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Joyce C. H. Liu

Joyce Chi-Hui Liu (Chinese: 劉紀蕙) is a Taiwanese scholar of cultural studies, comparative literature, and political philosophy. She is a Professor in the International Graduate Program in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan, and serves as Director of the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS)[1] and the International Institute for Cultural Studies of the University System of Taiwan (UST). Her research interests include geopolitics, biopolitics, border politics, internal coloniality, unequal citizens, and epistemic/artistic decolonization.[2][3]

Joyce C. H. Liu
劉紀蕙
Personal details
Born1956 (age 69–70)
EducationUniversity of Illinois (Ph.D.)
Professiongeopolitics, biopolitics, border politics, internal coloniality, unequal citizens, and epistemic/artistic decolonization.

Education and academic career

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Liu received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A. in 1984.[4] She taught in the Department of English at Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU) and later served in the Graduate Institute of Comparative Literature there.[5] In 2001, she joined National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), where she served as the Founding Director of the Institute of Social Research and Cultural Studies (SRCS) and related academic programs.[6]

Since 2012, Liu has served as Director of the International Institute for Cultural Studies (IICS) under the University System of Taiwan (UST).[7][8] In 2013, she became Director of the International Graduate Program in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. In 2019, she became a Chair Professor of the Institute of Social Research and Cultural Studies (SRCS). Following the merger of National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) and National Yang Ming University (NYMU), she continued her academic appointments at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), where she remains Professor and Director of the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS).[9]

Scholarship and contributions

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Liu's publications address modernity, ethics, psychoanalysis, subjectivity, and Chinese and East Asian political thought. Her work also engages with colonial history, nationalism, migration, and globalization in modern and contemporary Asia.[10] From 2011 to 2017, she served as the editor-in-chief of the only journal of cultural studies in Taiwan, Wenhua Yanjiu (文化研究, Router: A Journal of Cultural Studies).[11] In recent years, Liu has led several interdisciplinary and transnational research projects, including the “Conflict, Justice, and Decolonization” projects under Taiwan’s MOE SPROUT program, the CHCI–Mellon Foundation project “Migration, Logistics, and Unequal Citizens in the Global Context” (2019–2022)[12], and the “Transit Asia Research Network” (2023–2027).[13] In 2020, she received the Outstanding Research Award from Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology.[14] Since 2025, she has been a member of the Scientific Committee of Falling in Law[15], an international network of Law and Culture founded in Bologna by the Italian civil law scholar Antonio Albanese[16].

Publications

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Liu has published extensively on cultural theory, modernity, and political thought in Asia, with a particular focus on subjectivity, ethics, and the historical conditions of colonial and postcolonial societies.[17][18] Her work often brings together comparative literature, psychoanalysis, and critical theory to examine the formation of modern subjects and the dynamics of power, migration, and geopolitical transformation in East and Southeast Asia.[19] She has authored and edited multiple books and scholarly volumes in both Chinese and English.[20]

Books and monographs (author)

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  • The Topology of the History of Mentalities: How to Face the Contemporary? How to Comprehend the History? Taipei: Shibao Publishing, 2023. 208 ps.[21]
  • One Divides into Two: Philosophical Archaeology of Modern Chinese Political Thought. Taipei: Lianjing Publisher, 2020. 464 ps.[22]
  • The Topology of Psyche: The Post-1895 Reconstruction of Ethics. Taipei: Flaneur, 2011. 446 ps. (NSC Publication Award 2011) [23]
  • The Perverted Heart: The Psychic Forms of Modernity. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2004. 368 ps. (NICT Publication Award 2004) [24]
  • Literature and Film: Image, Reality and Cultural Criticism. Taipei. 161 ps. (Publication sponsored by NSC) [25]
  • Orphan, Goddess, and the Writing of the Negative: The Performance of Our Symptoms. Taipei: Lixu Publisher, 2000. 470 ps.[26]
  • Eight Essays on Literature and the Other Arts: Intertextuality, Counterpoint and Cultural Interpretation. Taipei: San Ming Books Publisher, 1994. 193 ps. (with review system) [27]

Books (editor)

