Speakers: 
Moira Weigel, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University 
Sarah Plovnick, Hou Family Postdoctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
Yedong Sh-Chen, Ph.D. Candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Chang-Min Yu, Associate Professor, National Taiwan University
Hardy Stewart, Hou Family Predoctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
Chia-wei Lai, Ph.D. Candidate in Art History, National Taiwan University
Lei Ying, Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Civilizations, Amherst College
Will Sack, Ph.D. Candidate in History, Harvard University
Kevin Luo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Wei-An Tsai, S.J.D. Candidate, Harvard Law School
Josh Freedman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania
Richard Yu-Cheng Shih, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University
Dingru Huang, Assistant professor of East Asian Comparative Literature, Tufts University
Kyle Shernuk, Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, Georgetown University

Moderators: 
David Der-wei Wang, Harvard University
Kevin Luo, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

In light of heightened global attention toward Taiwan in recent years, how should scholars approach the study of Taiwan’s history, culture, politics, and the environment? And how might a ‘Taiwan perspective’ contribute to broader discussions of regional and global interest? This emerging scholars symposium seeks to address these critical issues through a multi-method and multi-scalar approach, in order to expand the scope of Taiwan Studies beyond traditional disciplinary and geopolitical boundaries.

Sponsors: 
Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation