島嶼、現代化與文化生產: 波多黎各的電影與平面圖像
Island, Modernization, and Cultural Production: Cinema and Graphic Arts in Puerto Rico

在現代化的過程中，藝術與文化如何影響人們對進步與現代性的想像？電影與平面圖像不僅是藝術表達的媒介，是否也承載著人們對社會進步、現代生活與文化認同的想像？本場演講邀請芝加哥哥倫比亞學院傳播與文化學院教授 Carmelo Esterrich，以波多黎各為例，介紹電影與平面圖像在當地現代化過程中所扮演的角色。本場座談亦邀請與談人Harlan Chambers，進一步延伸至波多黎各與台灣兩地在政治與法律地位等經驗上的交流，開啟跨地域的對話。本場演講將以全英文進行。

How do arts and culture shape our imagination of progress and modernity? How do cinema and graphic arts, beyond serving as forms of artistic expression, embody ideas of progress, modernity, and cultural identity? This talk features Professor Carmelo Esterrich from the School of Communication and Culture at Columbia College Chicago. His work looks at the role of cinema and graphic arts in Puerto Rico’s modernization. Drawing on the experiences of Puerto Rico, the talk also opens up discussion of the island experiences as well as the political and legal statuses between Puerto Rico and Taiwan. The talk will be followed by a discussion with the invited discussant Harlan Chambers. The event will be conducted entirely in English.

活動時間：2026年11月25日（三）15:00-17:00
活動地點：國立清華大學總圖書館清沙龍

主講人：Carmelo Esterrich（芝加哥哥倫比亞學院傳播與文化學院教授）
與談人：章毅程（Harlan Chambers，德國哥廷根大學東亞研究系博士後研究員、中山大學全球共生與國際漢學研究中心博士後研究員）
主持人：羅仕龍（國立清華大學亞太/文化研究中心召集人）

合辦單位：國立清華大學亞太／文化研究中心、亞際文化研究國際碩士學位學程（台灣聯合大學系統）、語文中心

Date & Time: November 25, 2026 (Wednesday), 3:00–5:00 PM
Venue: Idea Hub (1st floor) at Main Library, National Tsing Hua University

Speaker: Carmelo Esterrich
Professor, School of Communication and Culture, Columbia College Chicago
Discussant: Harlan Chambers
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen; Postdoctoral Researcher, Global Co-Becoming and International Sinology Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University
Moderator: Shih-Lung Lo
Convener, Center for Asia-Pacific/Cultural Studies, National Tsing Hua University

Organizer: Center for Asia-Pacific/Cultural Studies, NTHU / Center for Language Education, NTHU / International Master's Program in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, University System of Taiwan