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ANTHROPOLOGY 469A/JSIS 484FTAIWAN: CULTURE, SOCIETY, HISTORYTOPICS AND READINGS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22In 1991, I visited Taiwan and kept a diary. On one of the first pages, I find the observation that "Taiwan is Garbage Island." Plastic, paper, rotten stuff was everywhere; the air was foul, the waters ran black and all sorts of unimaginable colors. But there were already stirrings of environmental protest, and soon the Mayor of Taipei gained acclaim for his slogan 垃圾不落地 and the cleanup campaign that ensued. What were the connections between Taiwan's democratization and its environmental cleanup? Was it simply a case of a country becoming rich enough that people began to care about the environment? Did it have anything to do with the nature of the political system? We hope to have a guest presentation on Taiwan's indigenous people and environmental justice. To be confirmed. READINGS
By 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 22, please post 200-400 words on the question of whether Taiwan's environmental cleanup holds promise for China, and whether a similar environmental cleanup would require some sort of change in the Chinese political system (including, but not necessarily restricted to, the adoption of some sort of democratic system). |