Online Book Talk - Eileen Chang: The Performativity of Self-Translation

28 April 2026

Zoom

Eileen Chang: The Performativity of Self-Translation by Dr. Jessica Tsui-yan Li focuses on the self-translation of Zhang Ailing 張愛玲 (Eileen Chang, 1920–1995), one of the most important Chinese writers of the twentieth century. Although self-translation is overlooked in most studies of her work, Chang’s literary achievements are attributed in part to her lifelong self-translation of her lived experiences and family sagas, as well as her bilingualism. This book enriches current studies of self-translation by proposing a new hypothesis of theorizing self-translation as a performative act, characterized by its in-betweenness and the aesthetic freedom that the self-translator enjoys, contextualized within larger debates about translation and the specific practice of self-translation in Chinese history in comparison to its Western counterpart. READ MORE...

臺灣典藏之近代中國檔案：機構網絡、典藏特色與研究價值 (第一場) 冷戰臺海祕密戰線：情報、滲透與海上非正規作戰 (第二場)

4 March 2026

學術大樓3598室(27-28號升降機)

摘要

第一場

臺灣典藏之近代中國檔案：機構網絡、典藏特色與研究價值

臺灣典藏近代中國檔案極為豐富，因歷史因緣分散於中央研究院近代史研究所檔案館、國史館、中國國民黨黨史館、檔案管理局等機構。本演講將先梳理各館沿革、典藏特色與來源脈絡，說明跨館資源如何互補、如何串聯，以提升研究取材的效率與深度。接著聚焦近史所檔案館的成立背景與發展歷程，並重點介紹五大館藏類別——外交、經濟、機關團體、個人文書與地圖——同時分享檢索策略與運用要訣，協助聽眾快速找到材料、開展研究新線索。

第二場

冷戰臺海祕密戰線：情報、滲透與海上非正規作戰