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Papers by Ann Heylen

International Journal of Taiwan Studies

Concentric：Literary and Cultural Studies, 2010

Transnational concerns the movement of peoples, ideas, technologies and institutions across natio... more Transnational concerns the movement of peoples, ideas, technologies and institutions across national boundaries. In view of this, Taiwan provides a rich ”laboratory” for the study of transnational connections and comparisons. A comprehensive discussion of Transnational Taiwan cannot do without its historical component. I am interested in knowing the extent to which this approach has the potential to develop new understandings of the past by highlighting historical processes and relationships that transcend nation states and connect apparently separate worlds. The very geographical position of Taiwan Island puts it at the crossroads of maritime, cross-cultural, and interactional connections in the wake of the age of discovery. I start with a brief definition of the terminology, followed by a discussion that situates the transnational emergence in Taiwanese historiography. Special attention will be paid to the several discourses that have developed over the past five decades. The essa...

The article critically evaluates previous approaches in the rather new field of Taiwan Studies. B... more The article critically evaluates previous approaches in the rather new field of Taiwan Studies. Being a meta-analysis, it points out both thematic concerns and methodological approaches of the past 20 years of its existence. It emphasize the theme of Taiwan subjectivity to be a momentum for both Taiwan independence processes in the 1990s and Taiwan studies, which subsequently aroused to analyse these processes. The paper also sets the articles presented in the special issue within this paradigm, it critically evaluates them and emphasize the new perspectives that the articles present.

稍 識 20 世紀後半歐美漢學、特別中國古代史領域 發 展 的 讀 者,對 魯 惟 一(Michael Loewe)這 個 名字當不陌生。魯惟一博士生於 1922 年,英國人,二 次戰後先後在倫... more 稍 識 20 世紀後半歐美漢學、特別中國古代史領域 發 展 的 讀 者,對 魯 惟 一(Michael Loewe)這 個 名字當不陌生。魯惟一博士生於 1922 年,英國人,二 次戰後先後在倫敦大學亞非學院(SOAS)和劍橋大學 (Cambridge)執教、研究,1990 年自劍橋大學退休。魯 惟一著作等身,尤精於漢代歷史與文化,著述內容廣 涉古代生活的方方面面。他筆耕不輟,年過八十仍續有 新作問世,《董仲舒、「儒家」遺產與春秋繁露》(Dong Zhongshu, a`Confucian Heritage and the Chunqiu fanlu) 即同時反映其長久關懷與近期研究的重心。 本書從檢討學界對董仲舒貢獻的看法出發,考論董 仲舒的生平、著述及影響,並對掛名為董仲舒著作的 《春秋繁露》進行深入辨析,旨在還原董仲舒的歷史面 貌,廓清學界一些既有誤解。全書除導論外共九章,許 多章節後尚有篇幅和數量不等的附錄。導論呼應書名, 指出全書的三個目標:重估董仲舒的歷史角色、反省漢 代所謂的「儒家」,以及檢討《春秋繁露》的材料特性。 第一章描繪漢朝的歷史背景與思想環境,第二章考察董 仲舒的生平與生前身後的名聲。第三章整理除《春秋繁 露》外,史傳和類書中所見的董仲舒著述,第四章則檢 視這些著述、特別是〈天人三策〉中出現的重要論題。 第五章開始,作者將討論重心轉移至《春秋繁露》。 第五章考察《春秋繁露》的文本流衍與編集過程。第六 章為《春秋繁露》全書 82 篇提供了考論與記述相結合 的提要。第七章以陰陽五行、郊(祀)和質文論等概念 為核心,整理《春秋繁露》中經常出現的主題。第八章 則將第 23 篇〈三代改制質文〉獨立出來,討論其中呈 現的思想觀念。第 九章為結論。全書 附 錄 共 有 16 篇, 包括綜述近人研究 成果、考證史實、辨析材料史源、疏解觀念和詞彙的涵 義等,補充章節開展之餘未遑論及的部分。 在作者筆下,董仲舒是嫻熟文獻、推奉孔子之言的 學者。面對西漢政權的現實問題與潛在危機,他憑藉學 識和理想,提出許多針砭和建議。但董仲舒一生從未任 職高位,其思想也未見積極的追隨者,遑論對漢代政策 有實質影響。依此而論,認為漢武帝接納董仲舒意見而 罷黜百家、獨尊儒術的論述,其實是站不住腳的。尤有 甚者,漢代、特別東漢中葉以前是否存在「儒家」,本身 便值得商榷。《春秋繁露...

