Degree

Ph.D. in History, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (2008)
M.A. in History, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan (1995)

Professional Appointments

Director, Center for General Education, Si Wan College, National Sun Yat-sen University (2022/08~2024/02)
Director, Center for Center for Essential Education, Si Wan College, National Sun Yat-sen University (2021/02~2022/07)
Director, Center for General Education, Si Wan College, National Sun Yat-sen University (2019/02~2019/07)
Director, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, Center for General Education, National Sun Yat-sen University (2018/08~2019/01)
Associate Professor, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, Center for General Education, NSYSU (2018/08~2019/01)
Assistant Professor, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, Center for General Education, NSYSU (2010/08~2018/07)
Assistant Professor (Project Faculty), Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, Center for General Education, NSYSU (2008/08~2010/07)
Lecturer, Department of History, Hsuan Chuang University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (2005/08~2007/07)
Lecturer, Center for General Education, Hsuan Chuang University (1999/08 ~2005/07)

Major Experiences and Awards

National Distinguished Youth Award (1990)
Junior Fellowship in Western Historiography, Chun-Zhi Foundation (2004)
Visiting Scholar, Wolfson College, Cambridge (2004/07~2004/08)
Secretary-General of Taiwan Narrative Studies Association (2004~2008)
Young Scholar Award, NSYSU (2010)
Visiting Scholar, Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University (2011)
Distinguished Teaching Award, NSYSU (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt University (2019/08~2020/07)

Invited Presentations

“Analysis of Linguistic Phenomena in Taiwan”, Kaohsiung Historical Association, 2009/3/12.
“Industrial Revolution”, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 2009/10/22.
“Out of Campus: Social Participation from Youth”, Kaohsiung Medical University, 2011/12/5.
“What Is History?”, Department of History, National Cheng Kung University, 2013/5/18.
“What Is History?”, Department of History, National Chung Hsing University, 2014/9/19.
“Macro-History and Micro-History”, Department of History, National Chung Hsing University, 2014/9/26.
“Cause and Effect in History”, Department of History, National Chung Hsing University, 2014/11/7.
“Postmodern and History”, Department of History, National Chung Hsing University, 2014/11/21.
“Macro-History and Micro-History”, Center for General Education, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, 2014/9/26.
“The Theory and Pratice of Fieldwork”, Center for General Education, National Kaohsiung University, 2017/10/19.
“Annales School”, Center for General Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, 2017/11/23.
“What Is History?”, Center for General Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, 2017/11/30.
“Postmodern History”, Center for General Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, 2017/12/7.
“Macro-History and Micro-History”, Center for General Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, 2017/12/14.

Projects

“Lesson Plans: World Civilization History”, sponsored by NSYSU Teaching Excellence Project, Dated: 2008/09/01~ 2009/08/31.
“Maritime History and Maritime Culture”, sponsored by NSYSU Center for Humanities Research, Dated:2008/09/01~ 2009/08/31.
“History and Narrative: Some Thoughts on the Writings of Micro-history”, sponsored by NSC, 98-2410-H-110-070, Dated: 2009/06/01~2010/05/31.
“The Rise and Fall of Social History”, sponsored by NSYSU Center for Humanities Research, Dated: 2011/11/01~ 2012/04/30.
“National Memory Database: the Story of Taiwan Island”, sponsored by CTV Cooperation Program, Dated: 2014/09/01~2014/12/31.
“Narrative Innovation Teaching Development Plan”, sponsored by Ministry of Education, Dated: 2017/08/01~2019/01/31.

Publications:

