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On September 17, 2009, the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley will host the conference "Dynamics Across the Taiwan Strait 1949-Present," an examination of Taiwan's history and current outlook in the light of on-going and evolving relations with China, and Taiwans political culture, democratic practice, and the negotiation of identity. Former Vice-President of Taiwan, Dr. Lien Chan will deliver the keynote address, "Sixty Years of Cross-Strait Relations: From Conflict to Conciliation."
Papers to be presented include:
Yomi Braester, University of Washington Taipei Is Gone: The Invisible City on Film
Melissa Brown, Stanford University Authenticity and Change in Taiwan's Identities
Leo Ching, Duke University Colonial Nostalgia and Postcolonial Anxiety: Japan, Taiwan, and the Discourse of Intimacy
Lowell Dittmer, UC Berkeley American Strategic Interests and Taiwan Strait Relations
Thomas Gold, UC Berkeley IUP Across the Taiwan Strait
Shelley Rigger, Davidson University Strawberry Jam: Politics and Identity in Taiwan's Strawberry Generation
Emma Teng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology From "Ball of Mud" to "Chinese Province": The China-Taiwan Relation in Historical Perspective
Alan Wachman, Tufts University Cross-Strait Controversy: What Has Changed, What Has Not?
Robert Weller, Boston University Democratic Culture, Responsive Authoritarianism and Political Change in Taiwan
Wen-hsin Yeh, UC Berkeley Democratic Practices and Public Culture: Reading Taiwan's Media
The conference takes place Thursday, September 17, 2009, from 8:00 AM to 6 PM, in the Heyns Room, The Faculty Club, on the UC Berkeley campus. Further information and the conference schedule can be found at http://ieas.berkeley.edu/events/2009.04.29a.html. This event is free and open to the public.
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