University of Helsinki
Welcome to Spotlight Taiwan Helsinki’s website. We will organize 2 online academic lectures in spring 2022, as well as 1 film-screening event and 4 academic lectures in autumn 2022. Each lecture is about 40-60 minutes followed by 20-30 minutes’ of Q & A.
Time below is Helsinki time, which is 1 hour ahead of Central European Time (CET)
Spring 2022 (Online)
- Professor Dominic Meng-Hsuan Yang, University of Missouri-Columbia USA (Monday 11 April, 3:15-4:30 PM Helsinki Time)
The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Modern Taiwan
- Professor Wasana Wongsurawat, Associate Professor of History, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (Thursday 14 April, 10:15-11:40 AM Helsinki Time)
Milk Tea Alliance: The Last Wave of Decolonization
This event is in cooperation with Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Autumn 2022 (Hybrid)
- Professor Chris Berry, King’s College London, United Kingdom (Thursday 11 August, 16:00-17:00 Helsinki Time) On Campus
Imagine There’s No China: Wei Te-Seng’s Japan Trilogy (in conjunction with film screening event)
- Professor James Leibold, La Trobe University, Australia (Monday 31 October, 10:15 to 11:30 Helsinki Time) Online
This event is co-organized with the Institute for Security & Development Policy, Sweden.
- Professor Harry Yi-jui Wu 吳易叡, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (Monday 7 November, 10:15 to 11:45 Helsinki Time) Hybrid
Historicizing Taiwan’s Role in Global Health: from Colonial Period to Post-Covid Times
The same speech will take place at University of Turku on Tuesday 8 November.
- Professor Josh Stenberg, University of Sydney, Australia (Friday 11 November, 12:15-13:45 Helsinki Time) On Campus
Christianity on the Taiwanese gezaixi Stage: Why “Halleluja”?
Spotlight Taiwan Helsinki 2022 is organized by Department of Cultures at University of Helsinki, with the support of Taiwan’s Ministry of Cultures, and Taipei Representative Office in Finland.