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  • Where are the People? People's Theater in Inter-Asian Societies. Qi Li, Zikri Rahman, Joyce C.H. Liu, eds. English edition. ISBN 9789865470500. Chinese edition ISBN 9789865470517. Hsinchu, Taiwan: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Press. Nov, 2022.[28]
  • Global Coloniality and the World Disorder: A Decoloinal Take. By Walter Mignolo. Chinese Translation. Eds. Hui-Yu Tang & Joyce C.H. Liu. 9789865470173.[29]
  • East-Asian Marxisms and their Trajectories. Eds. Joyce C.H. Liu & Viren Mirthy. London: Routledge, 2017. ISBN 978-1138919846.
  • European-East Asian Borders in Translation. Eds. Joyce C.H. Liu, Nick Vaughan-Williams. London: Routledge, 2014. ISBN 978-0415831314
  • Biopolitics, Ethics and Subjectivation. Eds. Joyce C.H. Liu & Alain Brossai, Yuan-Horng Chu, Rada Ivekovic. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2011.
  • Visual Culture and Critical Theory I: Empire, Asia and the Question of Subject. Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2006.
  • Visual Culture and Critical Theory II: Everyday Life and Popular Culture. Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2006.
  • Visual Theories and Cultural Studies. Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Chung Wai Publisher, 2002.
  • The Realms of the Other: Cultural Identities and Politics of Representation. Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2000.
  • Writing Taiwan. Eds. Chou Yingxung & Liu Chi-Hui Joyce. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2000.
  • Inter-Frames: Word-Image-Music and the Semiotic Boundaries. Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Lixu Publisher, 1999.

Co-edited volumes

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  • Special Column: Against the Day: Migration Struggles, Colonial Legacies, and Pandemic Shifts. Eds. Joyce C.H. Liu & Brett Neilson. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 July 2021 (UGC CARE, Scopus, AHCI) (H-Index of 42; Impact Score 1.56)
  • Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. Special Issue: Artistic mediation of Decolonized Body. Eds. Joyce C.H. Liu & Naoki Sakai. Vol. 19, Issue 4 (Dec. 2018).[30]
  • The Position of Philosophy and Politics: Special Issue on Alain Badiou. Chung Wai Literary Quarterly. Vol. 47, No. 3. September 2018.
  • East-Asian Marxisms and their Trajectories. Eds. Joyce C.H. Liu & Viren Mirthy. London: Routledge, 2017.[31]
  • European-East Asian Borders in Translation. Eds. Joyce C. H. Liu and Nick Vaughan-Williams. London: Routledge, 2013. Forthcoming.[32]
  • Biopolitics, Ethics and Subjectivation. Eds. Joyce C.H. Liu & Alain Brossai, Yuan-Horng Chu, Rada Ivekovic. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2011.[33]
  • Special Issue: Koyasu Nobukuni Joyce C.H. Liu. Ed. Router: A Journal of Cultural Studies. 2008.
  • Visual Culture and Critical Theory I: Empire, Asia and the Question of Subject Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2006.[34]
  • Visual Culture and Critical Theory II: Everyday Life and Popular Culture Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2006.[35]
  • Visual Theories and Cultural Studies. Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Chung Wai Publisher, 2002.
  • The Realms of the Other: Cultural Identities and Politics of Representation. Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2002.[36]
  • China as Sign, Taiwan as Icon. Ed. Joyce Chi-hui Liu. Taipei: Chungwai Wenxue, 2000.
  • Writing Taiwan. Eds. Chou Yingxung & Liu Chi-Hui Joyce. Taipei: Ryefield Publisher, 2000.[37]
  • Inter-Frames: Word-Image-Music and the Semiotic Boundaries. Ed. Joyce Chi-Hui Liu. Taipei: Lixu Publisher. 1999.[38]

Scholarly translations into Chinese

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  • La Mésentente. Politique et philosophie. by Jacque Rancière. co-translated with Shufen Lin, Kelun Chen, Xiping Xue. Taipei: Maitian Publisher. 2011.[39]
  • An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis by Dylan Evans. co-translated with Chaoyang Liao, Zonghui Huang, Zhuojun Gong. Taipei: Juliu Publisher. 2009.[40]
  • Milky Way. by Kaja Silverman. chungwai wenxue. 30.12 (2002.5): 25–53.

