Organised by CEFC Taipei in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Colloquium, NTU.

The CEFC Taipei is pleased to invite you to the launch of Corrado Neri’s new book, Taiwanese Horror Cinema in the 21st Century: Spectral Narratives and Screen Culture (Anthem Press, 2026). The book explores the remarkable development of Taiwanese horror cinema in the twenty-first century and examines how ghosts, spirits and supernatural narratives have become a privileged space for addressing historical trauma, local beliefs, identity, queer experience and the transformations of contemporary screen culture. The launch will bring together scholars and specialists of Taiwanese cinema for a conversation around the book, followed by a special screening and discussion with artist Zhang Xu Zhan.

Programme

5:30–5:40 p.m. — Welcome and introduction
Corrado Neri, author

5:40–6:20 p.m. — Dialogue: Taiwanese Horror Cinema in the 21st Century
Mei-Hsuan Chiang · Yu Chang-min · Wafa Ghermani
with Corrado Neri

6:20–6:40 p.m. — Special screening and conversation
Zhang Xu Zhan
Screening of a selected work

6:40–7:00 p.m. — Final discussion and Q&A
Conversation with the audience

Please note: the event will take place at National Taiwan University (NTU), Humanities Building, Room B109.