| Department of Indigenous Cultures
History and course orientation
The department, a part of the College of Indigenous
Studies, was founded in August 2001. Its establishment
is based on the ideal of multiculturalism, with
a view to the promotion of indigenous cultures.
It offers a wide range of courses related to cultural
studies with a particular focus on the histories
and cultures of varied indigenous tribes of Taiwan.
Apart from education, it emphasizes research,
and hopes to rescue indigenous cultures on the
brink of extinction.
Course training aims to provide students a basic
knowledge of humanity studies and anthropological
theories. In addition, the department designs
a number of courses to acquaint students with
the economic development of Taiwanese indigenes,
indigenous culture and tourism, and indigenous
cultural performance.
During the first two years, students are required
to take courses with an emphasis on basic training
in cultural studies, ethnic relations and arts.
They provide a foundation and continuity for the
courses that follow the last two years of study,
consisting of two orientations, research and professional
education. Students may choose courses focusing
on either of these two directions. The courses
are grouped under the following categories: education
of multiculturalism, general cultural studies,
indigenous cultural and historical studies, indigenous
cultural performance, indigenous administration,
indigenous community development, management of
indigenous museums, and indigenous welfare. Each
topic includes five to ten courses. Through the
training, students are capable to undertake jobs
after graduation in the fields of editing, publishing,
administration, and cultural studies, especially
relating to the aborigines. They also have the
option of continuing their education in related
disciplines in Taiwan or abroad.
Courses
Students are required to take a total of 130
credits. This includes 33 credits of compulsory
courses of the major, 54 credits of elective courses
of the major, 39 credits of general education
courses, and 4 credits of physical education.
Compulsory courses of the major
Research Methods of Social Sciences/ Introduction
to Indigenous Peoples in Taiwan/ Introduction
to Indigenous Peoples of the World/ Introduction
to Cultural Anthropology/ Introduction to Sociology/
Fieldwork: Theory and Practice/ Introduction to
Arts/ Seminar in Indigenous Ethnography/ Introduction
to Museum Studies/ Anthropology of Religion and
Ritual
Elective courses of the major
Culture Performance of Indigenous peoples in Taiwan/
Introduction to Political Economy/ Indigenous
Peoples and Tourism/ Seminar in Taiwan Indigenous
History/ Introduction to Ethnomusicology/ Indigenous
Religion Belief/ Myth of Indigenous Peoples/ Material
Culture of the Indigenous Peoples/ Seminar in
Indigenous Music in Taiwan/ Gender and Culture
of Indigenous Peoples/ Introduction to Austronesian
Culture/ Social Structure of Indigenous Peoples/
Culture and Ecology of Indigenous Peoples/ Seminar
in Community Development/ Indigenous images/ Cultural
Counseling/ Economic Anthropology/ Introduction
to Anthropology of Art and Aesthetics/ Museums
and Cultural Diversity/ Seminar in Ethnochoreology/
Change and Development in Indigenous Society/
Seminar in Indigenous Issues/ Guidance to Appreciation
of Ethnic Arts/Introduction to Indigenous Art
in Taiwan/ Introduction to Ethnic Relations/ Writing
Culture/ Drawing (I) :Basic patterns and graphics/
Drawing (II) :Portraits of ethnic people/ Multiple
Cultures/ Philosophy of Culture/ Study of the
Amis/ Study of the Bunun/ Study of the Atayal/
Study of the Puyuma/ Study of the Paiwan/ Study
of the Rukai/ Study of the Saisiyat/ Study of
the Yami/ Study of the Tsou/ Study of the Thao/
Study of the Kavalan/ Literature on History of
Indigenous Ethnography/ Seminar in the North-American
Indian Ethnography/ Ethnochoreology/ Seminar in
Indigenous Economy/ Social Psychology and Application/
Applied Social Statistics/ Social Gerontology/
Multi-Ethnic Human Service/ Program Design and
Evaluation/ Museum Practice/ Museum Exhibition/
Museum Exhibition Practice
*Changes based on annual revision of course requirement
Faculty
Wu Tien-Tai (Ph.D., The Ohio Stae University,
USA, 1990)
Professor of Anthropology
Director of the Institute of Ethnic Relations
and Culture
Director of the Department of Indigenous Cultures
cultural anthropology, anthropology of education,
indigenous education, gender studies.
ttwu@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Wan Yuh-Yao (Ph. D. University of Oregon, USA,
1993)
Professor of Art Education
painting, aboriginal art, temple art, art education.
yywan@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Fann Lih-Jiuan (Ph. D. Texas A&M University,
USA, 1993)
Associate Professor of Sociology
social stratification, social gerontology, adolescents,
and medical sociology.
lifann@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Chao Chi-Fang (Ph. D. University of Surrey, UK,
2001)
Assistant Professor of Dance Studies
anthropology of ritual and performance, theories
of dance anthropology, ethnography of ?Okinawan
dance, cross-cultural performance in contemporary
Taiwan.
chaocf@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Yang Ching-Shan (Ph. D. University College London,
UK, 2002)
Assistant Professor of Museum Studies
museum studies, cultural economics, economic valuation
on cultural heritage.
cyang@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Lee Hung-Fu (Ph. D. University of Surrey, UK,
2001)
Assistant Professor of Dance Anthropology
Taiwanese indigenous dance, Amis studies in Taiwan,
dance and ritual, movement analysis, field methodology.
hungfu@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Chang Wen-Chin (Ph. D. Catholic University of
Leuven, Belgium, 1999)
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
ethnic studies, transnationalism, diaspora, Mainland
Southeast Asian studies.
wenchinchang@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Contact
Tel: 886-3-8635793
Fax: 886-3-8635790
E-mail: ci@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Website: http://ci.ndhu.edu.tw |
