Event
Transpacific Cultures of Extraction
Date
Time
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
KP 113, Koffler House, University of Toronto, 569 Spadina Crescent, Toronto, ON M5S 1C7
An international workshop featuring scholars from Taiwan and the University of Toronto exploring extraction, agriculture, energy, environment, and culture across the Pacific.
IECS will host a two-day international workshop bringing together scholars from Taiwan and the University of Toronto to explore the intersections of extraction, agriculture, energy, environment, and culture, and the histories and relations that connect these across the Pacific.
The public workshop will feature research presentations from scholars based in Taiwan, followed by an open discussion and Q&A with attendees.
Participating Scholars:
- Guy Beauregard, Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University
- Yana Ya-chu Chang, Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University
- Shiuhhuah Serena Chou, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
- Dana E. Powell, Director, Center for Humanities Innovation and Social Engagement (CHISE) and Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities, Taipei Medical University
- Rebecca Hogue, Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Toronto