Ying Chiang
Biographic Data
| ID | 4220955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ying Chiang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ying |
| FAMILY NAME | Chiang |
| SIGNATURE | CHIANG Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chihlee Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8533-9761 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cheerleading culture and fandom: Gendered labor and practice in Taiwan's professional baseball fields
This article analyzes how cheerleading has become central to the commercialization and gender representation of Taiwan's professional baseball. Drawing on scholarship on sport as spectacle and re-enchantment, as well as research on sexualization and emotional labor, the focus is on entertainment-oriented cheerleading in Taiwan's professional baseball. Since the Lamigo Monkeys introduced a Korean-style model in 2013, all CPBL teams have created fe…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the performativity of sport nationalism: Taiwanese identity and online mobilization
This essay examines how Taiwanese national identity was performed on social media during the postponed Tokyo Olympics 2020. Taiwan achieved its best-ever medal tally, leading to the emergence of a new form of sport nationalism. Athletes' off-field behaviors, including diverse gender expressions, distinguished them not only from their Chinese counterparts but also from previous generations of Taiwanese athletes. Badminton, weightlifting, and table…
What's in a name? Between 'Chinese Taipei' and 'Taiwan: The contested terrain of sport nationalism in Taiwan
The Chinese Civil War split the Chinese into two politically conflicted states from 1949. The People's Republic of China and Republic of China both claimed to be the legitimate representative of China in the international community. 'Chinese Taipei' has become the name of Republic of China in the international sport field and almost every international organization since 1981, after Kuomintang (The Chinese Nationalist Party) refused to play under…
The Absent Savior? Nationalism, Migration, and Football in Taiwan
A surge of interest in football has surfaced in the past few years in Taiwan. Many fans credit it to Xavier Chen, a Belgium born French-Taiwanese footballer. Chen lives mostly in Belgium and has a distant connection with Taiwan. His Mandarin efficacy is very limited. Yet he is still being hailed as the savior of football. Despite being a member of the Belgium Under-19 national team, Chen’s tie with Taiwan was unearthed by a local football fan, wh…
Adopting the diasporic son: Jeremy Lin and Taiwan sport nationalism
Jeremy Lin and the resulting 'Linsanity' has caused an unprecedented media and marketing frenzy worldwide. This essay examines its implication through reviewing media narratives in Taiwan, Lin's ancestral homeland. Japanese colonizers first brought modern sports to the Taiwanese as a symbol of 'civilization' and 'modernity.' Although 'athleticism' confronts Confucian tradition, sports began to play a subtle but crucial role in the Taiwan national…
The Absent Savior? Nationalism, Migration, and Football in Taiwan
A surge of interest in football has surfaced in the past few years in Taiwan. Many fans credit it to Xavier Chen, a Belgium born French-Taiwanese footballer. Chen lives mostly in Belgium and has a distant connection with Taiwan. His Mandarin efficacy is very limited. Yet he is still being hailed as the savior of football. Despite being a member of the Belgium Under-19 national team, Chen’s tie with Taiwan was unearthed by a local football fan, wh…
Adopting the diasporic son: Jeremy Lin and Taiwan sport nationalism
Jeremy Lin and the resulting 'Linsanity' has caused an unprecedented media and marketing frenzy worldwide. This essay examines its implication through reviewing media narratives in Taiwan, Lin's ancestral homeland. Japanese colonizers first brought modern sports to the Taiwanese as a symbol of 'civilization' and 'modernity.' Although 'athleticism' confronts Confucian tradition, sports began to play a subtle but crucial role in the Taiwan national…
Adopting the diasporic son: Jeremy Lin and Taiwan sport nationalism
Jeremy Lin and the resulting 'Linsanity' has caused an unprecedented media and marketing frenzy worldwide. This essay examines its implication through reviewing media narratives in Taiwan, Lin's ancestral homeland. Japanese colonizers first brought modern sports to the Taiwanese as a symbol of 'civilization' and 'modernity.' Although 'athleticism' confronts Confucian tradition, sports began to play a subtle but crucial role in the Taiwan national…
The Absent Savior? Nationalism, Migration, and Football in Taiwan
A surge of interest in football has surfaced in the past few years in Taiwan. Many fans credit it to Xavier Chen, a Belgium born French-Taiwanese footballer. Chen lives mostly in Belgium and has a distant connection with Taiwan. His Mandarin efficacy is very limited. Yet he is still being hailed as the savior of football. Despite being a member of the Belgium Under-19 national team, Chen’s tie with Taiwan was unearthed by a local football fan, wh…
What's in a name? Between 'Chinese Taipei' and 'Taiwan: The contested terrain of sport nationalism in Taiwan
The Chinese Civil War split the Chinese into two politically conflicted states from 1949. The People's Republic of China and Republic of China both claimed to be the legitimate representative of China in the international community. 'Chinese Taipei' has become the name of Republic of China in the international sport field and almost every international organization since 1981, after Kuomintang (The Chinese Nationalist Party) refused to play under…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the performativity of sport nationalism: Taiwanese identity and online mobilization
This essay examines how Taiwanese national identity was performed on social media during the postponed Tokyo Olympics 2020. Taiwan achieved its best-ever medal tally, leading to the emergence of a new form of sport nationalism. Athletes' off-field behaviors, including diverse gender expressions, distinguished them not only from their Chinese counterparts but also from previous generations of Taiwanese athletes. Badminton, weightlifting, and table…
Cheerleading culture and fandom: Gendered labor and practice in Taiwan's professional baseball fields
This article analyzes how cheerleading has become central to the commercialization and gender representation of Taiwan's professional baseball. Drawing on scholarship on sport as spectacle and re-enchantment, as well as research on sexualization and emotional labor, the focus is on entertainment-oriented cheerleading in Taiwan's professional baseball. Since the Lamigo Monkeys introduced a Korean-style model in 2013, all CPBL teams have created fe…
Sports, Gender, and Society (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Nationalism (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (2 works)