International Journal of Taiwan Studies

European Journal of East Asian Studies

This article positions published personal or ego-documents—with a focus on diaries and oral histo... more This article positions published personal or ego-documents—with a focus on diaries and oral histories—within the framework of Taiwan historical studies. It specifically deals with the complexities involved in defining the literary generic of historical narratives against the background of the transition of Taiwanese society from the Japanese colonial period onwards. In tandem with this thematic issue, it offers a close-up on how the collection and analysis of data in resonance with general changes in history writing over the past decades raises research questions about the nature of an inclusive Taiwanese identity.

East Asian Journal of Popular Culture, 2016

Perspectives Chinoises, Feb 1, 2004

The forthcoming East Asian Journal of Popular Culture is the first academic peer-reviewed journal... more The forthcoming East Asian Journal of Popular Culture is the first academic peer-reviewed journal for scholars, teachers, and students from around the world who have an active and passionate interest in the Popular Culture of East Asia. The journal is devoted to all aspects of popular culture in East Asia. With the growth in popularity of Asian visual products in the Western world and the increasing strength of the Asian markets, this publication fulfils the need for an international journal that allows Western and Asian film, media, literary, music, fashion, digital media, television, art and cultural scholars alike to engage in discussion. The journal encourages articles that are both localised (towards a specific popular culture trend, figure or industry) as well as articles that are more global in their outlook (forging links between East Asian popular culture and wider global issues). 1. Opportunity of focused special editions that related directly to East Asian manifestation o...

Perspectives chinoises, 2001

This paper offers a historical and sociolinguistic interrogation of Taiwanese to demonstrate the... more This paper offers a historical and sociolinguistic interrogation of Taiwanese to
demonstrate the significance of language continuum in relation to identity formation.
To this end, Taiwanese is discussed as a particular variety of language. Literacy
practices in the Japanese colonial period (18951945) are contrasted with the
precolonial and post-Japanese colonial period. The paper maintains that policies
of Japanese linguistic colonialism strengthened the sociosemiotic cohesion amongst
speakers of Taiwanese, and discusses how this experience resonated with the new
reality after Japanese colonial rule in 1945 when Taiwan was reunited with its
Chinese historical and cultural heritage. It suggests that in the post-Japanese colonial
period, spoken Taiwanese continued to be a convincing vehicle of struggle for an
alternative national identity. A proper appreciation of this situation depends on how
we define literacy practices and comprehend these in the context of Taiwan・s
sociolinguistic landscape, past and present. Special reference will be made to
diglossia, the connotation between script and language, criteria of literacy (functional
and cultural), Chinese language standardisation and Japanese linguistic
colonialism.

International Journal of Taiwan Studies

Concentric：Literary and Cultural Studies, 2010

Transnational concerns the movement of peoples, ideas, technologies and institutions across natio... more Transnational concerns the movement of peoples, ideas, technologies and institutions across national boundaries. In view of this, Taiwan provides a rich ”laboratory” for the study of transnational connections and comparisons. A comprehensive discussion of Transnational Taiwan cannot do without its historical component. I am interested in knowing the extent to which this approach has the potential to develop new understandings of the past by highlighting historical processes and relationships that transcend nation states and connect apparently separate worlds. The very geographical position of Taiwan Island puts it at the crossroads of maritime, cross-cultural, and interactional connections in the wake of the age of discovery. I start with a brief definition of the terminology, followed by a discussion that situates the transnational emergence in Taiwanese historiography. Special attention will be paid to the several discourses that have developed over the past five decades. The essa...

