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An Exercise in "Suturing"—"Untamed Forest" and the Memories of the Forest Gang Generation
【 Event Information 】
【 Pingtung Session | "Untamed Forest" New Book Sharing Seminar 】
An Exercise in "Suturing"—"Untamed Forest" and the Memories of the Forest Gang Generation
Time | 2026.03.15 (Sun) 14:00-15:30 (Check-in opens at 13:30)
Location | Cao Yu He Tang Arts and Culture Center (No. 61, Zhongshan Rd., Pingtung City, Shengli New Village Chenggong Area)
Speakers | Tsou Hsin-ning (Author)
Li Hsin-tzu / tjuku ruljigaljig (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University)
Admission | Free entry, limited seats, prior registration required. On-site book purchases to support the author and bookstore are welcome.
Registration | https://www.accupass.com/go/untamed
Supervising Unit | Pingtung Branch, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture
Organizing Unit | Cradle Book Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd.
【 Topic Introduction 】
"Forest Transformation" was a forestry policy implemented in Taiwan between 1965 and 1976 under the subsidy of the UN World Food Programme. From the economic perspective of forestry production, large areas of natural broad-leaved forests or grasslands deemed "inferior" were cleared and replanted with high-value species to become man-made forests. The Shuangliu area of Shizi Township, Pingtung, became the primary and unprecedented experimental site for forest transformation after the war.
"Untamed Forest—Shuangliu Forestry Chronicle" explores the historical process of the dialogue between nature and humanity during the execution of forest transformation in the Shuangliu area, reflecting on the complexity and changes in the relationship between forests and humans.
There has always been a complex and contradictory relationship between Indigenous peoples and forestry. Facing the pressures of modern life, tribal members gradually entered wage labor, with forest gang work becoming an important source of family maintenance; however, conflicts also arose here between state governance and the boundaries of traditional territories. As land was gradually yielded and physical labor continued, tribal members could only find ways to survive in the cracks.
This new book sharing seminar invites writer Tsou Hsin-ning, who has long been involved in plant culture and cross-species relationships, and Professor Li Hsin-tzu / tjuku ruljigaljig, who researches how Indigenous knowledge manifests agency in land policy, for a dialogue.
We hope to follow the clues in this book to reconnect scattered names, stories, and paths, weaving a collective memory belonging to this southern forest.
【 Pingtung Session | "Untamed Forest" New Book Sharing Seminar 】
An Exercise in "Suturing"—"Untamed Forest" and the Memories of the Forest Gang Generation
Time | 2026.03.15 (Sun) 14:00-15:30 (Check-in opens at 13:30)
Location | Cao Yu He Tang Arts and Culture Center (No. 61, Zhongshan Rd., Pingtung City, Shengli New Village Chenggong Area)
Speakers | Tsou Hsin-ning (Author)
Li Hsin-tzu / tjuku ruljigaljig (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University)
Admission | Free entry, limited seats, prior registration required. On-site book purchases to support the author and bookstore are welcome.
Registration | https://www.accupass.com/go/untamed
Supervising Unit | Pingtung Branch, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture
Organizing Unit | Cradle Book Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd.
【 Topic Introduction 】
"Forest Transformation" was a forestry policy implemented in Taiwan between 1965 and 1976 under the subsidy of the UN World Food Programme. From the economic perspective of forestry production, large areas of natural broad-leaved forests or grasslands deemed "inferior" were cleared and replanted with high-value species to become man-made forests. The Shuangliu area of Shizi Township, Pingtung, became the primary and unprecedented experimental site for forest transformation after the war.
"Untamed Forest—Shuangliu Forestry Chronicle" explores the historical process of the dialogue between nature and humanity during the execution of forest transformation in the Shuangliu area, reflecting on the complexity and changes in the relationship between forests and humans.
There has always been a complex and contradictory relationship between Indigenous peoples and forestry. Facing the pressures of modern life, tribal members gradually entered wage labor, with forest gang work becoming an important source of family maintenance; however, conflicts also arose here between state governance and the boundaries of traditional territories. As land was gradually yielded and physical labor continued, tribal members could only find ways to survive in the cracks.
This new book sharing seminar invites writer Tsou Hsin-ning, who has long been involved in plant culture and cross-species relationships, and Professor Li Hsin-tzu / tjuku ruljigaljig, who researches how Indigenous knowledge manifests agency in land policy, for a dialogue.
We hope to follow the clues in this book to reconnect scattered names, stories, and paths, weaving a collective memory belonging to this southern forest.
Event Details
- 2026-03-15 — 艸魚禾堂複合式藝文中心