Special Topics: Issue 40
Philosophy in Taiwan: Literary & Cultural Interventions
As a new oceanic nation, Taiwan’s contemporary situation is deeply entangled in the debate and controversy over “Taiwanese subjectivity.” It is clear that existential questions surrounding “whose Taiwan?”, “Taiwan-ness”, and “seeing Taiwan” require a certain degree of philosophical thought in order to put forward a moving argument.
In recent years, “Taiwan Thought” has re-centered the island’s perspective. On the one hand, we have constructed a genealogy of local philosophy, and on the other, we have explored the intersection of philosophy and culture. In view of this, the Center for International Taiwan Studies at the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) and the National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL) are organizing an academic conference to foster dialogue on this topic. We cordially invite friends from all fields who are concerned with local literature and philosophy to join us in facilitating intellectual exchange across a wide range of fields, including the history, geography, development, and promotion of “Taiwan Thought,” as well as to set a course for its future.
This event is a joint project with the Center for International Taiwan Studies at the National Taiwan Normal University, and we welcome submissions on the following topics:
1. Theorizing Taiwan: Possibilities
2. Taiwanese Philosophy (and) Community
3. Taiwanese Philosophy: Past and Future
4. Philosophy and Thought in Taiwan Literature and Culture
5. Situating Taiwan Philosophy and Literature Within the East Asian Connection
6. The Construction of Taiwanese Philosophy: Crisis and Prospects in the Humanities
7. Indigenous Thought and Taiwan
8. The Literary Nature of Taiwanese Philosophy
9. Potential Roles of Taiwanese Philosophy in Culture
10. Other related topics
(Deadline: December 31, 2024)