Chen Shui-bian: on independence

Chen Shui-bian achieved an international reputation for his promotion of Taiwan independence. Whilst that reputation may have been well earned, the analyses on which this conclusion is based are frequently flawed in two ways. First, by using an undifferentiated notion of independence, they tend to conflate sovereignty with less threatening expressions of Taiwanese identity and pro-democracy discourse. Second, by failing to take into account the impact of immediate strategic context, analysts ignore a fundamental element of democratic political communication. In our empirical analysis of more than 2,000 of Chen’s speeches, we seek to avoid both flaws by unpacking the concept of independence and taking into account Chen’s strategic relationship with his primary audiences. Our findings challenge popular portrayals of Chen, but more importantly they have strong implications for policy makers and students of political rhetoric with regard to current and future ROC presidents

Qiumei Chen, violin, March 31, 2015

This is the concert program of the Qiumei Chen, violin performance on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 4:30 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Sonata for violin and piano BWV 1023 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Violin Sonata No. 2 by Sergei Prokofiev, and Violin concerto in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Xiaomei Chen. Occidentalism : a theory of counter-discourse in Post-Mao China

This article reviews the book Occidentalism: A Theory of Counter-Discourse in Post-Mao China , written by Xiaomei Chen

Mao Chen. Between tradition and change : the hermeneutics of May Fourth literature

This article reviews the book Between Tradition and Change: The Hermeneutics of May Fourth Literature , written by Mao Chen

Thinking with Water Edited by Cecilia Ming Si Chen, Janine MacLeod and Astrida Neimanis

A review of the edited collection Thinking with Water (Chen, MacLeod, Neimanis) which addresses the place of water in our daily lives, cultural imagination, and ecological systems

Monic Hoi Kei Chen, piano, April 18, 2017

This is the concert program of the Monic Hoi Kei Chen, piano performance on Friday, April 28, 2017 at 8:00 p.m., at Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue. Works performed were Mélancolie FP 105 by Francis Poulenc, Virtoso Etude III. The man I love by George Gershwin, arranged by Earl Wild, Sonata in E minor, Op. 7 by Edvard Grieg, IV. The Maiden and the Nightingale from Goyescas, Op. 11 by Enrique Granados, and Fantasia on a theme of Bartók by Béla Bartók, arranged by Monic Kei. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Faculty recital: Hung-Kuan Chen, March 18, 1990

This is the concert program of the Faculty Recital: Hung-Kuan Chen performance on Sunday, March 18, 1990 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Nocturne, Op. 31 by Lowell Liebermann, Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" by Ludwig van Beethoven, Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55 No. 2 and Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin, and Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35 by Johannes Brahms. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund