Taiwan's Geographies

Too frequently understood only as a geopolitical anomaly and foreign relations battleground, Taiwan has a rich history as a complex site of overlapping geographies and shifting spatial imaginations. These include indigenous geographies; non-human environments; human circulation and migration in the Pacific and Southeast, East, and Northeast Asia; successive eras of European and Asian colonization and empire; and twentieth century regional and global communities of politics, labor, affect, and more. We’ll approach these histories via scholarly writing, film, music, literature, digital visualizations, and other sources.