Hsu Hsueh-chi
Hsu Hsueh-chi | |
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許雪姬 | |
Director of the Institute of Taiwan History , Academia Sinica | |
Assumed office 1 September 2017 | |
Preceded by | Hsieh Kuo-hsing |
In office 1 September 2005 – 31 August 2011 | |
Preceded by | Chuang Ying-chang |
Succeeded by | Hsieh Kuo-hsing |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Penghu County, Taiwan |
Nationality | Republic of China |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Hsu Hsueh-chi (Chinese: 許雪姬; born 1953) is a Taiwanese historian. She is a distinguished research fellow of the Academia Sinica and holds an adjunct professorship within National Taiwan Normal University's Graduate Institute of Taiwan History.[1][2]
A native of Penghu County, Hsu earned a doctorate in history from National Taiwan University. She specializes in the 228 incident of 1947 and ensuing White Terror period.[3][4] In 1991, the Executive Yuan convened a committee to investigate the 228 incident, and asked her to contribute.[5][6] Hsu provided oral histories to what became the Research Report on the 228 Incident.[7][8] Throughout her career, Hsu has asked for continued transparency regarding historical documents relating to the 228 incident.[9] She was invited to discuss an upcoming exhibition at the 228 Memorial Museum that eventually opened to visitors in 2011.[10] Hsu served as the director of Academia Sinica's Institute of Taiwan History from 2005 to 2011, and was reappointed in 2017.[11] While Hsu was director in 2011, the institute set up an exhibition titled "Her History in Taiwan," focusing on the role of women in Taiwan from 1795 to 1950.[12] In 2014, Hsu lent support to a petition against revisions to high school history textbooks backed by the Ministry of Education, stating of the Ma Ying-jeou presidential administration, "They just do whatever they want. Their intention and anxiety to incorporate Taiwan into China is easy to see."[13] The next year, she set up an exhibition titled "A Jail Beyond the Prison Walls" at Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park, focusing on women and their family members jailed or executed during the White Terror.[14] Hsu was nominated to serve on the Transitional Justice Commission in April 2018.[3][15] In materials written for review by the Legislative Yuan, she opined that the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall should remain standing to serve as a reminder of past authoritarianism, with its statue of Chiang Kai-shek moved to the Cihu Memorial Sculpture Park, suggesting an arts library or human rights museum in its place.[16] Hsu's nomination was approved in May 2018.[17][18]
Hsu's book The Compilation of Historical Data from the Secrecy Bureau on the 228 Incident, meant to "unveil the truth" about the uprising, has not yet been released.[19] Her completed work includes a biography of Chuang Shu-chi,[20] a book about the March 2 incident in Chiayi,[21] and the foreword to the 2015 edition of Lin Hsien-tang's Travel Writings from around the Globe.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hsueh-chi Hsu". Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Hsu Hsueh-chi". National Taiwan Normal University. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b Hsu, Stacy (1 April 2018). "Six justice committee members named". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Tseng, Wei-chen (15 April 2018). "Committee chairman to prioritize archive". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Local Scholars Take A Closer Look At Home". Free China Review. 1 March 1992. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Chen, Fang-ming (27 February 2017). "Time for a new 228 Incident report". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Tsao, Nadia (13 December 2011). "New study on 228 disputes mainstream history view". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (22 March 2012). "DPP criticizes academic's 228 Massacre study". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (28 February 2016). "Expert pleads for 228 Incident papers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (20 February 2011). "Taipei 228 exhibits spark controversy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Introduction". Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Exhibition focuses on the changing roles of women". Taipei Times. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Wang, Chris (10 March 2014). "Historians petition over changes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "White Terror exhibition shares women's experiences". Taiwan Today. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Last committee members nominated". Taipei Times. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Tseng, Wei-chen; Hsiao, Sherry (15 April 2018). "Justice committee views submitted". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Lin, Sean (9 May 2018). "All transitional justice panel nominees OK'd". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Chen Chun-hua; Fan Cheng-hsiang; Ku Chuan; Shih Hsiu-chuan; Evelyn Kao (8 May 2018). "Legislature approves nominees to transitional justice committee". Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chung, Jake (24 September 2016). "228 Massacre Anniversary: Foundation locked in power struggle". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Han Cheung (3 February 2019). "Taiwan in Time: The 'godmother of cancer prevention'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Han Cheung (1 March 2020). "Taiwan in Time: Station of blood". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Han Cheung (9 December 2018). "Taiwan in Time: A political activist's journey to the West". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.