“Taiwanese Face, Chinese Masks: Yang Mu and His Postcolonial Poetry” by Wen-chi Li
Taiwanese Face, Chinese Masks: Yang Mu and His Postcolonial Poetry, Wen-chi Li (Cambria, February 2026)
This groundbreaking study examines the poetry of Yang Mu, a pivotal Taiwanese writer who used Chinese literary forms to challenge Sinocentric narratives during Taiwan’s White Terror and democratization. Drawing on postcolonial theory and close reading, it explores his poetic use of ambivalence, mimicry, and minor narrative to resist cultural hegemony and reclaim historical memory.
A major contribution to Taiwan studies, Sinophone literature, and postcolonial criticism, this open-access book offers rich insights into poetry, identity, and politics in East Asia.
Taiwanese Face, Chinese Masks: Yang Mu and His Postcolonial Poetry
by Wen-chi Li
Cambria (February 2026)