1.       After reflecting on a series of "major events" and "small experiences" intertwined and mirrored, there is also a flickering memory of a changing era: the "faces of the masses" in social movements, the descendants of American military personnel and indigenous people in the Four Seasons Tribe, and the overseas blacklists of individuals unable to return home due to the state's refusal to renew their passports. The speaker concludes by quoting images and text captured by Ruan Yizhong—depicting the recurring imagery of humans constantly somersaulting in the world—and interprets the individual's continuous activity within the world. This lecture not only takes the audience through several key modern historical events, allowing them to experience how identity, epistemology, and a sense of time evolve with the changing era, but also demonstrates a cultural studies approach: examining how specific times and spaces, along with individuals, dynamically intersect and shape one another.

Returning to the relationship between Taiwan and the Israel-Palestine issue, the speaker avoids the common but superficial role comparisons often found in public discourse, offering instead a highly thought-provoking perspective: Taiwan remains under colonial influence, with a tendency to admire the strong, and the Han Chinese community lacks self-reflection on their role as colonizers, often taking it for granted. This makes it difficult to recognize the form and responsibilities of the colonizer—similar to Israel’s position in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Thus, our concern for the Israel-Palestine issue, beyond being a part of the extreme situation framed by Sino-American geopolitical struggles, also opens a path of profound reflection as a method.