The Atlas of TFGV (technology-facilitated gender-based violence) in Taiwan
Key information
- Date
- Time
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5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
- Venue
- Main Building, SOAS University of London, 10 Thornhaugh St, London WC1H 0XG
- Room
- KLT
- Event type
- Lecture
About this event
This lecture will discuss the relationship between technology-facilitated gender-based violence, online misogyny, and gender hatred based on the findings from two national surveys my research partners conducted over the past three years.
The figures related to technology-facilitated gender-based violence continue to rise in Taiwan. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Sexual Image Processing Center, the number of cases filed from February to June in 2023 is five times higher than the same period in 2022. Among the victims, 58 percent were women between the ages of 18-35.
Additionally, this lecture will delve into the brief history of the prevention and management of digital gender-based violence in Taiwan, focusing on legislative amendments, the activities of civil society organizations, and news reporting.
The following topics will be discussed:
- The atlas of technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Taiwan.
- The findings of the survey on the prevalence of digital gender-based violence in Taiwan.
- The role civil society and media play in defining the crisis and facilitating the engagement.
Meet the speaker
Professor Fang, Nien-Hsuan
Nien-Hsuan Fang is an Associate Professor of Journalism at National Chengchi University, where she teaches in-depth news reporting, discourse analysis, and communication and culture. Her research interests lie in the fields of mediatization, gender, and technology. Her recent work focuses on the relationship between technology-facilitated gender violence and misogyny.
She has published works in the fields of online misogyny and digital gender violence. Her co-authored journal article, "Preliminary Research on the Prevalence of Digital Gender-Based Violence in Taiwan," with Pei-Ling Wang and Yi-Ching Chen, is one of her significant contributions. Her chapter, entitled "Troubled Togetherness in the Pandemic: The Analysis of 'Special Social Cluster' in Taiwan," is included in the edited book The Covid-19 Pandemic and Risks in East Asia: Media, Social Reactions, and Theories (2023).
This event is part of the SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School programme at SOAS Khalili Lecture Theatre, between 25–28 June 2024. The Summer School is free and open to the public; registeration needed.
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