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Introduction: Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century

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Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century

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This volume involves wide-ranging topics, such as the rewriting of Taiwanese history, human rights, political and social transitions, post-nativism, Indigenous consciousness, science fiction, ecocriticism, gender and queer studies, and localization and globalization. The goal is to rethink these existing topics and further explore innovative takes on Taiwan literature in the contemporary era.

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Wu, Cr., Fan, Mj. (2023). Introduction: Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century. In: Wu, Cr., Fan, Mj. (eds) Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century. Sinophone and Taiwan Studies, vol 5. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8380-1_1

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