1. Conference paper:

“People’s Rebellion in Taiwanese History” 台灣歷史中的反抗精神, invited paper presented at Inernational Conference on Chinese Identity and Taiwanese Identity, Macau, 1999/5/29 ~1999/5/30.
“Ray Huang and His 1587, A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline” 論黃仁宇的萬曆十五年, invited paper presented at Workshop on Ray Huang, China Times, 2001/1/6.
(with Chen Xiu-Qing) “Zheng He and Taiwan” 鄭和船隊到過臺灣？, invited paper presented at International Workshop on the Zheng He’s Expenditions to the Western Oceans, Tainan: National Cheng Kung University, 2002/11/16~2002/11/17.
“History Courses of General Education” 對於通識歷史課程的幾點反省與檢討, invited paper presented at Conference on General Education, Hsinchu: Hsuan Chuang University, 2004/5/21.
“Language, Class and Politics: Gareth Stedman Jones and the Linguistic Turn of British Social History” 語言、階級與政治：Gareth Stedman Jones與英國社會史研究的語言學轉向, paper presented at Inernational Conference on the World of Text: How Narratives become History, Taichung: National Chung Hsing University, 2004/10/09 ~2004/10/10.
“Re-thinking Narrative History” 敘事史學的再思考, paper presented at Inernational Conference on Story-telling: Narrator, Sequence, Field, Taichung: National Chung Hsing University, 2006/10/27~2006/10/28.
“Is Small Beautiful?” 小就是美？小歷史的若干考察, paper presented at Inernational Conference on Narrating the Voices of Past: Popular Literature, Oral History, Field Work, Taichung: National Chung Hsing University, 2008/10/4~2008/10/5.
“Some Considerations on the State’s Political Appropriation of Mazu Cult” 從「庇民」到「護國」：論國家對媽祖信仰的政治挪用, paper presented at Inernational Conference on Maritime Culture, Kaohsiung: National Kaohsiung Marine University, 2011/10/27~2011/10/28。
“Historical Memory and Community Participation：A Case Study of National Sun Yat-sen University Service Learning Course‘A Guide to Historic Monuments in Kaohsiung’“歷史記憶與社區參與：以國立中山大學服務學習課程「史蹟導覽」為例, paper presented at Conference on Civic Literacy and General Education, Kaohsiung: National Sun Yat-sen University, 2016/6/24.
“From Common Courses to General Education Courses: the Developments and Challenges for History Courses” 從共同科到通識課：通識歷史課程的發展與挑戰, paper presented at Conference on the Concept & Practice of General Education, Kaohsiung: National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, 2017/6/16.
“Development and Challenge for History Courses in Higher Education Institution” 大學歷史課程的發展與挑戰, paper presented at Crisis and Turning Point of General Education in University: 2018 International Conference and 36th Annual Workshop of Chinese Association for General Education, Chang-Hwa: Da-Yeh University, 2018/10/3~ 2018/10/5.

2. Journal articles and Book chapter:

“Introduction to Postmodern History” 後現代歷史學導論, in On “What is History? “: From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White後現代歷史學, by Keith Jenkins, Taipei: Rye Field Publishing Co., 2000, pp. i-xii.
“History and Narrative” 歷史與敘事, in The Return of Martin Guerre馬丹.蓋赫返鄉記, by Natalie Zemon Davies,Taipei: Linking Publishing Co., 2000, pp. i-xix.
“People’s Rebellion in Taiwanese History” 台灣歷史中的反抗精神, Hsuan Chuang Humanities Journal 玄奘人文學報 4, 2001, pp. 257-293.
“History, Fiction and Narrative Discourse” 歷史、虛構與敘事論述, in Culture and Power: A New Culture History 文化與權力：臺灣新文化史, ed. Lu Chien-Lung, Taipei: Rye Field Publishing Co., 2001, pp. 207-235.
(with Chen Xiu-Qing) “History and Legend: Had Zheng He’ Expedition Fleets Ever Been to Formosa? “ 歷史與傳說：鄭和船隊到過臺灣, in Collection of Essays from the International Workshop on the Zheng He’s Expenditions to the Western Oceans 鄭和下西洋國際學術研討會論文集, eds. Chen Xin-Xiong and Chen Yu-Nyu,Taipei: Daw Shiang Publishing Co., 2003, pp. 131-161.
“Language, Class and Politics: Gareth Stedman Jones and the Linguistic Turn of British Social History” 語言、階級與政治：Gareth Stedman Jones與英國社會史研究的語言學轉向, Journal of Human Studies 人文學報30, 2006, pp. 103-136.
“History and Narrative: A Comparative Study” 歷史與敘事：中西比較, Social-Cultural History社會/文化史 1, 2009, pp. 111-135.
“E. H. Carr in Taiwan” 卡耳在台灣, in What is History? 何謂歷史？, by E. H. Carr, Taipei: Goodness Publishing House, 2009, pp. 5-13.
“Afterthoughts on Historical Legends of Xu Fu”徐福東渡：歷史傳說的探討, in Perspectives on Maritime Culture海洋歷史與海洋文化, eds. Wang I-chun et al., Kaohsiung: NSYSU Center for Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 2010, pp. 43-70.
“On The Moonlight Trilogy” 論月光三部曲, in On the Way Home, 1947回家的路，1947, by Chang Chia-Hua, Taipei: SACCA Publishing Co., 2014, pp. 8-15.
“Insight and Blindness: Some Considerations on Micro-History” 洞見與不見：論小歷史的方法與敘事, Journal of Human Studies人文學報40, 2016, pp. 47-65.
“Historical Memory and Community Participation：A Case Study of National Sun Yat-sen University Service Learning Course ‘A Guide to Historic Monuments in Kaohsiung’”歷史記憶與社區參與：以國立中山大學服務學習課程「史蹟導覽」為例, Journal of General Education : Concept & Practice 通識學刊 5(1), 2017, pp. 47-65.