References

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  1. ↑ "International Center for Cultural Studies - 文化研究國際中心". iccs.chss.nycu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  2. ↑ "Joyce Chi-Hui Liu". National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Academic Hub. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Joyce C.H. Liu". Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  4. ↑ "International Center for Cultural Studies - 文化研究國際中心". iccs.chss.nycu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  5. ↑ "本所簡介 輔仁大學跨文化研究所". giccs.fju.edu.tw. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  6. ↑ "榮譽退休教授 Emeritus Professor – 國立陽明交通大學社會與文化研究所". srcs.web.nycu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  7. ↑ "International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs | Directory of Programs, Centers, and Projects | The International Institute for Cultural Studies". International Consortium of Critical Theory Programs | Directory of Programs, Centers, and Projects. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  8. ↑ "台聯大系統本校支援師資 NYCU Faculty". Graduate Institute for Social Research and Cultural Studies, NYCU. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  9. ↑ "International Center for Cultural Studies - 文化研究國際中心". iccs.chss.nycu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  10. ↑ "Joyce Chi-Hui Liu". National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Academic Hub. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  11. ↑ "學會介紹". CSA文化研究學會. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  12. ↑ "Migration, Logistics and Unequal Citizens in Contemporary Global Context - Global Humanities Institute". www.tandfonline.com. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  13. ↑ "About | Transit Asia Research Network". Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  14. ↑ "Joyce Chi-Hui Liu". National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Academic Hub. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  15. ↑ "Falling in Law". Falling in Law (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  16. ↑ "Antonio Albanese — University of Bologna — Home Page". www.unibo.it. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
  17. ↑ "Joyce Chi-Hui Liu". iccs.chss.nycu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  18. ↑ "Dr. Joyce C.H. Liu | Migration, Unequal Citizens, and Critical Legal Studies". Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  19. ↑ "Joyce C.H. Liu". Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  20. ↑ "Joyce Chi-Hui Liu". 國立陽明交通大學研發優勢分析平台 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  21. ↑ "心態史拓撲學：如何面對當代？如何理解歷史？". 博客來. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  22. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (27 March 2020). 一分為二：現代中國政治思想的哲學考掘學 (in Chinese). 聯經出版事業公司. ISBN 9789570854763. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  23. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (2011). 心之拓樸：1895事件後的倫理重構 (in Chinese). 行人文化實驗室. ISBN 9789868581074. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  24. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (2004). 心的變異：現代性的精神形式 (in Chinese). 麥田出版. ISBN 9867413059. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  25. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (2003). 文學與電影 : 影像.真實.文化批評 (in Chinese). 中硏院. ISBN 9576719410. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  26. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (2000). 孤兒．女神．負面書寫：文化符號的徵狀式閱讀 (in Chinese). 立緖文化事業有限公司. ISBN 9578453922. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  27. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (1994). 文學與藝術八論：互文‧對位‧文化詮釋 (in Chinese). 三民書局. ISBN 9789571421391. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  28. ↑ "Where are the people? People's theater in Inter-Asian Societies". iccs.chss.nycu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  29. ↑ "Global Coloniality and The World Disorder: A Decolonial Take". globalstudies.trinity.duke.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  30. ↑ Liu, Joyce C.H.; Sakai, Naoki. Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. Special Issue: Artistic mediation of Decolonized Body. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  31. ↑ Liu, Joyce C.H.; Murthy, Viren (2017-02-03). East-Asian Marxisms and Their Trajectories. Routledge. ISBN 9781315687582. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  32. ↑ Liu, Joyce C.H.; Vaughan-Williams, Nick (2014-08-21). European-East Asian Borders in Translation. Routledge. ISBN 9780203746660. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  33. ↑ Brossat, Alain; Chu, Yuan-Horng; Iveković, Rada; Liu, Joyce C.H. (2011-03-09). Biopolitics, Ethics and Subjectivation. L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782296545458. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  34. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (2006-09-16). 文化的視覺系統I：帝國─亞洲─主體性 (in Chinese). Taiwan: 麥田. ISBN 9861730907. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  35. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (2006-09-16). 文化的視覺系統II：日常生活與大眾文化 (in Chinese). Taiwan: 麥田. ISBN 9861730915. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  36. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (2001-03-01). 他者之域：文化身分與再現策略 (in Chinese). 麥田. ISBN 9789574692927. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  37. ↑ 周英雄，劉紀蕙 (2000-04-29). 書寫台灣：文學史、後殖民、後現代 (in Chinese). 麥田. ISBN 9574690210. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  38. ↑ 劉紀蕙 (1999-12-15). 框架內外：藝術、文類與符號疆界 (in Chinese). 立緒. ISBN 9578453817. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  39. ↑ 劉紀蕙、林淑芬、薛熙平、陳克倫 (2011-04-19). 歧義：政治與哲學 (in Chinese). Taipei: 麥田. ISBN 9789861735771. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  40. ↑ 劉紀蕙、廖朝陽、黃宗慧、龔卓軍 (2009-10-01). 拉岡精神分析辭彙 (in Chinese). Taipei: 巨流. ISBN 9789577323361. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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