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

劉彥岑 Ivy Liu

111551019@nccu.edu.tw

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

  
  


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

  
  


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

  
  


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  ?  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%