Dear Friends,
We are happy to announce the publication of Taiwan Lit, a new online journal/critical forum on studies of literature and culture from Taiwan. The journal has evolved from a website project that faculty, alumni, and graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin have worked on for quite some time. Ironically, it is the COVID-19 lockdown that has enabled us to reach the finish line. The link is http://taiwanlit.org/. Below is an outline of the website:
About
Taiwan Lit, launched in the summer of 2020, is an online journal centering on studies of Taiwan literature and culture. It aims to reinvigorate the intellectual climate of the field by building a transnational critical forum, disseminating substantive research ideas, and facilitating innovative modes of scholarly exchange.
We invite submissions in either English or Chinese with no fixed length requirements.
Essays
As an alternative publishing venue that underscores timeliness and immediacy, the journal accepts all varieties of scholarly writing or multimedia presentation, including those not conforming to the restrictive practices of established print journals: work-in-progress that would potentially benefit from peer input or critique; reworkings of lectures or conference presentations; recasting of ideas that have branched off from a larger project; reevaluations of one’s own previously published arguments or propositions; and last but not least, rejoinders to the work of other contributors.
To build a lively intellectual forum, we especially welcome short essays—think pieces, position papers, or scholarly notes—that may inspire discussion, explore new research directions, or perform methodological or institutional self-reflection.
Reviews
One of the main objectives of this section is to reduce the information gap between scholars from different regions. In addition to book reviews in the conventional sense, this section invites less formal, more personal commentaries on new and old scholarly works published in the field, as well as critical theoretical writings relevant to the study of Taiwan literature and culture.
Resources
This section consists of databases that may be of use as references to members of the Taiwan literature & culture studies community. Despite our best efforts, there may be inadvertent omissions or errors. Please help us improve the section by sending us relevant information and further suggestions.
We cordially invite you to participate in this platform’s activities and subscribe to the Taiwan Lit mailing list.
Thank you for your time.
Yours truly,
Steering Committee of Taiwan Lit
Taiwan Studies Program
Department of Asian Studies
The University of Texas at Austin