Located at the fertile plain in southwest Taiwan, Tainan was in the past the cultural center of Taiwan, as well as the starting point of socio-economic developments of the entire island. New political and religious ideas penetrated into Taiwan through this doorway and in turn impacted the whole island and even the Asia Pacific Rim. Having occupied such a pivotal position, Tainan deserves our research attention. We wish to rediscover Formosa by studying  Tainan . 

The theme of the 2008 conference is: how the various levels or patterns of development in Tainan have impacted the whole Taiwan island, even the Asia Pacific Rim. We also welcome papers that concentrate on the Tainan area proper or papers engaging comparisons with the regions in its vicinity. The main fields of research include the following:

1. Sessions’ fields of  research: 

    (1) Environmental change

    (2) The development of Han pioneers’ society

    (3) Ethnic studies

    (4) Industry development

    (5) Religion and society

    (6) Politics and elections

    (7) Literature and art

    (8) Tradition and modernity culture

2. Dates and Venue of the conference:

    Dates: October 18-19, 2008 (Sat. and Sun.)

    Venue:  Nan-Ying Tsung-Yeh Arts and Culture  Center
                  (Madou Town, Tainan County, Taiwan)

3. Abstract due on: February 29, 2008. 

4. Paper due on: August 31, 2008.

5. Submission:

   (1) Please submit a tentative paper title and your 500-word abstract, as well as

          a copy of your CV.

   (2) The conference will be conducted in English and in Chinese. Abstract and 
         paper can be written either in English or in Chinese.

6. Further information:

    Please submit your proposal at the following e-mail address :

    viola525@gmail.com (recipient: Viola Chang)

    Paper presenters will be eligible for travel and living grants for the duration of
    the conference.

The Planning Committee:

The International Center for Tainan Area Humanities Research

Tainan County Government

Graduate Institute of Taiwan Culture , National University of Tainan (NUTN) 

§ For any inquires about the workshop and submission of the paper to the

   workshop, please contact :

  ‧Viola Chang/TEL:886-6-2133111 ext.755 / viola525@gmail.com
  ‧Steve Wen/TEL:886-6-7212338 / ic.tahr@gmail.com


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