1. To gain a deeper understanding of historical representations in a cross-cultural context. 2. To broaden awareness of Taiwan and its contacts with the outside world. 3. To acquire an introductory understanding of postcolonial theory and analysis.

Reference Sources: Bill Ashcroft, Key Concepts in Post-colonial Studies (1998).
Douglas Fix and John Shufelt, “19th-Century European & North American Encounters with
Taiwan: A Selective Bibliography,” Formosa, Nineteenth-Century Images,