Written by Naomi Sím. The article introduces “rosettation,” a method of translating between minoritised languages like Tâigí and Gaelic via dominant ones. The Tâigael project explores linguistic solidarity, reader responses, and political tensions. Rosettation emerges as both a pragmatic strategy and a literary experiment, which enables new forms of intercultural dialogue despite inherent compromises.Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
Written by Lisa LacDonald. This article reflects on orchids in Scotland and Taiwan as metaphors for translation. While Scottish orchids evoke resilience, Taiwanese orchids embody richness and locality. The author highlights the difficulty of conveying cultural nuance across languages, framing translation as both interpretation and resistance, balancing fidelity, accessibility, and the preservation of linguistic diversity.Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
Written by Elissa Hunter-Dorans. This article reflects on how maternal and grandmaternal figures embody the preservation of Taiwanese and Gaelic. Through Tâigael, the author explores oral tradition…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Hannah Stevens and Will Buckingham. The article introduces Tâigael: Stories from Taiwanese & Gaelic, a translation project linking two minoritised languages through English and Mandarin as bridges. Writers reflect on linguistic solidarity, maternal legacies in “mother tongues,” risks of reinforcing hierarchies, and ecological fidelity in translation. Together, their essays highlight translation’s generative, resistant, and collaborative potential.Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
Written by Eloise Phillips. This article examines the 2025 Taiwan–Guam cultural exchange, led by Taiwan’s National Museum of Prehistory, which wove song, canoe building, and shared practices into i…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Elspeth Lewis. Taiwan has the lowest birthrate in the world. This article explores this trend by putting women at its centre, challenging what we thought we knew. Beyond the vague idea o…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Ana Paloma Martínez Gómez. This article explores how Indigenous identity is portrayed on screen and how film supports cultural revitalisation and self-representation through a decolonial…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Neeraj Mehra. This article discusses Taiwan’s untapped potential in India’s booming outbound tourism market, highlighting shared cultural ties, natural attractions, and democratic values…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Elaine Chung and Qipeng Gao. This article examines Taiwan’s efforts to promote Mandarin education abroad as a tool of soft power, particularly in the UK. Drawing on student interviews, i…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Mei-Li Hsueh. This article highlights Taiwan’s growing reliance on community-led initiatives for biodiversity conservation by displaying two examples, the leopard cat and Taiwan’s native…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Hsin-Hsun Huang. Addressing rural challenges, the Northern regional exchange base of the Taiwan Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (TPSI-N) focuses on connecting people to Taiwan…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Janelle Umana-Limon. This article examines the rise of Indigenous resistance movements in Taiwan through the voices of Liglav Awu and Ayah Demaladas. It highlights how colonial powers, e…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Linshan Jiang. This memorial essay reflects on the author’s time with Professor Tu Kuo-ch’ing, a deeply influential poet, scholar and the founder of the Center for Taiwan Studies a…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Rose Kuo and Rachel Levine. The article is the first in this special issue in collaboration with the Center for Taiwan Studies (CTS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. It re…| Taiwan Insight
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Written by Dafydd Fell. The article traces the establishment of the Taiwan Studies Programme at SOAS and explores how it integrates Taiwan Studies courses with an extensive event program, including…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Thomas Fliß. This article introduces the workshop “Mapping Taiwan Teaching – Teaching Taiwan in Script, Speech and Performance” at Trier University, which focused on te…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Yi-Ping Wu. The 2024 Taiwan Theatre Report analyses the trends in Taiwan’s theatre scene, highlighting the rising popularity of musicals and comedy while addressing the impact of t…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Li-Ting Chang. This article introduces the exhibition “The Spring of the Marginalised” and explores the burgeoning relationship between Czech and Taiwanese literature, emphas…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Yi-Yen Lim, Jui-Jan Chan and Chan-Yuan Wong. This article analyses the challenges and opportunities facing professional sports in Taiwan. Unlike Western models, Taiwanese teams heavily r…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Aaron Su and Chao-Kai Huang. This article highlights the need to move beyond simply representing Indigenous voices and towards a transformative approach that centres Indigenous perspecti…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Belinda Han. This article studies the fan community of the Japanese webcomic Hetalia: Axis Powers in both Taiwan and China. It explores how the fandom of the Taiwanese character, Wan-Nia…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Hsiu-Yun Wang. This article reviews the six decades during which the terms used to describe “sexual harassment” have evolved, and victims’ experiences have shifted from suffering in sile…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Yi-Ping Hsieh. Taiwan has seen a dramatic increase in internet and social media use among adolescents, leading to heightened concerns over online sexual violence. This article focuses on…| Taiwan Insight
Written by Linshan Jiang. “Fan Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise,” the most influential book of Taiwan’s #MeToo movement, was published in English translation this May. This review points out the …| Taiwan Insight
Written by I-Lin Liu. This article provides a critical analysis of the Oscar-nominated short documentary Island in Between, asking who the film is for and what lies beyond the representations. The …| Taiwan Insight
