Lin Tuan-chiu was an important pioneer of modern Taiwanese theatre. With their keen social observation and distinctive dramatic structures, Lin’s works hold a pivotal place in the history of Taiwanese drama, bridging earlier traditions and later developments. This lecture brings together scholars from Taiwan and Korea in dialogue, reexamining Lin Tuan-chiu’s works and historical context from different cultural perspectives, while also considering how these classic texts may reveal new meanings and possibilities through contemporary staging and interpretation in different languages.
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Shih Wan-shun Associate Professor, Institute of Taiwan Literature, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
Im Mi-ju Assistant Professor, Institute of East Asian Studies & Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hanyang University (Korea)
Shih Wan-shun
Shih Wan-shun. Ph.D. in Theatre Studies, Taipei National University of the Arts. Currently Associate Professor at the Institute of Taiwan Literature, National Tsing Hua University. Research interests include modern drama, theatre historiography, and Taiwanese theatre. Has participated in little theatre, documentary, and film productions, serving as screenwriter and dramaturg, among other roles. Author of numerous academic papers, including "A Decade of Drama in the Cultural Association: New Literary Genre, Revolutionary Weapon, and the Theatrical Public Sphere." In recent years, served as editor-in-chief of Distant Silence, Bustling World: Chou Yi-chang's Theatre Art and Social Practice (2 volumes) and The Complete Works of Lin Tuan-chiu (12 volumes).
Im Mi-ju
Assistant Professor at the Institute for East Asian Cultural Studies at Hanyang University, and Lecturer in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature. Editorial Board Member of the Korean Association for Chinese Language and Literature (2025–2027), Secretary-General of the Korean Association for Chinese Opera Studies (2025–2027), and Translator affiliated with the Korea–Taiwan Theatre Exchange Association (since 2026).
Graduated in 2004 from the Department of Chinese Literature at Hanyang University (Korea). Obtained a Master’s degree (2008) from National Chengchi University (Taiwan) with the thesis “A Study on the Contemporary Operatic Adaptation of the Qing Dynasty Chuanqi ‘The Peach Blossom Fan’”, and a Ph.D. degree (2019) from Hanyang University with the dissertation “A Study on the Qing Court Theatre ‘Jiejie Haoyin’”.
After completing the doctoral degree, has been engaged in research on Chinese folk performance arts, recreational customs, and festival culture, while also dedicating efforts to translating and introducing Chinese and Taiwanese theatrical works. Has published numerous academic articles in Korean journals. Translated works include A History of Chinese Plays, The Embroidered Jacket (Sichuan Opera), and Xue Lang Returns (Huangmei Opera), among others.
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