前進世界：台灣文學海外系列講座活動

台灣文學的誕生，除了在地風土條件的觸發，也是在與東亞、乃至與世界文藝思潮的接觸中孕育而來。透過台灣文學創作史，可以清楚看到文人、作家，積極吸納世界思潮和文藝美學，逐步形構出與世界共在、同步的精彩面向；或是隨著世界重大歷史事件的出現，基於對某些議題的關心，進而寫出全球化下的地方經驗，清楚彰顯台灣文學介入瞬息萬變「世界中」的與時俱進狀態。因此，在這層意義上，可以得知台灣文學的存在與發展，實際具有與世界共振、共鳴和對話的能力。且，長期以來，台灣的文學家們莫不以躋身世界文學之林為壯志，例如早在1934年集結台灣作家而成的「臺灣文藝聯盟」，在機關雜誌《臺灣文藝》創刊號上，就曾暢言：「把臺灣的一切路線築向到全世界的心臟去！看我們的藝術之花在世界心臟上開放吧！」作家們的目標不僅是要台灣與全世界路線相連，更展現出對於台灣自我文藝能力的高度肯定，認為要前進到世界的心臟，並在那裡開出美麗的花朵。

面對具有「世界性」視野和創作目標的台灣文學，除了本地學者致力建構自己的研究體系，近年來透過外譯成果或作家駐村方式，正逐步吸引海外研究者或讀者大眾的注意。在此，台灣文學學會特別與國家圖書館漢學研究中心共同規劃主辦「前進世界：台灣文學海外系列講座活動」，邀請八位台灣重量級作家，在海外八所著名大學進行線上演講，介紹個人重要創作、分享台灣獨特經驗，增加台灣文學在海外傳播、拓展的機會，讓台灣文學的發展走得既在地、又國際。

 

更多活動與報名資訊：https://www.atl.org.tw/20220420-3/

Gateways to the World:

International Series of Taiwan Literature Online Workshops 2022

 

Besides the mesological disposition, the transcultural contact with the East-Asian and world literary zeitgeist also gives birth to Taiwan literature. A quick glance at the literary history reveals how Taiwanese writers are actively engaging with the world literary zeitgeist to gradually bring up their simultaneity with the world. That Taiwan literature are often concerned with world events also manifests its local resonance with the global context and clearly demonstrates its special condition of being-in-the-world. Therefore, under this premise, it is thinkable that Taiwan literature has an unlimited potential for constantly staying in conversation with the world. Furthermore, Taiwanese writers have never been more enterprising for entering the world literary flied for a long time. The Taiwan Literary and Art Alliance which assembled writers in 1934, for example, has stated in the first issue of its magazine Taiwan Literature, “Make all the routes of Taiwan to the heart of the world! Let the flower of our art blossom in the heart of the world!” Such a declaration hints that the ambition of these writers is not only to show their self-recognition of Taiwanese aesthetics but to connect Taiwan with the world.

In the face of the worldly vision of Taiwan literature, not only domestic scholars are devoted to developing their own academic paradigms, but recent translation and artist-in-residence projects have increasingly appealed to foreign researchers and readers. The Association for Taiwan Literature and the Center of Chinese Studies at the National Central Library hereby co-organize “Gateways to the World: International Series of Taiwan Literature Online Workshops 2022.” We invite eight influential writers to give online lectures, introduce their representative works, and share unique Taiwanese experience at eight prestigious universities to promote the oversea visibility of Taiwan literature, so that Taiwan literature can grow both local and international.

 

Registration information：https://www.atl.org.tw/20220420-3/