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On Shamanism, Positivism, and Shifting One’s Frame of Reference
An important skill that I have adopted for living overseas in a different culture is shifting my frame of reference to accommodate new
Seeing the Coral for the Reef
According to research by the Kenting National Park (KNP), more than 80% of Taiwanese people will visit the park at some point in
This Invitation
“It began with an invitation from the Fulbright Program to spend a year in Taiwan and now an invitation for the audience to enter into
Chinese Buddhist Poetry and Academic Lineages in Taiwan: Part Two of Two
In this two-part essay, I survey two important academic lineages in Taiwan and their contributions to the study of Chinese Buddhist poetry. In
Chinese Buddhist Poetry and Academic Lineages in Taiwan: Part One of Two
Chinese Buddhist poetry and literature remains largely unstudied in Western academia. The study of Buddhist poetry requires facility with the disparate fields of
Brief Thoughts on Living and Travelling in Taiwan
My wife and I moved to Taipei with a certain amount of trepidation. The benefits were clear: she could take time off work to learn
Taiwan: An Ideal Place to Conduct Research on the Qing Dynasty
As a PhD candidate in late imperial Chinese history, already four months into a ten-month Fulbright grant period in Taiwan, I have two
