New International Advisory Board Member, Professor Wang, Yae-wei

The ATAYAL organization is proud to announce the addition of our newest member of our International Advisory Board, Professor Ya-wei Wang (王亞維). He is an accomplished and notable Associate Professor in the Radio and Television Department at National Cheng Chi University in Taipei, Taiwan. Professor Wang is knowledgeable about indigenous culture and issues in Taiwan, and has cooperated on previous projects of the ATAYAL organization.

He majored in Theater and Film and graduated from the film program at the School of Communications of Boston University. Professor Wang has been devoted to indigenous media education and media rights promoting for years. He was the head of programming at Taiwan Public Television Service (PTS) during 2000-2008 and produced numerous award-winning documentaries, TV dramas, and programs on art. His research concerns the modernity of indigenous media, traditional Taiwanese theater, and the early Taiwanese cinema in a transnational context.

1962年出生於台灣高雄，大學主修戲劇，美國波士頓大學電影碩士。曾任電視導播、紀錄片導演與製作人。歷任公共電視台企劃部經理、節目部經理並擔任金馬獎、金鐘獎、臺灣國際紀錄片影展與台北電影節評審。長年關注原住民族媒體教育與近用權推廣，曾任原住民族電視台顧問，原住民文化事業基金會董事，現為政大廣電系專任副教授。近年研究關注早期台灣電影史、戰後臺語電影與歌仔戲的跨媒體演變等議題。