Arts and Culture

The National Museum of Taiwan History’s Use of Facebook During COVID-19 Pandemic

Susan Chang
The National Museum of Taiwan History was among one of the national museums to experience a significant decrease in visitor numbers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How can a museum that relies on in-person visitation, history exhibitions, and hands-on education programs stay connected with visitors during a global crisis? In particular, the museum responded by utilizing its Facebook page to stay connected with its visitors and moving some exhibitions and collections online...
ArtArts and CultureEnglishJuly 202013 min read

革命不是事件，是日常：《香港的第三條道路：莫昭如的安那其民眾戲劇》

陳黃金菊
依照傳統意義來說，第三條道路（又稱新中間路線）專指有別於左、右派的社會民主論；稍稍不同的，可能是德國的小眾新納粹政黨「第三條道路」（Der Dritte Weg）。但是，要說前身為「無政府主義」的「安那其」是超脫左、右派的第三條路，這可就耐人尋味了。當然，這就如楊慧儀所寫的，得放回香港的脈絡來看。...
Arts and CultureJune 2020Literature and Poetry中文1 min read

專業譯者的養成：談談《卡卡女性主義》的翻譯策略

陳黃金菊
大部分願意在台港譯介專業人文社科的譯者和出版社，都算是佛心。第一，跟《心靈雞湯》或《有錢人跟你想的不一樣》比起來，這類書的銷量不會太好。大多數人渴望物質層面的成功，但這些書通常都在跟讀者說，「成功」邏輯背後的瑕疵在哪；第二，因為銷量不佳，願意出版的出版社絕對不是抱持什麼樂觀的心情，而是他們覺得有某種必要、甚至是迫切的需求要讓更多人接觸到這些書；最重要的是，要去哪找合適的譯者？...
Arts and CultureJune 2020Literature and Poetry中文3 min read

The Aesthetics of the Coronavirus in Taiwan

Brian Hioe
With much international praise of Taiwan’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, in avoiding expansive lockdown measures and avoiding domestic transmission of the coronavirus, a major factor in Taiwan’s successes has been the ability of the government and society to communicate information about measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. As such, examining the aesthetics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwanese society may be instructive...
ArtArts and CultureEnglishMay 20209 min read