Chin-Wei Chang is an independent researcher focusing on history of image, media studies, and Cold War visual culture. His work explores the practices of looking and visuality of visual event, offering analyses and reviews of photography, cinema, and other visual culture object.
Chang's writing encompasses film criticism and in-depth conversations with filmmakers and institutional leaders. His current project examines the lasting impact of Cold War visual culture on contemporary society, aiming to shed insight on the social and political aspects that shape our world. Through his multifaceted approach to visual studies, Chang continues to offer perspectives on visual culture, establishing himself as a voice for those seeking to understand the complexities of our media-discursive landscape.
獨立研究者，研究興趣包括影像史、媒介研究、冷戰視覺文化等。關注影像和視聽事件的觀看實踐與視覺性問題。
Talk
2024 Separation Perfected: Satoshi Kon and Perfect Blue｜Kin-Forum, Kinmen, Taiwan
2023 Heteroglossic Carnival: Typhoon Club and its Unfinalizable Dialogue｜NTU Movie Festival, Taipei, Taiwan
2023 Desire, Discouse, Delusion: Stereoscope and Tangible History｜TNUA Lecture, Taipei, Taiwan
2022 Whose Photobooks, Actually? Interpretation and Invention of Histories｜Bandung Photo Month, Bandung, Indonesia
Curatorial
2023 About Mother(hood): Memory, Reflexivity and Imagination｜Lightbox Photo Library, Taipei, Taiwan
2022 Whose Photobooks? Histories, Perspectives and Experiences from Taiwan｜Bandung Photo Month, Red Raws Center, Indonesia
2022 Interweaving Sights: Historical Formation of Taiwanese Photobboks｜Lightbox Photo Library, Taipei, Taiwan
Education
MA, Institute of Visual Studies. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, ongoing
BA, Journalism and Communication. Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan