SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentMA Program of Sociology, First Year MA Program of Sociology, Second Year
Course NameSpecialized Course II (ASSD): Modern Taiwanese History
InstructorCHEN PO LIANG
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

Week 1: Course Overview; Review of Syllabus



Sept. 14, 2023



 



Week 2: Pre-modern history of Taiwan



Sept. 21, 2023



Reading:  Denny Roy, Ch. 1



 



Week 3: Taiwan on the Eve of Colonization



Sept. 28, 2023



Reading:  Murray A. Rubinstein, Ch. 7



 



Week 4: The Japanese Occupation I



Oct. 5, 2023



Reading: Wan-yao, Chou, Ch8



 



Week 5: The Japanese Occupation II 



Oct. 12, 2023



Reading: Wan-yao, Chou, Ch9



 



Week 6: 228 Massacre I



Oct. 19, 2023



Reading:  Denny Roy, Ch. 3



 



Week 7: 228 Massacre II



Oct. 26, 2023



Reading:  Denny Roy, Ch. 3



 



Week 8:  Group Discussion & Office Hour



Nov. 2, 2023



 



Week 9:  Group Discussion & Office Hour



Nov. 9, 2023



 



Week 10:  Martial Law and Authoritarianism



Nov. 16, 2023



Reading:  Denny Roy, Ch. 4



 



Week 11:   A City of Sadness (Movie)



Nov. 23, 2023



Reading:  No



 



Week 12: Political Movement



Nov. 30, 2023



Reading:  Murray A. Rubinstein, Ch. 11-12



 



Week 13: Transition to Democracy I



Dec. 7, 2023



Reading: Denny Roy, Ch. 7



 



Week 14: Transition to Democracy II



Dec. 14, 2023



Reading: Murray A. Rubinstein, Ch. 16



 



Week 15: The Challenge to Democracy in the 1990s



Dec. 21, 2023



Reading: Murray A. Rubinstein, Ch. 17



 



Week 16: Identity Crisis: Taiwanese Subjectivity



Dec. 28, 2023



 



Week 17: Final Presentation



Jan. 4, 2024



 



Week 18: Final Presentation



Jan. 11, 2024



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

劉彥岑 Ivy Liu



111551019@nccu.edu.tw


Requirement/Grading


  • ?  The classes will have a strict requirement on the required reading to facilitate in-class discussion.




  • ?  The grade is determined by a short article presentation. The topic of the presentation should be related to the contents of our class syllabus.




  • ?  Regular class attendance is expected and will be taken into account in the final grading.




  • ?  Extra bonus will be given for creative performance in class discussion.





Mid-term oral presentation: 20%



Final oral presentation: 20%



Final Paper: 40% (3,000 words)



Course Participation & Discussion: 20%


Textbook & Reference







1. Denny Roy, Taiwan: A Political history (2003).



2. Murray A. Rubinstein, Taiwan: A New History: A New History (2006).



3. Wan-yao, Chou, A New Illustrated History of Taiwan Paperback (2020).



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