From Taiwanisation to De-sinification: Culture Construction in Taiwan since the 1990s

Chang, Bi-Yu

Abstract

What triggered the change in Taiwanese identity in the 1990s? How has a sense of Taiwanese-ness been constructed since then? How does the state formulate Taiwanese culture and create meaning within that culture? This article looks at how Taiwan’s ruling parties have constructed Taiwanese culture and identity since the lifting of martial law. It compares the continuity and differences in cultural policies between two political regimes—the KMT’s apparent emphasis on indigenisation and the DPP’s push for de-sinification—focusing mainly on the policy of Taiwanisation

Citation

Chang, B.-Y. (2004). From Taiwanisation to De-sinification: Culture Construction in Taiwan since the 1990s. China perspectives, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.4000/chinaperspectives.438

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2004
• Deposit Date: Mar 1, 2010
• Journal: China Perspectives
• Print ISSN: 2070-3449
• Electronic ISSN: 1996-4617
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Issue: 56
• Pages: 34-44
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/chinaperspectives.438
• Publisher URL: http://chinaperspectives.revues.org/document438.html