[6th Talk] Lin Yun-Feng (PhD Candidate): “The Invisible Driving Force of Building Dutch Overseas Settlements: The Construction Activities of Overseas Chinese in Dutch Formosa and Malacca”
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The sixth talk in the “Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series” will take place later this month. During her lecture, Queenie Lin will discuss the invisible force driving the Dutch overseas settlements. She will use the overseas Chinese construction activities in Dutch Formosa and Malacca as the case study. |
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Speaker |
Queenie Lin (Ph.D. Candidate in Cultural Heritage and Arts Innovation, National Taiwan University of Arts) Queenie Lin holds a Master's degree in Art History and Architectural History from the University of Virginia and a Master's degree in Restoration and Conservation from Northumbria University, UK. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the National Taiwan University of Arts, specializing in the shared cultural heritage of Asia and the Americas during the Age of Discovery, underwater cultural heritage preservation, maritime cultural landscapes, and East-West cultural exchange. She is proficient in Chinese, English, Italian, Dutch, and Spanish. Queenie Lin currently serves as an advisor to the Ting Hsin and De Wen Cultural Education Foundation, where he promotes cultural heritage preservation and international exchanges, and as a lecturer at the Humanities and Arts Writing Center of the National Taiwan University of Arts. She has previously held roles as Director of the Restoration and Conservation Center at the Ju Ming Museum, Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Landscape Architecture at Chung Yuan Christian University, Research Assistant at the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Assistant Oil Painting Conservator at the Painting + Restoration Studio in Glasgow, UK, and an intern at the Limburg State Restoration Research Center in the Netherlands. Queenie Lin has published numerous books and articles on art history, architectural history, and cultural heritage preservation, receiving over ten domestic and international research honors, including the New Netherland Research Center Student Scholar in Residence Research Grant and the Asian Graduate Student Fellowship from the Asia Research Center at the National University of Singapore. |
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Dr. Pua Shiau Chen (Associate Professor, at the International Education College of New Era University College) Dr. Pua Shiau Chen holds a Ph.D. in Literature, graduating from Zhejiang University in China in 2012. Her research focuses on literature, aesthetics, and Chinese culture. She is currently an Associate Professor at the International Education College of New Era University College. Dr. Pan has published over ten articles in international academic journals, including "A Study of 'Qing' and 'Qing' Music", "The Elegies of the Han Dynasty and the Value of Life and Death", and "The Poetics of Qu Yuan's 'Wandering' and its Implications". She has also presented papers at numerous domestic and international academic conferences. Dr. Pan has extensive lecturing experience, having delivered more than thirty academic lectures. |
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Date: 27 April 2022 (Wednesday) |
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Lecture Postscript
The 6th session of the "Tan Lark Sye Lecture Series," organized by the Institute of International Education, New Era University College (IIE, NEUC) and the Tan Lark Sye Institute, was held on 27th April 2022. The guest speakers for this event was Ms Lin Yun-Feng from Cultural Assets and Artistic Innovation of National Taipei University of the Arts. It was attended by more than 160 people.
Ms Lin holds a Master’s degree in Art History and Architectural History from the University of Virginia and a Master’s degree in Restoration and Preservation from North Umbria University in the UK. Her main research areas include the shared cultural heritage of Asia and the Americas during the Age of Exploration, the preservation of underwater cultural heritage, and marine cultural landscapes. She is currently an advisor at the Ting Hsin Cultural and Educational Foundation, responsible for promoting the preservation of cultural heritage and international exchange, as well as a lecturer at the Humanities and Arts Writing Center at National Taipei University of the Arts.
This lecture was titled “The Invisible Driving Force of Building Dutch Overseas Settlements: The Construction Activities of Overseas Chinese in Dutch Formosa and Malacca”. The lecture primarily employs a comparative analysis of urban construction in Tainan and Malacca to gain a deeper understanding of how the Dutch East India Company systematically established colonies in the 17th century. It explores the role that Chinese communities played in the urban development of Dutch colonies. The speaker's engaging presentation, enriched with visuals, allows the audience to clearly grasp the architectural developments in Malacca during the Dutch period and the contributions of the Chinese people. The event was moderated by Dr. Pua Shiau Chen from NEUC. It received enthusiastic feedback, with the audience actively participating in the Q&A session and eagerly engaging in discussions.
