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All tagged Martial Law Period
How have Taiwan’s civil society responded to the limits of state-organized transitional justice initiatives?
How can we understand the challenges and possibilities facing Taiwan’s quest for transitional justice through the lens of constitutionalism and political contestation?
The 1950s Taiwan was commonly known as an era of political suppression. Yet, elements of Taiwanese culture flourished during this period, paving the way for the growth of Taiwan’s entertainment industry. This article considers the role of radio and magazine in giving a “voice” to Taiwanese society under martial law.
2022年1月6日，香港民主派初選大搜捕屆滿一週年。面對身處港版《國安法》陰霾下的香港，臺灣的轉型正義經驗有什麼參考的價值？我們很榮幸能訪問黃丞儀教授，探討臺灣解嚴三十多年來轉型正義進程與中華民國憲政體制之間錯綜復雜的關係。在訪談中，黃教授將由法律與政治的辯證過程，討論當前臺灣轉型正義面臨的種種問題、對歷史真相的還原，以及對未來的展望。
Pop songs in Taiwan have been an inseparable element in people’s everyday life. How was its rise and popularity linked to Japanese colonial governance in Taiwan? How did the reception and prohibition of pop songs shift under the Nationalist government’s martial law regime?
The KMT established the Golden Horse Awards in the 1960s as a propaganda tool to promote patriotic Mandarin-language films, but did you know the first Golden Horse Award was just a sideshow for Taiwan’s massive Taiwanese Hokkien film industry awards?
