“ Taiwan imagined under the global gaze : The interplay of ‘ inside ’ and ‘ outside ’ perspectives in the formation of the idea of Taiwan ”

The present paper is part of a larger project on Taiwaneseness as depicted in texts of contemporary popular culture. It takes into account material that I have not previously analyzed, in order to develop a significant topic repeatedly encountered during my work to date, but so far insufficiently discussed – that of Taiwan’s global and regional connections in constructing and articulating the national project. In its present form, this paper is a draft that summarizes empirical findings to be further refined and placed within a more comprehensive theoretical framework for future publication.