Publication of The Bonds of Memory

Ten years after Taiwan, Island of Memory, which revealed the richness and diversity of Taiwanese memory dynamics, we propose a new exploration of the links that these reminiscences help to forge. Looking beyond the borders that separate and distinguish, where identities take root, this book questions what brings people together and unites them.

We begin by exploring the depths of memory, the “eternal present” evoked by Pierre Nora, capable of weaving threads between past and present. We go on to explore temporalities marked by generational divergences, demonstrating the vitality of the intergenerational bond. Finally, we turn to nostalgia, the feeling that anchors our memories in places and times, soothing the bitter-sweetness of time as it passes and inevitably leads to separation.