3. Monographs and Collected Essays:

(with Lu Chien-Lung) Cultural Exchanges in World History 世界文化史, Taipei: Wu-Nan Book Inc., 2002, 2009.
The Life and Thoughts of P’i Jih-hsiu 皮日休的生平與思想：兼論其在唐宋思想變遷中的角色, Taipei: Hua-Mu-Lan Culture Publishing Co., 2009.
Cultural Exchanges in Maritime Asia: History, Legend and Changing Images海洋人物的歷史、傳說與形象變遷, Kaohsiung: Liwen Publishing Co., 2018.

4. Chinese Translations:

A. Essays

Yu Ying-shih, “Neither Renaissance Nor Enlightenment: A Historian’s Reflections on the May Fourth Movement” 文藝復興乎？啟蒙運動乎？：一位史家對五四運動的反思, in New Perspectives on the May Fourth Movement: Neither Renaissance Nor Enlightenment 五四新論：既非文藝復興，亦非啟蒙運動, Taipei: Linking Publishing Co., 1999, pp. 1-31.
Gary Wickham, “The Currency of History for Sociology” 歷史學對社會學的流通性 in Interpreting the Past/ Understanding the Present 解釋過去/了解現在：歷史社會學, eds. S. Kendrick, P. Straw, D. McCrone, Taipei: Rye Field Publishing Co., 1997, pp. 63-90, traditional Chinese edtion；历史学对社会学的流通性, in解释过去/了解现在：历史社会学, People’s Press of Shanghai, 1999, pp. 45-69, simplified Chinese edtion.
S. B. Hettiaratchi, “Studies in Cheng-Ho in Sri Lanka” 斯里蘭卡的鄭和研究, in Collection of Essays from the International Workshop on the Zheng He’s Expenditions to the Western Oceans 鄭和下西洋國際學術研討會論文集, eds. Chen Xin-Xiong and Chen Yu-Nyu, Taipei: Daw Shiang Publishing Co., 2003, pp. 115-129.

B. Books

Peter Burke, French Historical Revolution: The Annales School 1929-89法國史學革命：年鑑學派 1929－89, Taipei: Rye Field Publishing Co., 1997.
Keith Jenkins, On “What is History?”: From Carr and Elton to Rorty and White後現代歷史學, Taipei: Rye Field Publishing Co., 2000, traditional Chinese edtion; 论”历史是什么” ──从卡尔和艾尔顿到罗蒂和怀特, Beijing: Commercial Press, 2007, simplified Chinese edtion.
Natalie Zemon Davies, The Return of Martin Guerre馬丹.蓋赫返鄉記, Taipei: Linking Publishing Co., 2000.
Lynn Hunt ed., The New Cultural History新文化史, Taipei: Rye Field Publishing Co., 2002.
Peter Burke, History and Social Theory歷史學與社會理論, Taipei: Rye Field Publishing Co., 2002.
Shih-shan Henry Tsai, Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle永樂皇帝, Taipei: Linking Publishing Co., 2008, traditional Chinese edtion; 永乐大帝：一个中国帝王的精神肖像, Beijing: Zhonghua Publishing House, 2009, simplified Chinese edtion.
E. H. Carr, What is History? 何謂歷史？, Taipei: Goodness Publishing House, 2009.
Ralph C. Croizier, Koxinga and Chinese Nationalism: History, Myth, and the Hero, 國姓爺與中國民族主義：歷史、神話和英雄, Taipei: Linking Publishing Co., 2025.