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Taiwan Uncovered Lecture 2006
After a long period of preparation, the Taipei Representative Office in Ireland and the Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK are delighted to present "Taiwan Uncovered Lecture 2006" from 14-17 February 2006. We are very pleased to invite Dr. Cheng-hwa Tsang, Director of the National Museum of Prehistory Taiwan, to be the guest speaker for this inaugural event. Our thanks go to the National Museum of Ireland, SOAS and the Asia Research Centre of LSE for their generous support of this exciting event. We are extremely honoured to collaborate with these three renowned institutions.
Title:
Prehistoric Taiwan: A Possible Homeland of the Austronesian-Speaking Peoples
Abstract:
This lecture will give a brief introduction to the prehistory of Taiwan. The prehistory of Taiwan is significant because of not only its complexity and diversity but also its important role relevant to the human history of Southeast Asia and Oceania. The island of Taiwan has long been recognized as an area perhaps involved in the transmission of the Austronesian peoples and languages from East Asia into the Pacific. Most of the archaeological, linguistic and genetic evidence tend to support the hypothesis that Taiwan was the area from where the Austronesian speaking people originated and spread. Therefore, all Austronesian speaking islanders in the Pacific are most probably descendents of the Austronesians who came South from Taiwan during the prehistoric period.
14 February 2006 (Tuesday) 17.30-21.00
Venue: Lecture Theatre G2, SOAS, University of London
17.30-18.30 Lecture
18.30-19.00 Q&A
19.00-19.30 Reception
16 February 2006 (Thursday) 19.00-21.00
Venue: National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St., Dublin 2, Ireland
19.00-19.30 Welcome remarks and introduction by Dr. Patrick Wallace
19.30-20.30 Lecture + Q&A
20.30-21.00 Reception
17 February 2006 (Friday) 18.00-20.00
Venue: Room Z 332, St. Philips Building, North Block, LSE, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
18.00-18.10 Welcome remarks and introduction by Prof. Stephan Feuchtwang (Dept of Anthropology, LSE)
18.10-18.40 Lecture
18.40-19.00 Panel One - Discussant: Dr. Stuart Thompson (Lecturer in Asian Anthropology, SOAS)
19.00-19.20 Panel Two - Discussant: Dr. Paul-Francois Tremlett (Teaching Fellow, Dept. of the Study of Religions, SOAS)
19.20-20.00 General Discussion
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