The 2021 Taiwan Festival - Literature Strand will host talks from contemporary Taiwan authors, Shawna Yang Ryan and Wu Ming-yi and academics, Dr Gwennaël Gaffric, Dr Ti-han Chang, and Prof Niki Alsford showcasing a range of Taiwan Literature covering topics of climate change and migrants.

Day 1 March 18, 2021 (Thurs)

14:15-14:30

Location: TEAMS

• Opening Remarks by Director of ISAP, Prof Niki Alsford

14:30- 16:30

Location: TEAMS

• Authors’ Perspectives: Taiwanese Literary Writing- History, Memory and Migration

• Shawna Yang Ryan, “Green Island: Speaking Back to History”

• Wu Ming-yi, “Historical Experiences and/or Experiences of History: On Migration History and Memory of The Stolen Bicycle”

• Conversation with Contemporary Taiwanese Writers (Ti-han Chang and Gwennaël Gaffric)

• Q&A session

Day 2 March 19, 2021 (Fri)

13:00-14:00

Location: TEAMS

• Public Lecture I: Migration, Environment and Taiwanese Literature

• Gwennaël Gaffric, University of Lyon 3, “Migrants of tomorrow: Climate Refugees in Wu Ming-yi's fiction”

• Q&A session

14:15-16:15

Location: TEAMS

• Round Table discussion: Understanding Taiwanese Identity through the Lens of Literature, Migration and Memory.

Interlocuters (in alphabetic order)

Niki ALSFORD, University of Central Lancashire

Ti-han CHANG, University of Central Lancashire

Gwennaël GAFFRIC, University of Lyon 3

Lara MOMESSO, University of Central Lancashire

Shawna YANG RYAN, University of Hawai’i at Maona

Ming-yi WU, University of Dong Hwa

• Q&A session

16:15-16:30

Location: TEAMS

• Concluding Remarks by event organiser, Dr Ti-han Chang

Register on Eventbrite to book your place. The roundtable will take place on Microsoft Teams. As such, there is a limit of 200 viewers.

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