The article critically evaluates previous approaches in the rather new field of Taiwan Studies. B... more The article critically evaluates previous approaches in the rather new field of Taiwan Studies. Being a meta-analysis, it points out both thematic concerns and methodological approaches of the past 20 years of its existence. It emphasize the theme of Taiwan subjectivity to be a momentum for both Taiwan independence processes in the 1990s and Taiwan studies, which subsequently aroused to analyse these processes. The paper also sets the articles presented in the special issue within this paradigm, it critically evaluates them and emphasize the new perspectives that the articles present.

稍 識 20 世紀後半歐美漢學、特別中國古代史領域 發 展 的 讀 者,對 魯 惟 一(Michael Loewe)這 個 名字當不陌生。魯惟一博士生於 1922 年,英國人,二 次戰後先後在倫... more 稍 識 20 世紀後半歐美漢學、特別中國古代史領域 發 展 的 讀 者,對 魯 惟 一(Michael Loewe)這 個 名字當不陌生。魯惟一博士生於 1922 年,英國人,二 次戰後先後在倫敦大學亞非學院(SOAS)和劍橋大學 (Cambridge)執教、研究,1990 年自劍橋大學退休。魯 惟一著作等身,尤精於漢代歷史與文化,著述內容廣 涉古代生活的方方面面。他筆耕不輟,年過八十仍續有 新作問世,《董仲舒、「儒家」遺產與春秋繁露》(Dong Zhongshu, a`Confucian Heritage and the Chunqiu fanlu) 即同時反映其長久關懷與近期研究的重心。 本書從檢討學界對董仲舒貢獻的看法出發,考論董 仲舒的生平、著述及影響,並對掛名為董仲舒著作的 《春秋繁露》進行深入辨析,旨在還原董仲舒的歷史面 貌,廓清學界一些既有誤解。全書除導論外共九章,許 多章節後尚有篇幅和數量不等的附錄。導論呼應書名, 指出全書的三個目標:重估董仲舒的歷史角色、反省漢 代所謂的「儒家」,以及檢討《春秋繁露》的材料特性。 第一章描繪漢朝的歷史背景與思想環境,第二章考察董 仲舒的生平與生前身後的名聲。第三章整理除《春秋繁 露》外,史傳和類書中所見的董仲舒著述,第四章則檢 視這些著述、特別是〈天人三策〉中出現的重要論題。 第五章開始,作者將討論重心轉移至《春秋繁露》。 第五章考察《春秋繁露》的文本流衍與編集過程。第六 章為《春秋繁露》全書 82 篇提供了考論與記述相結合 的提要。第七章以陰陽五行、郊(祀)和質文論等概念 為核心,整理《春秋繁露》中經常出現的主題。第八章 則將第 23 篇〈三代改制質文〉獨立出來,討論其中呈 現的思想觀念。第 九章為結論。全書 附 錄 共 有 16 篇, 包括綜述近人研究 成果、考證史實、辨析材料史源、疏解觀念和詞彙的涵 義等,補充章節開展之餘未遑論及的部分。 在作者筆下,董仲舒是嫻熟文獻、推奉孔子之言的 學者。面對西漢政權的現實問題與潛在危機,他憑藉學 識和理想,提出許多針砭和建議。但董仲舒一生從未任 職高位,其思想也未見積極的追隨者,遑論對漢代政策 有實質影響。依此而論,認為漢武帝接納董仲舒意見而 罷黜百家、獨尊儒術的論述,其實是站不住腳的。尤有 甚者,漢代、特別東漢中葉以前是否存在「儒家」,本身 便值得商榷。《春秋繁露...

