Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century: A Critical Reader
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This book is an anthology of research co-edited by Dr. Chia-rong Wu (University of Canterbury) and Professor Ming-ju Fan (National Chengchi University). This collection of original essays integrates and expands research on Taiwan literature because it includes both established and young writers. It not only engages with the evolving trends of literary Taiwan, but also promotes the translocal consciousness and cultural diversity of the island state and beyond. Focusing on the new directions and trends of Taiwan literature, this edited book fits into Taiwan studies, Sinophone studies, and Asian studies.
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Weight: 415g
Dimensions: 155 x 235mm
Publication Date: 04 Feb 2024
Publisher: Springer Verlag Singapore
Publication City/Country: Singapore
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789811983825
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Dr. Chia-rong Wu specializes in Sinophone literature and film through the lens of postcolonial theories Indigenous studies diaspora and ecocriticism. Dr. Wu is the author of Supernatural Sinophone Taiwan and Beyond (Cambria Press 2016) and Remapping the Contested Sinosphere: The Cross-cultural Landscape and Ethnoscape of Taiwan (Cambria Press 2020). Additionally Dr. Wu is serving on the International Advisory Board of Interdisciplinary and Transcultural Approaches to Chinese Literature (Routledge Book Series) Cultural History Editorial Advisory Board (Bloomsbury Book Series) and the Advisory Board of Taiwan Lit (online journal centering on studies of Taiwan literature and culture).Professor Ming-ju Fan is an established scholar in the field of Taiwan literature study. Her research focus is on feminism literary theory and modern and contemporary novels. She is the author of multiple books including Critic Artisan (Unitas 2019) Spatial/Textual/Politics// (Linking Books 2015) Literary GeographySpatial Reading of Taiwanese Literature (Rye Field 2008) Chronological Searches of Taiwanese Womens Fiction (Rye Field 2002 & 2008) and Like a box of chocolate: Criticisms on Contemporary Literature and Culture(Ink Publishing 2005). She is also the co-editor of The Columbia Sourcebook of Literary Taiwan (Columbia University Press 2014). She has received honors such as Ministry of Science and Technology Research Award and Reward Special Talents multiple times. Moreover she has been serving as the co-editor of Journal of Taiwan Literary Studies since 2010.