Cultural and Ethnic Cultural and Ethnic Structure of TaiwanStructure of Taiwan

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by Prof. David BlundellAssociate Professor, Department of English

National Chengchi University, R.O.C.

Chengchi University David Blundell

Anthropology is my orientation for understanding cultures of South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Asia-Pacific, and Oceania in terms of history,

religion, archaeology, ethnology, visual

communication, symbolic anthropology, language and culture mapping, aesthetics, tourism, anthropology of religion, and performing arts.

I teach as a trained anthropologist at National Chengchi University featuring courses on Taiwan studies, languages and cultures, with selections.

Applied Anthropology 〈應用人類學〉Anthropology of Religion 〈人類學的宗教研究〉Asia Pacific Ethnography and Archaeology〈亞太地區民族誌與考古學〉Cultural and Ethnic Structure of Taiwan 〈台灣的文化與族群結構〉Endangered Languages and Multilingual Education 〈瀕危語言與多語教育〉International Development and Films 〈國際發展與影片〉Pacific as a Cultural Area 〈太平洋文化區〉Tourism Anthropology〈觀光與人類學 〉

My paper explores the concept of Taiwan and Austronesia as “island connectivity” in the arena of Asia-Pacific – positioning Formosan languages and cultures as valuable tools in providing cultural,

political, and economic associations across its geographic width and breadth for peaceful development.

Keywords: Asia-Pacific, Taiwan, Austronesia, Formosan languages, heritage connections, linkages of peoples

Taiwan from Neolithic prehistory has ushered in the Austronesian languages that became about 1,200 in number spreading across ocean settlements.

For most of the region of Island Southeast Asia and Oceania, the Austronesian speaking people have prevailed for several thousand years, extending from archaic origins, with examples found in Formosan languages of Taiwan, through the Malayo-Polynesian languages of the islands of Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Melanesia to Polynesia, and across the Indian Ocean to Madagascar.

These languages are valuable, regardless of their extent, influence, or number of speakers, as part of our basic richness of humanity – a far-reaching legacy of communication and worldviews.

Chengchi University David Blundell

Chengchi University David Blundell

Chengchi University David Blundell

Chengchi University David Blundell

Chengchi University David Blundell

Chengchi University David Blundell

Chengchi University David Blundell

Chengchi University David Blundell

Dutch Fort Zeelandia 1623-1662Formosa

In the 17th century world,the Dutch created the first global pharmacy

and a forum for the exchange content.

WiKi Koika

RequirementsRequirements

Participation is required. Lectures will be given Participation is required. Lectures will be given with multimedia aids such as maps and slides. In with multimedia aids such as maps and slides. In addition to the classroom at the College of Social addition to the classroom at the College of Social Sciences, National Chengchi University, fieldtrips Sciences, National Chengchi University, fieldtrips are scheduled to museums and places relevant to are scheduled to museums and places relevant to the course. the course.

SyllabusSyllabus

(1) Introduction to the Communities of Taiwan(1) Introduction to the Communities of Taiwan (2) Prehistory: Paleolithic and Neolithic(2) Prehistory: Paleolithic and Neolithic Mid-term examMid-term exam (3) Metal Age and Early History and the Coming of (3) Metal Age and Early History and the Coming of

Europeans and Han ChineseEuropeans and Han Chinese (4) the Ethnographic and Historic Present(4) the Ethnographic and Historic Present

First Section: Introduction to the First Section: Introduction to the Communities of Taiwan-1Communities of Taiwan-1

This section reviews current thoughts on the This section reviews current thoughts on the cultural and ethnic development of Taiwan. cultural and ethnic development of Taiwan. Lessons include a temporal sequential point of Lessons include a temporal sequential point of departure from a prehistory that increasingly departure from a prehistory that increasingly important in the present for determining identity in important in the present for determining identity in Taiwan. Taiwan.

First Section: Introduction to the First Section: Introduction to the Communities of Taiwan-2Communities of Taiwan-2

Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Metal Age periods are Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Metal Age periods are studied according tostudied according to archaeological surveys of the many complex sites in the context of the natural environment. The cultural landscape changes again dramatically with the early historical period from the twelfth to seventeenth centuries. Source information could then be drawn from written accounts up to the present

Second Section: PrehistorySecond Section: Prehistory─ ─ Paleolithic Paleolithic and Neolithicand Neolithic

Prof. Li Kwang-chou announced in the 1980s that Prof. Li Kwang-chou announced in the 1980s that Taiwan was an archaeological laboratory for Taiwan was an archaeological laboratory for understanding the past and sequences of cultural understanding the past and sequences of cultural development. This ranges from the Paleolithic Age development. This ranges from the Paleolithic Age approximately 30,000 to 6,000 B.P. and Neolithic Age approximately 30,000 to 6,000 B.P. and Neolithic Age from 6,000 to 2,000 B.P. to the Metal Age since 2,000 from 6,000 to 2,000 B.P. to the Metal Age since 2,000 B.P. Taiwan has been designated as living laboratory B.P. Taiwan has been designated as living laboratory for ethnicity, culture, and language transformation and for ethnicity, culture, and language transformation and change among its Austronesian-speakers.change among its Austronesian-speakers.

Third Section: Early History and the Third Section: Early History and the Coming of Europeans and Han ChineseComing of Europeans and Han Chinese

Formosan speakers traditionally had an oral tradition. Formosan speakers traditionally had an oral tradition. Since about the time of the first settlements of the Since about the time of the first settlements of the Chinese and the Dutch, written records were kept Chinese and the Dutch, written records were kept transforming Taiwan into an age of history. Yet, transforming Taiwan into an age of history. Yet, material cultural evidence primarily holds sway in the material cultural evidence primarily holds sway in the vast collections and archives reaching back to the vast collections and archives reaching back to the past.past.

Fourth Section: The Ethnographic and Fourth Section: The Ethnographic and Historic Present-1Historic Present-1

Finally the course turns to the development of ethnic Finally the course turns to the development of ethnic identities among the peoples of Taiwan. Anthropology identities among the peoples of Taiwan. Anthropology and ethnographic film, cross-cultural aesthetics, and and ethnographic film, cross-cultural aesthetics, and GIS linguistic mapping are tools for the course. GIS linguistic mapping are tools for the course.

Fourth Section: The Ethnographic and Fourth Section: The Ethnographic and Historic Present-2Historic Present-2

The cultural relatedness to the wider region of the Western The cultural relatedness to the wider region of the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia are the up coming perspectives Pacific and Southeast Asia are the up coming perspectives in positioning theories of heritage. In the Taiwan cultural in positioning theories of heritage. In the Taiwan cultural sites are abundant. Many of these sites have been sites are abundant. Many of these sites have been surveyed and documented for location, research, surveyed and documented for location, research, conservation, and protection. These cultural sites will serve conservation, and protection. These cultural sites will serve as a reference for understanding the cultural and ethnic as a reference for understanding the cultural and ethnic structure of Taiwan in the ethnographic and historic structure of Taiwan in the ethnographic and historic presentpresent..

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WiKi Koikahttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zeelandia_model.JPG 2011/7/11 visited

Wiki Diego Ruschelhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fort_Zeelandia03.jpg2011/7/11 visited