SOAS events http://www.soas.ac.uk/news Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:26:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.soas.ac.uk/assets/footer_logo.png SOAS logo http://www.soas.ac.uk Documentary Screening: "Our Life Saving Vinegar” and “Memoir Of Miss Kuan” and ... http://www.soas.ac.uk/taiwanstudies/events/06feb2013-documentary-screening-our-life-saving-vinegar-and-memoir-of-miss-kuan-and-qa-with-film-mak.html

Date: 6 February 2013 06:00pm

Finishes:6 February 2013 08:00pm

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Room: 116

In this seminar, we will screen a short film entitled "Our Life Saving Vinegar", which documents the difficulties of learning a new trade and leading a new life for former sex workers in Taiwan. The film also questions the government's policy and asks why prostitution is not an acceptable occupation in Taiwan. The film screening will be followed with Q&A with film maker Hsiao-ta Jeng.

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Date: 20 February 2013 06:00pm

Finishes:20 February 2013 08:00pm

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Room: 116

Based on newly available archival data, this lecture describes the fraught process through which the British government came to terms with pressure to open up trade with Taiwan between 1960 and 1980, while the Foreign Office struggled to maintain the fiction that Britain could not recognize or deal with the ROC for fear of Beijing.

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Date: 22 February 2013 03:00pm

Finishes:22 February 2013 05:00pm

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Room: G2

Since May 2012, Dr. Lung Ying-tai has served as Taiwan's first Minister of Culture. Part of her mission is to promote sustainable peace across the Taiwan Strait through cultural exchanges. In this informal gather, Minister Lung takes questions from the audience and shares her views on cultural issues.

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