GHAS General Education Lecture Series on Ethnic Studies
講題：台灣客家人的誕生： 一個「族群形成」理論視角的思考嘗試
講者：許維德 (國立陽明交通大學人文社會學系副教授)
本演講從「族群形成」理論出發，追問「台灣客家人」何以、何時以及為何成為「客家族群」。以戰後台灣為時間框架，結合基本模型、過程模型與動力模型，提出一個多軸線的「客家族群化」歷程。演講將梳理「廣東祖籍」、「客人」到「客家」等不同人群分類範疇的更迭，說明國家政策、社會經濟變遷、草根社群與認同政治論述之間的互動，如何共同塑造「台灣客家人的誕生」，並反思其對當代台灣族群關係與客家研究的啟示。
許維德，國立陽明交通大學人文社會學系副教授，老家在台北舊城區，在兩個孩子於新竹出生以後，已經變成了「新新竹人」。研究領域包括認同研究、族群關係、國族主義與社會運動等。
活動資訊
日期/時間：115年6月4日(四) 13:30-15:00 （臺灣時間）
線上講座：https://meet.google.com/pqe-cicn-ten
報名連結：https://forms.gle/BJdtZKws7kLo2PRj8
Topic: The Birth of the Hakka in Taiwan: An Attempt at Reflection from the Perspective of Ethnic Formation Theory
Lecturer: Prof. Wei-Der Hsu (Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)
This lecture begins with the theory of “ethnic formation,” asking how, when, and why the “Hakka in Taiwan” came to be recognized as a distinct “Hakka ethnic group.” Using postwar Taiwan as the temporal framework, it integrates basic, process, and dynamic models to propose a multi-axial trajectory of “Hakka ethnicization.” The lecture traces the shifts in classificatory categories from “Guangdong ancestry” to “Kheh (Ke-lang)” and finally to “Hakka,” explaining how state policies, socio-economic transformations, grassroots communities, and identity politics interacted to collectively shape the “birth of the Hakka in Taiwan.” It concludes by reflecting on the implications of this process for contemporary interethnic relations in Taiwan and for the field of Hakka studies.
Wei-Der Hsu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Originally from Taipei’s old urban district, he has become a “new Hsinchu resident” after his two children were born in Hsinchu. His research interests include identity studies, ethnic relations, nationalism, and social movements.
GHAS General Education Lecture Series on Ethnic Studies
Topic: The Birth of the Hakka in Taiwan: An Attempt at Reflection from the Perspective of Ethnic Formation Theory
Lecturer: Prof. Wei-Der Hsu (Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)
This lecture begins with the theory of “ethnic formation,” asking how, when, and why the “Hakka in Taiwan” came to be recognized as a distinct “Hakka ethnic group.” Using postwar Taiwan as the temporal framework, it integrates basic, process, and dynamic models to propose a multi-axial trajectory of “Hakka ethnicization.” The lecture traces the shifts in classificatory categories from “Guangdong ancestry” to “Kheh (Ke-lang)” and finally to “Hakka,” explaining how state policies, socio-economic transformations, grassroots communities, and identity politics interacted to collectively shape the “birth of the Hakka in Taiwan.” It concludes by reflecting on the implications of this process for contemporary interethnic relations in Taiwan and for the field of Hakka studies.
Wei-Der Hsu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Originally from Taipei’s old urban district, he has become a “new Hsinchu resident” after his two children were born in Hsinchu. His research interests include identity studies, ethnic relations, nationalism, and social movements.
Event Information
Date/Time: 2026.6.4 (Thu.) 13:30-15:00 (Taiwan Time)
Online Lecture: https://meet.google.com/pqe-cicn-ten
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/BJdtZKws7kLo2PRj8