在社科實證與臺灣史研究之間，我們到底要問什麼問題？ Between Social Science Empiricism and Taiwanese Historical Research: What Questions Should We Be Asking?——BOOM．磅 系列講座 Lecture Series

近年臺灣史研究與大眾閱讀的關係不僅在補足認知的空白，更逐步發展出跨領域對話帶來的新問題、新方法與新視野。不論是藝術史、經濟史、政治史、地理學、自然史、相關族群史等，都更新了我們對臺灣的認知框架與尺度，從此告別舊的提問，舊的思維，逐步凝聚解嚴後臺灣研究的典範累積。這當中葉高華老師以地理資訊、人口統計、以及解讀戶口調查與制度沿革等社會科學專業，指出常見的研究與常識迷思。對原住民於日治時期遭到強制移住的過程與後果，以及平埔、閩南、客家與外省人族群的常見話題，比如1949年後外省人來臺人數，都做出讓人眼睛一亮的研究。在社科實證與臺灣史研究之間，重新校準問題，似乎是近年重要趨勢。

In recent years, the relationship between Taiwanese historical research and public readership has evolved beyond simply filling gaps in knowledge. It has gradually given rise to new questions, methods and perspectives shaped by cross-disciplinary dialogues. Fields such as art history, economic history, political history, geography, natural history and ethnic studies have all contributed to reshaping our frameworks and scales for understanding Taiwan. This has marked a departure from outdated questions and modes of thinking, building toward a post-martial law paradigm in Taiwanese studies.

Among these efforts, Professor Yeh Kao-Hua stands out for his use of geographic information systems (GIS), demographic data, and analysis of household surveys and institutional evolutions rooted in social science expertise. His research addresses widespread misconceptions in both scholarly and popular understandings. Notably, his work sheds light on the forced relocation of Indigenous peoples during the Japanese colonial era, as well as on frequently discussed issues concerning ethnic groups in Taiwan—such as the number of mainland Chinese migrants who arrived after 1949. Recalibrating our questions at the intersection of empirical social science and Taiwanese historical studies has become a key trend in recent scholarship.

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〚講座資訊 Lecture Information〛

時間 Date & Time｜06/07（六 Sat）14:30~16:30

講題 Topic｜在社科實證與臺灣史研究之間，我們到底要問什麼問題？ Between Social Science Empiricism and Taiwanese Historical Research: What Questions Should We Be Asking?

講者 Speaker｜葉高華 Ko-Hua Yap（國立中山大學社會學系教授 Professor, Department of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University）

地點 Venue｜現流冊店 hiān-lâu tsheh-tiàm （台北市大同區重慶北路二段70巷15號1樓 1/F, No. 15, Ln. 70, Sec. 2, Chongqing N. Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City）

費用 Fee｜單場 NT$300 per session

報名 To apply｜https://www.accupass.com/eflow/ticket/2503241207261466835547

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〚講者簡介 About Speaker〛

國立中山大學社會學系教授。研究題材不受限於學門框架，融合社會學的問題意識與分析方法、歷史學的史料考證、地理學的地理資訊技術，自由穿梭於多個學門。著有《十八世紀末御製臺灣原漢界址圖解讀》（2017）、《強制移住：臺灣高山原住民的分與離》（2023），《臺灣族群史解謎：揭開平埔、外省、客家、福佬的歷史謎團》（2024），以及近20篇核心期刊論文。

Professor Yap Ko-Hua teaches in Department of Sociology at National Sun Yat-sen University. His research transcends disciplinary boundaries, integrating sociological inquiry and analysis, historical source verification and geographic information technologies. He moves fluidly across academic fields. His published works include:

• Decoding the Imperial Map of Taiwan’s Han-Indigenous Boundary in the Late 18th Century (2017)

• Forced Relocation: The Division and Displacement of Taiwan’s Highland Indigenous Peoples (2023)

• Unraveling Taiwan’s Ethnic Histories: Debunking the Myths of Plains Indigenous Peoples, Mainlanders, Hakka, and Hoklo (2024)

He has also authored nearly 20 core journal articles.