Shall we have a Feminist tour in Taiwan? Her footprints tour: Tracing and mapping feminist heritage and women’s landmarks in Taiwan
Key information
- Date
- Time
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6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Venue
- Senate House (Paul Webley Wing)
- Room
- SWLT
About this event
In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are honoured to have Fan Ching share insights from the Her Footprints project—an initiative that maps and commemorates feminist heritage across Taiwan.
Her Footprints Tour is a feminist heritage mapping project initiated by grassroots women’s groups in Taiwan since 2005. By tracing and marking women’s landmarks across the island and creating walking routes, it brings feminist heritage into public spaces and everyday life. This talk also reflects on recent developments, opportunities, and emerging concerns over tourism-oriented narratives and the diminishing feminist consciousness in these public representations.
Image credit: Lisanto 李奕良 via Unsplash
Meet our speaker
Fan Ching
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.
