Annual Symposia



Facing up to Women’s Islam: Belief, Family, and Career(2023.02.15)

Chair

  • Liang Chiu-hung (Cheng Kung University Department of History Assistant Professor)

Topics and Speakers

  • Tsai Fen-fang (Central University Department of Hakka Language and Social Sciences Associate Professor): The Hijab from Multiple Angles
  • Huang Ssu-en (Manager of Iran Shop): A Believer’s Perspective on the “Covering” of Women in Islam
  • Lee Mei-Hsien (Chi Nan University Department of Southeast Asian Studies Distinguished Professor): “Oh, there are Muslim woman scientists?”: Knowledge Selectivity and Knowledge Assassination
  • Chiou Syuan-yuan (Chengchi University Department of Sociology Assistant Professor): Maternal and Child Issues of the Left-behind Children of Indonesian Migrant Workers and the Social Support of Muslim Religious Groups

War from Multiple Gender Perspectives: Women in the Military, The Will to Defend, and the Patriarchal Imagination of Military Affairs 2023.03.26)

Chair

  • Liu Wen (Academia Sinica Institute of Ethnology Assistant Research Professor)

Topics and Speakers

  • Yen Chiao-shan (National Defense University Department of Psychology and Social Work Assistant Professor): Inclusion, Deterioration, or Replacement? Women’s Military Service in Taiwan: Current Situation and Challenges
  • Josh Wenger (Academia Sinica Institute of Sociology Postdoctoral Researcher): Women and Military Affairs in Taiwan: A Preliminary Study of Public Opinion Surveys
  • Sie Da-wun (Taiwan University Department of Sociology Doctoral Candidate): Total Defense, Regardless of Gender
  • Peng Jen-yü (Academia Sinica Institute of Ethnology Associate Research Professor): Women’s Multiple Identities in Wartime: Beyond the Shadow of Violence and the Patriarchal Imagination of the Elusive Hero

Knot/Unknot of Digital Media Intimate Relationships (2023.05.07)

Chair

  • Li Pei-wen (Shih Hsin University Department of Speech Communication and Social Media Professor)

Topics and Speakers

  • Kung Te-lien (Journalist, The Reporter): Modern Digital Love
  • Kang Ting-yü (Chengchi University College of Communication Associate Professor): Teaching and Practicing Digital Intimate Relationships
  • Tsai Yi-wen (Tsinghua University Department of Sociology Doctoral Student):“Show off your love and it won’t last?”: Love Wars in the Age of Social Media
  • Chen Wei-ping (Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Department of Communication & Technology Assistant Professor): Data Culture: The Interweaving of Technology and Emotion

Rainbow Popcorn: Surviving the School Years as a Sexual Minority2022.07.10

Chair

  • Chen Bo-wei (Kaohsiung Normal University Graduate Institute of Gender Education Associate Professor)

Speakers

  • Wang Tseng-yung (Chengchi University Graduate Institute of Social Work Professor)
  • Chou Pi-lan (United University Center for General Education Assistant Professor)
  • Hu Yü-ying (Kaohsiung Medical University Graduate Institute of Gender Studies Associate Professor)
  • Cheng Fan-ting (Taiwan University Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature Associate Professor)
  • Yen Shen-horn (Sun Yat-sen University Department of Biological Sciences Associate Professor)

Young Scholars Survival Tutorial(2022.05.01)

Chair

  • Huang Shu-I (Taiwan University of Science and Technology Center for General Education Assistant Professor)

Speakers

  • Hung Hui-fen (Soochow University Department of Social Work Professor)
  • Chen Chao-ju (Taiwan University College of Law Distinguished Professor)
  • Tseng Yen-fen (Taiwan University Department of Sociology Professor)
  • Tai Hua-hsüan (Aletheia University Department of Taiwanese Literature Associate Professor)

Empowerment of Gender Education(2022.03.20)

Chair

  • Chen Chih-fan (Tsinghua University Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature Associate Professor)

Speakers

  • Wang Li-ching (Pingtung University Department of Education Associate Professor)
  • Yü Chen-i (Kaohsiung Medical University Graduate Institute of Gender Studies Assistant Professor)
  • Li Shu-chun (Kaohsiung Medical University Graduate Institute of Gender Studies Associate Professor)
  • Shen Hsiu-hua (Tsinghua University Institute of Sociology Associate Professor)
  • Fan Ming-ju (Chengchi University Graduate Institute of Taiwanese Literature Distinguished Professor)
  • Chung Tao-chuan (Soochow University Department of Social Work Associate Professor)