- 2024 2024-03-20
- Migrant Workers in Taiwan: The Representations of Foreign Workers in Documentaries, Micro Courses & Internationaal Workshop
Date & Time:
2024/4/13 (Sat) 8:30-17:50
2023/4/14 (Sun) 8:10-18:00
2024/4/15 (Mon) 8:30-17:10
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2O04FlUtaxxpLg2IOCbZVOIFMI3JgXXDKjbscT_1Tt50prw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Venue:
4/13-14 (Sat-Sun): Room 25237, 2F, History Department, Kuang-Fu Campus, National Cheng Kung University
4/15 (Mon): History Archives, Kuang-Fu Campus, National Cheng Kung University
Description:
The issue of migrant workers is an important one that cannot be overlooked intoday's process of globalization. As one of the emerging market economiesin Asia, Taiwan has attracted numerous blue-collar migrant workers from Southeast Asia.While migrant workers contribute significantly to Taiwan's economy, Taiwanese society has long held stereotypes about them, and their jobs and lives are relatively unknown to the public. This course will focus on industrial migrant workers who, compared to social welfare migrant worker, are less visible in Taiwanese daily world. Through lectures and documentary screenings, this course will lead students to understand the living conditions and struggles of migrant workers in the industries of agriculture and fishery and their social consequences in Taiwan.
This course will take place on the weekend of April 13-14, and will be combined with the international workshop "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?" jointly organized by the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, National Cheng Kung University, and National Taiwan University, which will be held on April 15th (Monday) at NCKU. Students can choose to participate in either the morning or afternoon session of the workshop to complete 18 hours of course credit. By participating in the workshop and lecture activities, students will comprehend the current issues surrounding migrant workers and social movements for labor rights in East Asian countries.
Schedule:
| 4/13 (六) | |
| Register | |
| Introduction（曾薰慧老師） | |
| Documentaries' Types, Production and Video Documenting（王雅倫老師、黃子明老師） | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Time |
| Analysis of Taiwan Migrant Workers Documentary（謝欣芩老師） | |
| The Survival and Dilemma of Migrant Workers in Taiwan（Dr. Isabelle Cockel） | |
| Social transformation and migration in South Korea（Prof. Chulhyon Kim） | |
| Register | |
| Screening Documentary "And Miles to Go Before I Sleep" | |
| Discussion of "And Miles to Go Before I Sleep" （蔡崇隆導演、林盈君老師、曾薰慧老師） | |
| Migrant Workers in Offshore Fisheries（丁文卿老師） | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch Time |
| Screening Documentary "Squid Jigging Fishing Boat" | |
| Discussion of "Squid Jigging Fishing Boat" （盧昱瑞導演、王雅倫老師、Jonathan S. Parhusip） | |
| Problem of Undocumented Babies（關愛之家楊婕妤） | |
| Register | |
| 8:50-9:00 | Speech of Dean of NCKU’s College of Liberal Arts, and Taking Group Photo |
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Panel: Grassroots activism and acculturation Iweng Karsiwen, Keluarga Besar Buruh Migran Indonesia, Indonesia. Forging An Alliance between Academics and Activists: Kabar Bumi’s Success in Translocal Advocacy Dr. Isabelle Cockel, University of Portsmouth, UK. Amplifying their voices and humanising our research: studying migrants in the developmental state of Taiwan Dr. Syuan-yuan Chiou, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. Between Faith and Work: Indonesian Female Migrant Workers’ Adaptation to Religious Life in Secular Taiwan Dr. Chulhyo Kim, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. The temporariness of migrant labor activism and the long-term struggle of migrant workers in South Korea |
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| 12:00-13:30 |
Lunch Time |
| Screening Documentary "Hut" | |
| Discussion of "Hut" （黃柏喬老師、曾薰慧老師） | |
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Comprehensive Discussion（曾薰慧老師） Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Migrant Workers and Work-related Injuries（施逸翔老師） |
Remarks:
1. The micro course is linked to the international workshop "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?" (April 15). Students taking the course need to attend the workshop on 4/15 (Monday) for at least 2 hours to meet the 1 credit/18 hours requirement. The workshop manual will be distributed separately.
2. The micro course can be recognized as 1 credit of "Gender Studies Program" or "Gender Studies Specialization Program."
3. The workshop & micro course are not limited to the college or program.
4. Students taking the micro courses are required to sign in and out in the morning, noon and afternoon every day.
5. The workshop & micro course don't provide lunch for students.
For students taking micro course, attendance will count for 30% of the total score, and the report will account for 70% of the total score. Please upload the report (3,000 Chinese words) to Moodle before June 18.
Syllabus