The Politics of Indigenous Citizenship in Taiwan

THE POLITICS OF INDIGENOUS CITIZENSHIP IN TAIWAN


KUN-HUI KU
Assistant Professor
Institute of Anthropology
National Tsing Hua University

ABSTRACT

In the struggle for rights to recognition, indigenous leaders often have to play against the kind of national identity or imaginary set by the dominant majority. The recent dual claim to indigenous citizenship has flourished and I will discuss the most recent development along this line and hope to learn from you about the situation in Philippine. The lecture provides an overview and analysis of indigenous rights movement in Taiwan since 1980s and its changing relationship with Taiwanese State.


PROGRAM

August 17, 2007 (Friday)
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Third World Studies Center
Lower Ground Floor
Palma Hall
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City


Registration (09:30-10:00)

Welcome Remarks (10:00-10:05)

Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem
Director
Third World Studies Center
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines-Diliman

Introduction of the Speaker (10:05-10:10)

Maria Mangahas
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines-Diliman

The Politics of Indigenous Citizenship in Taiwan (10:10-10: 50)

Kun-hui Ku
Assistant Professor
Institute of Anthropology
National Tsing Hua University

Open Forum (10:50-11: 20)

Last Comments from the Lecturer (11:20-11:30)



Moderator
Rosa Castillo
Lecturer
Department of Anthropology
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines-Diliman