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UCSB Center for Taiwan Studies CTS objective is to promote Taiwan-related scholarly activities and studies within a interdisciplinary perspective in the U.S.

Please join us tomorrow for the inaugural lecture of our Taiwan Talks series for the 2026-2027 academic year, delivered ...
10/13/2026

Please join us tomorrow for the inaugural lecture of our Taiwan Talks series for the 2026-2027 academic year, delivered by Dr. Lillian Tsay! Dr. Tsay's talk is entitled "In Search of Subjectivity: Researching Taiwan in Japan Studies."

Lillian Tsay is an assistant professor of Japanese History at the Université de Montréal. She is currently working on a book manuscript tentatively titled Sugarcoating Empire that examines sugar and confectionery’s role in the Japanese Empire. Her research interests are histories of empire, business and economic history, material culture, and historical memory.

https://taiwancenter.eastasian.ucsb.edu/event/lillian-tsay-in-search-of-subjectivity-researching-taiwan-in-japan-studies/

06/24/2026

🎉狂賀! UCSB 臺灣研究中心主任姜學豪教授榮獲歷史學界全球最大規模獎項🎉

恭喜加州大學聖塔芭芭拉分校臺灣研究中心主任—姜學豪教授,榮獲了素有歷史學界最高榮譽之稱的「丹·大衛獎」!姜教授不僅是今年全球 9 位得主之一,更是該獎項設立以來首位來自東亞的獲獎者。

姜教授同時也是教育部補助UCSB「臺灣研究講座計畫」的主持人。他是國際「華語語系研究(Sinophone Studies)」領域的開創性學者,該研究重新建構了臺灣、香港、新加坡、馬來西亞及亞美群體等區域的歷史與文化論述,打破傳統單一「華人/中華」框架的侷限,深刻捕捉了文化表達的複雜性與多元性。

🏫關於 UCSB 台灣研究中心與講座計畫
教育部自 2004 年起便持續支持 UCSB 臺灣研究中心(CTS)。在姜學豪主任的帶領下,最新的五年期計畫(2024-2029)以「關係世界中的臺灣」為主題,致力於推動臺灣研究的跨學科發展,深化臺灣與全球的連結。中心持續開設臺灣文學、性別、視覺文化與新臺灣電影等多元豐富的跨領域課程,並積極拓展臺美間的學術訪問與學生交流,將臺灣的學術與文化能量推向國際舞臺。

再次恭喜姜學豪教授!教育組將持續深化與 UCSB 的合作,期待臺美學術交流激盪出更多精彩火花!✨

🎉 Huge Congratulations to Prof. Howard Chiang, Director of the Center for Taiwan Studies at UCSB, on Winning the Dan David Prize! 🎉

We are thrilled to celebrate a monumental achievement! Professor Howard Chiang, Director of the Center for Taiwan Studies (CTS) at UC Santa Barbara, has been named a 2026 winner of the prestigious Dan David Prize—the largest history prize in the world! Notably, Director Chiang is one of the 9 global winners this year and the first-ever winner of this award from East Asia.

Director Chiang is also the Director of the “Taiwan Studies Project" at UCSB supported by the Taiwan Ministry of Education(MOE). He is a pioneer in the field of Sinophone studies, which reconceives regions such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Asian America, where the category of “Chinese” fails to capture the complexity and diversity of cultural expression.

🏫 About the Center for Taiwan Studies at UCSB
The MOE has proudly and continuously supported CTS at UCSB since 2004. Under Director Chiang's leadership, the latest five-year project (2024-2029) centers around the theme "Taiwan in a Relational World," aiming to promote interdisciplinary development in Taiwan studies and deepen Taiwan's connections with the global community. CTS continues to offer a vibrant range of interdisciplinary courses—including Taiwanese literature, gender studies, visual culture, and New Taiwanese Cinema—while actively expanding academic visits and student mobility between Taiwan and the U.S. to elevate Taiwan's academic and cultural energy onto the global stage.

