The Cultural Division of Taipei Representative Office in Italy, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures of Roma Tre University, organized three seminars which were held on Oct. 20, 24, and 25 under the program "Reading Taiwan Literature II: Translation and Promotion Plan of TV Series Adapted from Taiwan Classic Literature." Su Shuo-bin (蘇碩斌), former director of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature and currently a professor at the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature of National Taiwan University was invited as the speaker.
With a background in sociology, Su is experienced in the international promotion of Taiwanese literature, cultural studies teaching, and cross-boundary collaboration. The seminars shared about postcolonial literature, the current situation of modern poetry, and the trends relating to adaptations of literature for screenplays.
The seminars were hosted by Professor Rosa Lombardi of the Roma Tre University, who is a well-known Italian translator and has been translating Sinophone literature classics for an extended period. Rosa Lombardi and Su led the audience to dig into different aspects of Taiwanese literature. Besides students from Roma Tre University, students from Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Mandarin teachers from local high schools also joined the talks virtually. The attendees exchanged thoughts on writing styles in different eras, the impact of literature on social reform movements, and more.
The Cultural Division stated that Taiwanese literature is unique and diverse at the same time. Recently, Taiwanese literature has been introduced to the world in various ways, and it is crucial to promote it on campus. The Cultural Division worked with Roma Tre University again in hopes of extending the influence of "Reading Taiwan Literature," and spreading the image of Taiwanese literature through college faculty and students.