Wasiq Silan
Biographic Data
| ID | 800118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wasiq Silan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wasiq |
| FAMILY NAME | Silan |
| SIGNATURE | SILAN W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8242-8785 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prolegomena for technodiversity: On data and indigeneity
This research note investigates the concept of ‘data’ by deploying the logic of pluriversality. Data has been central to Western paradigms of research. Data suggests that information is a universal value extracted to generate knowledge. It presupposes an either-or logic of thinking because it sees knowledge as composed of unitary ‘bits’ of information. Arguably, this obscures relational processes of knowledge formation since it reifies bits of da…
Moral Distress as Collective Feeling: Indigenous Care Workers’ Experiences with Indigenous Elderly People in Taiwan
Decolonizing decolonization projects: Neoliberalism, Indigenous services, and Indigenous strategic change in Taiwan and Canada
Pinhkngyan: Paths taken to recognizing, doing and developing Indigenous methodologies
It is agreed that Indigenous scholars should be central in researching Indigenous issues. However, the literature on Indigenous research methodologies remains vague on who should be involved. This study aims to lower the entry barrier to Indigenous methodologies for anyone wholeheartedly committed to contribute to the decolonizing processes of Indigenous communities and beyond. We do so by exploring the main challenges experienced by the first au…
We Tried to Take Care of Her, but it Got Too Exhausting”: A Study of the Transition From Family Carer to Employer
In Taiwan an increasing number of families are employing live-in carers from abroad to cope with care responsibilities, including the Indigenous Tayal. The aim of this research was to understand the transition from Indigenous family carer to employer with older family members who have extensive care needs. Six Indigenous employers were interviewed, and a narrative hermeneutic analysis was performed. The Tayal caregivers' cases revealed that their…
Hmali’, rgrgyax and Gaga: A study of Tayal elders reclaiming their Indigenous identities in Taiwan
This article examines how older Tayal, an Indigenous people in Taiwan, regain, reclaim and renegotiate their identities by reconnecting to Hmali’ (the Tayal language), rgrgyax (mountains) and Gaga (the Tayal Law). A critical qualitative design informed by Tayal hermeneutics was used. In total, 14 bbnkis (elders) were interviewed, and the data were thematically analysed. The aim of this article is to contribute to the ongoing revitalization proces…
We are All Interdependent’. A Study of Relationships Between Migrant Live-In Carers and Employers in Taiwan
For the past three decades, to meet the increasing need for long-term care, the Taiwanese government's primary approach has been to import migrant care workers. In this article, we analyse qualitative interview data produced in an Indigenous community. Drawing on Kittay's feminist dependency theory, we explore the interrelationships and collaborative efforts between live-in carers and their employers. Three types of relationships were identified:…
We are All Interdependent’. A Study of Relationships Between Migrant Live-In Carers and Employers in Taiwan
For the past three decades, to meet the increasing need for long-term care, the Taiwanese government's primary approach has been to import migrant care workers. In this article, we analyse qualitative interview data produced in an Indigenous community. Drawing on Kittay's feminist dependency theory, we explore the interrelationships and collaborative efforts between live-in carers and their employers. Three types of relationships were identified:…
Hmali’, rgrgyax and Gaga: A study of Tayal elders reclaiming their Indigenous identities in Taiwan
This article examines how older Tayal, an Indigenous people in Taiwan, regain, reclaim and renegotiate their identities by reconnecting to Hmali’ (the Tayal language), rgrgyax (mountains) and Gaga (the Tayal Law). A critical qualitative design informed by Tayal hermeneutics was used. In total, 14 bbnkis (elders) were interviewed, and the data were thematically analysed. The aim of this article is to contribute to the ongoing revitalization proces…
Pinhkngyan: Paths taken to recognizing, doing and developing Indigenous methodologies
It is agreed that Indigenous scholars should be central in researching Indigenous issues. However, the literature on Indigenous research methodologies remains vague on who should be involved. This study aims to lower the entry barrier to Indigenous methodologies for anyone wholeheartedly committed to contribute to the decolonizing processes of Indigenous communities and beyond. We do so by exploring the main challenges experienced by the first au…
We Tried to Take Care of Her, but it Got Too Exhausting”: A Study of the Transition From Family Carer to Employer
In Taiwan an increasing number of families are employing live-in carers from abroad to cope with care responsibilities, including the Indigenous Tayal. The aim of this research was to understand the transition from Indigenous family carer to employer with older family members who have extensive care needs. Six Indigenous employers were interviewed, and a narrative hermeneutic analysis was performed. The Tayal caregivers' cases revealed that their…
Decolonizing decolonization projects: Neoliberalism, Indigenous services, and Indigenous strategic change in Taiwan and Canada
Moral Distress as Collective Feeling: Indigenous Care Workers’ Experiences with Indigenous Elderly People in Taiwan
Prolegomena for technodiversity: On data and indigeneity
This research note investigates the concept of ‘data’ by deploying the logic of pluriversality. Data has been central to Western paradigms of research. Data suggests that information is a universal value extracted to generate knowledge. It presupposes an either-or logic of thinking because it sees knowledge as composed of unitary ‘bits’ of information. Arguably, this obscures relational processes of knowledge formation since it reifies bits of da…
Indigenous (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Political science (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (2 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Law (2 works)