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A Glimpse of Singapore from Afar: A Review of Eternal Summer of My Homeland

·June 14, 2023·1 min read

Agnes Chew's Eternal Summer of My Homeland, written about the author’s homeland of Singapore while living in Germany, is a capable collection of short stories. Consisting of eleven short stories, the collection is briskly paced given their length Read More

Review: Social Forces in the Re-Making of Cross-Strait Relations

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·October 22, 2023·2 min read

Andrew Beckershoff's Social Forces in the Re-Making of Cross-Strait Relations is a useful look at the backdrop of events that later led to the 2014 Sunflower Movement. Read More

An Elegaic Tale of the Cold War Past in Taiwan: A Review of Lily Narcissus

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·December 17, 2022·3 min read

Jonathan Lerner's Lily Narcissus is an elegiac novel, reflecting on a period of history long gone Read More

A Refreshing, Elucidating Take on Tsai Ming-liang’s Oeuvre

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·January 18, 2023·3 min read

Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-liang by Nicholas de Villiers is a strong entry in the English-language literature on one of Taiwan’s most distinguished contemporary filmmakers Read More

Which Ways Forward for Green Politics in Taiwan?

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·March 16, 2021·3 min read

Dafydd Fell’s recent academic monograph, Taiwan’s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan, is not to be missed for those who are interested in or who study party politics in Taiwan. Drawing on close to a decade of research and observation, the book details the ebbs and flows, as well as the transformations, experienced by the Green Party in Taiwan since its founding. The book also focuses on the Social Democratic Party and Trees Party as Green Parties Read More

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