The Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles curated a "Reading Taiwan” program introducing modern Taiwan literary classics through screenings of literature-adapted films and academic talks from Feb. 8 through April 8.
Featured films included documentary "The Coming of Tulku (化城再來人),” which reviews the extraordinary life of late poet Chou Meng-tieh (周夢蝶), and Hakka epic "Blue Brave: The Legend of Formosa in 1895 (一八九五乙未),” which was based on the writings of novelist Li Chiao (李喬).
The two-month program invited renowned professors to chair several literary forums, including a keynote speech launching the English edition of "Remains of Life (餘生)” by Michael Berry, a professor of modern Chinese literature and film at the Los Angeles branch of University of California.
Below are some snippets from the 2017 "Reading Taiwan” program in LA:
"From Exiles to Native Sons: Diaspora & Nativism in Taiwanese Literature," featuring Prof. Dominic Cheung of USC and Prof. Michael Barry of UCLA
Attendance of the March 6 forum.
LA | 'Reading Taiwan: Modern Taiwan Literary Classics'
The Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles curated a “Reading Taiwan” program introducing modern Taiwan literary classics through screenings of literature-adapted films and academic talks from Feb. 8 through April 8.
Featured films included documentary “The Coming of Tulku (化城再來人),” which reviews the extraordinary life of late poet Chou Meng-tieh (周夢蝶), and Hakka epic “Blue Brave: The Legend of Formosa in 1895 (一八九五乙未),” which was based on the writings of novelist Li Chiao (李喬).
The two-month program invited renowned professors to chair several literary forums, including a keynote speech launching the English edition of “Remains of Life (餘生)” by Michael Berry, a professor of modern Chinese literature and film at the Los Angeles branch of University of California.
Below are some snippets from the 2017 “Reading Taiwan” program in LA:
"From Exiles to Native Sons: Diaspora & Nativism in Taiwanese Literature," featuring Prof. Dominic Cheung of USC and Prof. Michael Barry of UCLA.
Attendance of the March 6 forum.
"Through the Looking Glass," featuring Prof. Shih Shu-mei (史書美), Prof. Liao Ping-hui (廖炳惠), Prof. Michael Berry, and Prof. Robert Chi (紀一新).
Attendance of the March 28 forum.
A corner of the Taiwan Academy in LA was also transformed into a comfortable reading room for visitors to drop by and browse through an extensive collection of Taiwan literature.