From the margins to the margins: 30 years of women make waves and the regional feminist imagination in Taiwan
Key information
- Date
- Time
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2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
- Venue
- Senate House (Paul Webley Wing)
- Room
- SWLT
About this event
In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are pleased to welcome FAN Ching to reflect on the intersections between feminist media activism and regional engagement in Taiwan.
Tracing the intersections of women’s film festivals and local activism in Taiwan, this presentation shows how Women Make Waves began as a marginal cultural initiative and, through personal experiences from geographical, cultural, and institutional margins, how it has shaped gender discourse and feminist media practices beyond Taipei’s mainstream spaces.
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Meet our speaker
Fan Ching
Fan Ching is a feminist activist, educator, and writer from Taiwan. She formerly chaired the Taiwan Women’s Film Association, co-leads the HerFootprints (女人屐痕) project, and is Vice President of Tamsui Community University.
She has taught women’s studies and media literacy for over 20 years, and has long participated in feminist NGOs including Awakening Foundation, Fembooks, and Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation. She holds a BA in Journalism from National Chengchi University and an MS from Iowa State University.