International Journal of Taiwan Studies

European Journal of East Asian Studies

This article positions published personal or ego-documents—with a focus on diaries and oral histo... more This article positions published personal or ego-documents—with a focus on diaries and oral histories—within the framework of Taiwan historical studies. It specifically deals with the complexities involved in defining the literary generic of historical narratives against the background of the transition of Taiwanese society from the Japanese colonial period onwards. In tandem with this thematic issue, it offers a close-up on how the collection and analysis of data in resonance with general changes in history writing over the past decades raises research questions about the nature of an inclusive Taiwanese identity.

East Asian Journal of Popular Culture, 2016

Perspectives Chinoises, Feb 1, 2004

The forthcoming East Asian Journal of Popular Culture is the first academic peer-reviewed journal... more The forthcoming East Asian Journal of Popular Culture is the first academic peer-reviewed journal for scholars, teachers, and students from around the world who have an active and passionate interest in the Popular Culture of East Asia. The journal is devoted to all aspects of popular culture in East Asia. With the growth in popularity of Asian visual products in the Western world and the increasing strength of the Asian markets, this publication fulfils the need for an international journal that allows Western and Asian film, media, literary, music, fashion, digital media, television, art and cultural scholars alike to engage in discussion. The journal encourages articles that are both localised (towards a specific popular culture trend, figure or industry) as well as articles that are more global in their outlook (forging links between East Asian popular culture and wider global issues). 1. Opportunity of focused special editions that related directly to East Asian manifestation o...

Perspectives chinoises, 2001

This paper offers a historical and sociolinguistic interrogation of Taiwanese to demonstrate the... more This paper offers a historical and sociolinguistic interrogation of Taiwanese to
demonstrate the significance of language continuum in relation to identity formation.
To this end, Taiwanese is discussed as a particular variety of language. Literacy
practices in the Japanese colonial period (18951945) are contrasted with the
precolonial and post-Japanese colonial period. The paper maintains that policies
of Japanese linguistic colonialism strengthened the sociosemiotic cohesion amongst
speakers of Taiwanese, and discusses how this experience resonated with the new
reality after Japanese colonial rule in 1945 when Taiwan was reunited with its
Chinese historical and cultural heritage. It suggests that in the post-Japanese colonial
period, spoken Taiwanese continued to be a convincing vehicle of struggle for an
alternative national identity. A proper appreciation of this situation depends on how
we define literacy practices and comprehend these in the context of Taiwan・s
sociolinguistic landscape, past and present. Special reference will be made to
diglossia, the connotation between script and language, criteria of literacy (functional
and cultural), Chinese language standardisation and Japanese linguistic
colonialism.

The 16th Annual Conference of the European Association of Taiwan Studies (EATS) will take place a... more The 16th Annual Conference of the European Association of Taiwan Studies (EATS) will take place at Nottingham Trent University, UK, 10-12 April 2019.

The Conference theme is Recognising Taiwan: A Conference Exploring Taiwan's Society and Political World. Deadline for abstract submission is on the 31st of August (for regular panels) and 31st of October (for MA panels). Please, send an abstract of 300 words for submission (Times New Roman, size 12, 1.5 spacing, 3-5 keywords in Word Document) together with a separate page with your first name, surname, affiliation, status (i.e. Faculty, MA, PhD, Researcher), gender and email contact to info@eats-taiwan.eu (subject: abstract of SURNAME, Given Name) and cc adina.zemanek@eats-taiwan.eu by 31 August 2018. Panel proposals should be submitted as one document showing the names of panel organisers with personal information as required above and including 3-4 abstracts in the same format as specified above (subject: panel proposal of SURNAME, Given Name).

It is our greatest pleasure to announce: The 2018 European Taiwan Studies Young Scholar Award (Y... more It is our greatest pleasure to announce:
The 2018 European Taiwan Studies Young Scholar Award (YSA)
Deadline: 31 August 2017
1st Prize: €1000; 2nd Prize: €600; 3rd Prize: €400