North American Taiwan Studies Association Annual Conference in Pittsburgh

Dates: June 17 & 18, 2011
Time: Friday, 9:00am – Saturday, 6:00pm
Location: Frick Fine Art Building, University of Pittsburgh
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144630962270896
Webpage: http://www.na-tsa.org/

The North American Taiwan Studies Association hosts its 17th Annual Conference on the theme “The Trajectory of Taiwan in a Global Context.”

Event Registration:
http://www.na-tsa.org/new/2011conference/event-registration.html
Accommodation Information
http://www.na-tsa.org/new/2011conference/accommodation-info.html

Themes:
I) Responding to Crises and Challenges: Rethinking the Concept of State and Government
II) The Global Footprint of the Taiwanese People and the Boundaries of Taiwanese Society: Description and Critique
III) National Political Agenda for the 21st Century: Assuring Social Fairness, Environmental Integrity, Food Safety, and Healthcare Quality
IV) Culture and Political Economy: Symbol, Capital, and Power
V) Cross-strait Relations in the Making: Adding New Dimensions to an Old Debate

Special Workshop:
The Vision of Taiwan Studies: Meeting the Next Generation of Taiwanese Historians, Geographers, Anthropologists, and Scholars from Film Studies

Organizer:
North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA)

Co-sponsor:
Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh

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