2025 年 8 月 7 日

Wired Tianxia, Wounded Borders: Ressentiment, Firewalls, Migrant Bodies, and Aesthetic Interventions [Part II]

Lectures by Transit Asia Research Network  Abstract: What unfolds when Tianxia— “All-Under-Heaven”—is digitally interwoven into a global Großraum? Can such a wired realm nurture harmony as kin within a planetary household? Unlikely. Ressentiment festers beneath the surface, shaped by geo-historical legacies and geopolitical anxieties. Apparatuses like Germany’s proposed digital Brandmauer […]

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2025 年 8 月 7 日

Wired Tianxia, Wounded Borders: Ressentiment, Firewalls, Migrant Bodies, and Aesthetic Interventions [Part I]

Lectures by Transit Asia Research Network  Abstract: What unfolds when Tianxia— “All-Under-Heaven”—is digitally interwoven into a global Großraum? Can such a wired realm nurture harmony as kin within a planetary household? Unlikely. Ressentiment festers beneath the surface, shaped by geo-historical legacies and geopolitical anxieties. Apparatuses like Germany’s proposed digital Brandmauer […]

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2025 年 8 月 7 日

The Relevance of Post-colonial Imagination in 21st Century Asia

Event Report Article by Serena Di Maria On May 26, 2025, the workshop The Relevance of Postcolonial Imagination in 21st Century Asia was hosted by the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS-NYCU) and the International Master’s Degree Program in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (IACS, NYCU) at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung […]

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2025 年 4 月 22 日

Turning War Horrors into Art?

Article by Merima Omeragić Abstract: This paper is based on the analysis of the documentary film Facing Darkness [Se souvenir d’une ville] (2023) directed by Jean-Gabriel Périot. I focused on the cinematic exploitation of the topic of the Yugoslav wars, specifically the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the besieged […]

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2025 年 4 月 12 日

On the Work of Art in the Age of AI Production

Article by Chung-Jen Chao Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) has matured and developed rapidly since 2022, bringing new opportunities as well as challenges to various aspects of society. It has forced people to view many things in a new light, including artistic creations such as texts, images, and sounds. These are […]

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2025 年 4 月 1 日

Educational Adaptation in the Age of Hyperconnectivity: Addressing Emotional and Civic Needs in Digital Society

Article by Juan González Fuentealba and Constanza Rivano Delzo Abstract: This study examines the ontological, existential, and subjective shifts introduced by digitalization, which impact social relationships and personal identity. Focusing on the functional effects of digital culture, particularly instant communication, it addresses the ethical and pedagogical challenges posed by hyperconnectivity […]

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