When Polish people look at Taiwan, what do they see? When Taiwanese people speak of Poland, what impressions and connections come to mind?

This talk begins with the ways Taiwan and Poland view one another, opening a conversation on how culture is gradually shaped by history, lived experience, and memory, while also considering whether different societies may share certain feelings and aspirations.

The two speakers will share important experiences from the modern histories of Taiwan and Poland, moving from culture and democratic memory to museums and public spaces. Although the two places are far apart, the talk invites audiences to discover possible resonances between them in their journeys through freedom, dignity, and social transformation.

當波蘭人看台灣，會看見什麼？當台灣人談起波蘭，又會想起哪些印象與連結？本講座從兩地彼此的觀看出發，聊聊文化如何在歷史、生活經驗與記憶中慢慢形成，也思考不同社會之間，是否存在某些相似的感受與追求。 兩位講者將分享台灣與波蘭在近代歷史中的重要經驗，從文化、民主記憶到博物館與公共空間，帶領觀眾看見兩地雖然相距遙遠，卻可能在自由、尊嚴與社會轉變的歷程中，找到彼此呼應的地方。

Guest speakers: Maciej Gaca and Wei-Yun Lin

This event is held in polish.

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Maciej Gaca – a sinologist and diplomat. In 2007, he founded the Confucius Institute in Poznań and served as its director until 2009. From 2010 to 2019, he worked as a diplomat in Asia. He is the founder and first director of the Polish Institute in Beijing, and later served as Head of the Polish Office in Taipei (Poland’s Representative to Taiwan). His research interests include contemporary international relations in East Asia, Taiwan’s role and significance on the global stage, East Asian languages and ethnopolitics, and the ethnolinguistics of the Sinophone cultural sphere.

Lin Wei-Yun – writer, translator, and poet.  Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Drama from Brunel University London, and pursued studies at the Institute of Polish Philology at Jagiellonian University, Poland. Lived and worked in Poland for 11 years. For many years, she has been dedicated to promoting Polish literature in the Chinese-speaking world, and in 2013 was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture by the Polish Ministry of Culture — the first Taiwanese recipient of this honor.