Colonial Rule 1895-1945, History, Culture, Memory. Week 5 Cross-Strait Relations and Political Tensions with China Wu, Yu-Shan. 2016. “Cross-Strait Dialogue and Policies.” In: Gunter Schubert (Ed.) Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan. Magcamit, Michael Intal. 2015. “Games, Changes and Fears: Exploring Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Dilemma in the Twenty-first Century.” Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 2(1): 92-115. * References: Wang, Horng-luen. 2007. “Nation, State and Cross-Strait Relations: Perspectives from Taiwan.” Macalester International 18: 45–75. Zheng, Yongnian and Lye Liang Fook. 2007. “China’s New Nationalism and Cross- Strait Relations. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 7(1): 47–72. Week 6 Taiwanese Acceptance for or Resistance against China Chang, Bi-yu. 2006. “Constructing the Motherland: Culture and the State since the 1990s.” In: Dafydd Fell et al. (Eds.) What Has Changed? Taiwan Before and After the Change of Ruling Parties. Ren, Hai. 1996. “Taiwan and the Impossibility of the Chinese.” In: Melissa J. Brown (eds). Negotiating Ethnicities in China and Taiwan. * References: Harrell, Stevan and Huang Chun-Chieh. 1994. “Introduction: Change and Contention in Taiwan’s Cultural Scene.” In: Stevan Harrell and Huang Chun-Chieh (Eds.) Cultural Change in Postwar Taiwan. Ho, Ming-sho and Jeffrey Broadbent. 2011. “Introduction to Taiwanese Society, Culture and Politics.” In: Jeffrey Broadbent and Vickie Brockman (Eds.) East Asian Social Movements: Power, Protest, and Change in a Dynamic Region. Week 7 Memory, Belongs, and National Identity Wachman, Alan. 1994. “Conflicting Identities on Taiwan.” In: Alan Wachman. Taiwan: National Identity and Democratization. Hsiau, A-chin. 2000. Contemporary Taiwanese Cultural Nationalism. New York: Routledge, chapters TBD. * References: Heylen, Ann. 2011. “Legacies of Memory and Belonging in Taiwan History.” In: Schubert, Gunter and Jens Damm (Eds.) Taiwanese Identity Politics in the Twenty- First Century: Domestic, Regional and Global Perspectives. Rigger, Shelley. 2006. Taiwan’s Rising Rationalism: Generations, Politics, and

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“Taiwanese nationalism”. Washington, DC: East-West Center Washington. Week 8 Indigenous Group and Ethnic Conflicts Hsieh, Shih-Chung. 1994. “From Shanbao to Yuanzhumin: Taiwan Aborigines in Transition.” In: Murray A. Rubinsten (Ed.) The Other Taiwan: 1945 to the Present. Hsieh, Jolan. 2010. Collective Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Identity-Based Movement of Plain Indigenous in Taiwan, chapter TBD. * Reference: Brown, Melissa J. 2004. “Where Did the Aborigines Go? Reinstating Plains Aborigines in Taiwan’s History.” In: Melissa J. Brown.Is Taiwan Chinese? The Impact of Culture, Power and Migration on Changing Identities. • Reflection paper due

Week 9 Social Stratification, Class, and Inequality Yu, Wei-hsin and Kuo-hsien Su. 2008. “Rapid Social Change, Evolving Class Structure: Intergenerational Mobility in Taiwan.” In: Hiroshi Ishida (Ed.) Social Stratification and Social Mobility in Late-Industrializing Countries. Wang, Hong-Zen. 2001. “Ethnicized Social Mobility in Taiwan.” Modern China 27(3): 328–358. * References: Yang, David. 2007. “Classing Ethnicity: Class, Ethnicity, and the Mass Politics of Taiwan’s Democratic Transition.” World Politics 59(4): 503–538. Lin, Yi-Wei. 2010. Job Mobility and Class Mobility in Taiwan: From the Life-Course Perspective. Week 10-11 Social Movements and Civil Protests Hsiao, Hsin-Huang Michael. 1992. “The Rise of Social Movements and Civil Protests” In: Tun-Jen Cheng and Stephan Haggard (Eds.) Political Change in Taiwan. Chiu, Yubin. 2011. “Old Constraints and Future Possibilities in the Development of Taiwan’s Independent Labor Movement.” Capitalism Nature Socialism 22(1): 58– 75. Ho, Ming-sho. 2015. “Occupy Congress in Taiwan: Political Opportunity, Threat and the Sunflower Movement.” Journal of East Asian Studies 15(1): 69–97. Ho, Ming-sho. 2012. “Sponsoring Civil Society: State and Community Movement in Taiwan” Sociological Inquiry 82(3): 404–423. • Final essay outline due Week 12 Family and Gender Issues in Taiwan Thornton, Arland and Hui-Sheng Lin. 1994. “Weakening the Linkage between the Ancestors, the Living, and Future Generations.” In: Arland Thornton and Hui- Sheng Lin. Social Change and the Family in Taiwan. Cheng, Yen-hsin Alice. 2014. “Changing Partner Choice and Marriage Propensities by Education in Post-industrial Taiwan, 2000-2010.” Demographic Research 31: 1007–1042.