Our warmest congratulations to Professor Howard Chiang! The Education Division will continue to deepen our collaboration with UCSB, and we look forward to seeing Taiwan-U.S. academic exchanges inspire even greater heights! ✨

#台美學術交流 #臺灣研究講座 #駐洛杉磯辦事處教育組

06/17/2026

Congratulations, Director Chiang!🎉

06/09/2026

The 2026 North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) Annual Conference is just around the corner!

We are pleased to share the conference handbook, which includes the full conference program, event information, venue details, and other resources for attendees:

📖 Conference Handbook: https://natsa2026-qrb5kk9.gamma.site/natsa2026

We invite everyone to take a look at this year's exciting lineup of panels and special events. We are grateful to our presenters, organizers, sponsors, and partner organizations for making this program possible.

Be sure to check out the section featuring our sponsoring publishers as well. Several publishers–Columbia University Press, HarperVia, Cambria Press, and Graywolf Press–have generously provided discount codes and special offers for conference participants, so don't miss the opportunity to browse their latest titles in Taiwanese literature and literary studies.

We look forward to welcoming you to Indiana University Bloomington on June 26–28 for NATSA 2026:

"Resonance/Dissonance: Taiwan Studies, Knowledge Production, and Power Asymmetry."

Huge congratulations to Shuang-zi and Lin King! 🎉 We still vividly remember the joy of hosting your book talk here at UC...
05/20/2026

Huge congratulations to Shuang-zi and Lin King! 🎉 We still vividly remember the joy of hosting your book talk here at UCSB! Seeing Taiwan Travelogue win the International Booker Prize fills us with immense pride!

The Center for Taiwan Studies at UC Santa Barbara is honored to host over 20 distinguished speakers from across the U.S....
05/14/2026

The Center for Taiwan Studies at UC Santa Barbara is honored to host over 20 distinguished speakers from across the U.S. and Asia for this landmark international conference. Join us as we explore the evolving landscape of Taiwan and Sinophone studies through various disciplines.

📍 Where: McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020) & SSMS 4315 (May 22 afternoon session)
📅 When: May 22–23, 2026

Don't miss this vital platform for interdisciplinary research and global collaboration! Please visit the website for conference program: https://taiwancenter.eastasian.ucsb.edu/the-future-of-sinophone-taiwan-an-international-conference-%e8%8f%af%e8%aa%9e%e8%aa%9e%e7%b3%bb%e8%87%ba%e7%81%a3%e7%9a%84%e6%9c%aa%e4%be%86%e5%9c%8b%e9%9a%9b%e7%a0%94%e8%a8%8e%e6%9c%83/

Upcoming talks by Lillian Ngan and Dr. Brian Bernards from University of Southern California! 🎓🎓🎓
04/30/2026

Upcoming talks by Lillian Ngan and Dr. Brian Bernards from University of Southern California! 🎓🎓🎓

Join the Center for Taiwan Studies at UC Santa Barbara to explore the stories and culture beyond the musical "Don't Cry,...
04/22/2026

Join the Center for Taiwan Studies at UC Santa Barbara to explore the stories and culture beyond the musical "Don't Cry, Dancing Girls" (勸世三姊妹)
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*Date: April 29, 2026
*Location: McCune Conference Room (HSSB 6020)
*Session I: 2:00 - 3:15 PM
*Session II: 5:00 - 6:15 PM

TASA at UCSB Night Market on April 24, 4-8 PM!
04/15/2026

TASA at UCSB Night Market on April 24, 4-8 PM!

Transnational Q***r Asia dual events on April 22 (Wednesday)!⭐️Guest speakers⭐️🎓 Ju Hui Judy Han (UCLA)🎓 Richard Tran (U...
04/13/2026

Transnational Q***r Asia dual events on April 22 (Wednesday)!
⭐️Guest speakers⭐️
🎓 Ju Hui Judy Han (UCLA)
🎓 Richard Tran (UC Berkeley)
🎓 Ying-Chao Kao (Virginia Commonwealth University )
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Panel: Transnational Q***r Asia -New Directions in Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan Studies
👉Time: 2:00 - 3:15 PM
👉Location: HSSB 6020 (McCune Conference Room)
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Roundtable: Research in Global Q***r Asias- A Roundtable
👉Time: 5:00 - 6:15 PM
👉Location: HSSB 4080

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