How do you write the biography of an island, particularly one with competing narratives about its provenance, polity, and legal status? In this talk, Michael Meyer illustrates the tightrope of Taiwanese history, detailing the island’s experience before, during, and after colonial and Chinese arrivals and exploring how contemporary Taiwanese see their palimpsest home.
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Michael Meyer is Professor of English and Faculty Electus member of the Honors College at the University of Pittsburgh, where he teaches journalism and nonfiction writing and received the 2023 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. He earned his BS in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, MA in Education from the University of California, Berkeley, and…
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Michael Meyer is the founding dean of the Graduate School of Media and Communications at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. He was previously the communications director and chief speechwriter for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Prior, he held the position of Newsweek’s Bureau Chief for Germany and Central Europe, where he chronicled the break-up of…
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