KSCB004 History and Culture of Taiwan

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Táňa Dluhošová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Táňa Dluhošová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 G24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course a student will be able:
- to identify and understand the main historical events in Taiwanese history
- on the basis of acquired knowledge to interpret these events in a broader social and political context
- to identify basic cultural influences as they appear in respective time periods
Syllabus
  • Taiwan nad its Inhabitants
  • Aboriginal People in Taiwan
  • Taiwan in the 17th Century
  • Taiwan pod vládou dynastie Qing
  • Japanese Colonial Period
  • Taiwanese Reaction to Japanese Colonial Rule
  • Early Postwar Period
  • Period of White Terror
  • Taiwan after 1987
Literature
    required literature
  • BAKEŠOVÁ, Ivana, Rudolf FÜRST and Zdenka HEŘMANOVÁ. Dějiny Taiwanu. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 303 s. ISBN 8071067083. info
    not specified
  • BROWN, Melisa. What is in the Name: Culture, Identity, and the Taiwan Problem. IN Is Taiwan Chinese: the Impact of Culture, Power, and Migration on Changing Identities. Berkeley – Los Angeles – London: University of California Press.
  • Myers, Ramon H. – Peattie, Mark R. (eds.). The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1895-1945. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984.
  • Heylen, Ann – Sommers, Scott, eds. Becoming Taiwan: From Colonialism to Democracy. Studia Formosiana. Wiesbaden: Herrasowitz
  • Liao Ping-hui – Wang, David Der-wei (eds.). Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.
Teaching methods
The course is designed as lecture with class discussion.
Assessment methods
Test: Multiple choice questions. Min. 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2022.
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