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* Reference: Lu, Hwei-syin. 2004. “Transcribing Feminism: Taiwanese Women’s Experiences.” In: Catherine Farris, Anru Lee and Murray Rubinstein (Eds.) Women in the New Taiwan: Gender Roles and Gender Consciousness in a Changing Society. Taiwanese Society in Comparative Context Week 13 State Corporatism in Taiwan and Korea Wakabayashi, Masahiro. 1997. “Democratization of the Taiwanese and Korean Political Regimes: A Comparative Study.” The Developing Economies XXXV-4: 422–439. Liu, Hwa-Jen. 2015. Leverage of the Weak Labor and Environmental Movements in Taiwan and South Korea, Introduction chapter. * References: Lee, Yoonkyung. 2011. “Authoritarian Legacies and Democratic Coalitions in Taiwan and Korea.” In: Yoonkyung Lee. Militants or Partisans: Labor Unions and Democratic Politics in Korea and Taiwan. Lee, Sophia Seung-Yoon. 2015. “Institutional Legacy of State Corporatism in De- industrial Labour Markets: A Comparative Study of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.” Socio-Economic Review (online first, doi: 10.1093/ser/mwv029). Week 14 Development Model in Taiwan and Korea Rodrik, Dani. 1994. Getting Interventions Right: How South Korea and Taiwan Grew Rich. NBER Working Paper No. 4964. Kuznets, Paul. 1998. “An East Asian Model of Economic Development: Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.” Economic Development and Cultural Change 36(3): 11–43. * References: Hattori, Tamio and Yukihito Sato. 1997. “Comparative Study of Development Mechanisms in Korea and Taiwan: Introductory Analysis.” The Developing Economies XXXV-4: 422–439. Hall, C and Charles Harvey. 2003. “A Comparison of the Performance of SMEs in Korea and Taiwan: Policy Implications for Turbulent Times.” Working Paper 03- 05, Department of Economics, University of Wollongong: http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1070&context=commwkpapers Week 15 Identity Politics in Taiwan and Hong Kong Kaeding, Malte. 2011. “Identity Formation in Taiwan and Hong Kong – How Much Difference, How Many Similarities? In: Schubert, Gunter and Jens Damm (Eds.) Taiwanese Identity Politics in the Twenty-First Century: Domestic, Regional and Global Perspectives. Shih, Fang-Long and Carol Jones. 2014. “Introduction to Taiwan and Hong Kong in Comparative Perspective: Centres–Peripheries, Colonialism, and the Politics of Representation.” Taiwan in Comparative Perspective 5: 1–25. * Reference: Chu, Yiu-wai. 2013. “One Country, Two Cultures? Hong Kong Cinemas and/as Chinese Cinema.” In Yiu-wai Chu. Lost in Transition: Hong Kong Culture in the Age of China.

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Week 16 Social Movements and Civil Society in Taiwan and Hong Kong Kaeding, Malte. 2014. “Challenging Hongkongisation: The Role of Taiwan’s Social Movements and Perceptions of Post-Handover Hong Kong.” Taiwan in Comparative Perspective 5: 120–133. Chan, Johannes. 2015. “Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement.” The Round Table 103(6): 571–580. Ngok, Ma. 2008. “Civil Society and Democratization in Hong Kong Paradox and Duality.” Taiwan Journal of Democracy, 4(2): 155–175. Week 17-18 Beyond East Asia: Taiwan and Other Non-Asian Countries Yang, Chi-Shou Justin. 2011. “A Comparison of Leadership Traits Across Countries: Taiwan and the United States.” University of Kentucky Master’s Theses. Paper 646: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/646 Simon, Scott. 2011. “Multiculturalism and Indigenism: Contrasting the Experiences of Canada and Taiwan.” In: Tak-wing Ngo and Hong-zen Wang (Eds). Politics of Difference in Taiwan. Shih, Fang-Long. 2012. “Taiwan’s Subjectivity and National Narrations: Towards a Comparative Perspective with Ireland. Taiwan in Comparative Perspective 4: 6–33.