Geopolitics of Toponymic Inscription in Taiwan

Toponymic Hegemony, Politicking and Resistance

Bibliographic Data

ID3948511
AuthorsDennis Lai Hang Hui (Education University of Hong Kong, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume24
Issue4
Pages916-943
Publication date2019-08-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeopolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14650045.2017.1413644
OpenAlexW2777111358
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited40

The recent shift in the study of toponyms has drawn substantial attention from political geographers. The aim of this study is to demonstrate how toponymic inscription is a territorial project that involves the contesting of different naming regimes and political subjects. Through an examination of the history of toponymic inscription in Taiwan, it is first argued that different naming regimes have attempted to inscribe their political subjectivities onto the island with a view to asserting their spatial domination. Second, it is proposed that the connection between regime change and toponymic renaming is contingent, and has affected the ability of the new naming regime to draw temporal boundaries. Finally, it is contended that marginalised groups have resorted to toponymic struggle to reclaim the ‘lost’ sovereignty from the ruling regime. This study provides an overview of and insights into the different episodes of toponymic hegemony, politicking and resistance that have taken place in Taiwan

Archaeology · Geopolitics · Hegemony · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · Toponymy · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Philippine History and Culture

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