How does a university include? How does a department or program in that university include? How does the environment and society situating the university and individual programs include? These three questions are inter-related, though the answers do not necessarily correspond. The university, department, and society at large could each have their o…

In JJ Green’s short story, “The Collector,” a young woman finds an old picture of Shida Night Market in an antique shop. She bargains patiently with the middle-age owner, and eventually pays for it with one gold earring and 45 thousand yuan. Too much? Not enough? And what kind of a payment is that? In this episode of Shida Stories, we encounter Shi…

【Shida Stories 師大的故事系列用音訊紀錄片（audio documentary）、音訊散文（audio essay）、多語言、多口音等形式，刻畫、印象化師大周邊的人物與場景。由蔡如音Eva Tsai製作、錄音、剪輯。】 我的衣櫥裡有一半的衣服是在師大的個性小店買的，特別是有大人味、正式風，卻又帶點個性的服飾。以現在的消費型態，蓬勃發展的網路、社群購物模式，或許有點令人難以理解。師大怎麼會在跟服飾店扯上關係。但曾經有一陣子，師大附近的小巷子內，是挖寶的好地方。 2010年前，大約有七年，我非常的幸運過著走路上班的日子；那時師大裡的巷子還沒有櫛比鱗次的服飾與餐廳店家，倒是有零星的個人小舖，混合著通常是（年輕女老闆）「嚴選」日本、香港、跟台灣本地手工設計的小物，下班時，在巷弄裡挖寶成…

Shida Stories is an ongoing audio documentary about the diverse people whose lives were or still are connected with the Shida area. You don't want to miss the experience of the sharp-witted polyglot/author 張志聰. Photo Credit: Jane Kung저자 Eva Tsai

Shida Stories is an ongoing audio documentary about the diverse people whose lives were connected with Shida area. This story features Indonesian workers who have spent a great deal of their time in the parks and markets around Shida.저자 Eva Tsai

Shida Stories is an ongoing audio documentary about the diverse people whose lives were connected with the Shida area. Meet Alex, who met his wife at Shida Park back in the "MSN days" of 2000s. And meet Ethan, who organized regular "Taipei Discussion and Learning" among expats. How have their lives changed after some local residents protested again…

Part of an audio documentary about migrants, immigrants, and long-term foreigner residents whose lives were connected with Shida area. This story features two long-term foreign residents who grew organically with the subcultural scenes in Shida. Image Credit: Floaty's Creation of Underworld's Interior Mural Music credit: (1)New Beat Rework--"Pilot …

The first episode features Kukhee Choo, assistant professor of liberal arts at Sophia University, Tokyo. Image credit: Cover of 1989 dojinshi magazine PAC. The episode was first made public in 2017 on Soundcloud. The show is produced and edited by Eva Tsai.저자 Eva Tsai

In this episode of The Pop Culture Researcher, Professor Mizukoshi Shin shares his ideas and experience in media literacy, designing media, and radio/podcast. Check out Radio 5 here: medium.com/radio5 This episode was first made public in 2019 on Soundcloud.저자 Eva Tsai

Mandarin version of Episode 1 of TPCR, featuring Kukhee Choo 跨國流行學院(The Pop Culture Researcher)中文版第一集來賓：秋菊姬 主持人：蔡如音 相關資訊：｜Forget Elegance｜秋菊姬「永遠在流行文化研究當下質疑各種國族想像的投射」저자 Eva Tsai

跨國流行學院(The Pop Culture Researcher)第二集 來賓：朱倢平JUDY Image credit: 網頁影像"Ordinary Love--We're Made For Each Other" 由hanukara創作授權 (hanukara.deviantart.com/art/Ordinary-…her-463408946) Podcast音檔中使用的配樂片（Music credit）: (1)三立電視台連續劇【世間情】 (2)翁立友「真心淚」（三立電視台【世間情】片尾曲），林東松詞曲，豪記唱片發行(www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tSl2F-SXRI) (3)秀蘭瑪雅「體無完膚」（三立電視台【世間情】插曲）作詞： 張欣瑜 作曲： 張揚 編曲： …

This second episode of "The Pop Culture Researcher" features Judy Chu, a Taiwan-based magazine editor who recently received her master's degree in mass communication. She shares the highlight and the experience of researching the elderly audience of a long-running Taiwanese soap opera that depicts a serious female-to-female relationship. The origin…