How can a revolutionary spirit translate into modern resilience for Taiwan? Join Lan Shi-bo—CEO of the Memorial Foundation of 228 and Curator of the Su Beng Memorial Museum—as he explores the enduring legacy of the legendary activist Su Beng. Moving...
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The impacts of White Terror linger across society today. During the White Terror era, authoritarian rule stripped human rights from all locals, including Indigenous elites, with traumas burdening subsequent generations. This panel discussion with a special documentary screening Panana explores Indigenous...
In this keynote lecture, Na Suphok (Lan Shih-po), Director of the Memorial Foundation of 228, examines the lasting impact of the February 28 Incident (1947) and its role in shaping Taiwan’s historical memory, identity, and pursuit of justice. Reflecting on...
Seeing Beyond the Island: A Lens into the 228 Sites explores locations across Taiwan connected to the February 28 Incident and its aftermath. Through photographs and historical context, the tour reveals how ordinary streets and public spaces carry layered histories...
RSVP required: docs.google.com…This event follows a workshop format and we ask that attendees read the work in advance. Please RSVP using the form or email saepfel@uw.edu to request a copy."Little Sovereigns" examines the rise in violent expressions of individual power...
Libraries in French colonial Vietnam functioned as symbols of Western modernity and infrastructures of colonial knowledge. Yet Vietnamese readers pursued alternative uses of the library that exceeded imperial intentions. Bibliotactics examines the Hanoi and Saigon state libraries in colonial and postcolonial Vietnam...
The Grammy-nominated documentary The Music of Strangers, follows members of the Ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution. Blending performance footage, personal interviews, and archival film...
Grrrilda Beausoleil is turning 50.All she wants is a reunion with her 1990s riot grrrl band—the one she abandoned just as they were about to make it big.With a scrappy film crew documenting the journey, she navigates old wounds, new-age...
Free and open to the public. Registration required.Studying Black feminist impulses, scholars of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies have long explored the proto-Black Feminist impulses in Phillis Wheatley's poetry, Harriet Tubman's activism, and Sojourner Truth's lectures. Yet African and African...