A READING SEMINAR ON JAPANESE MUSIC-RELATED MATERIALS. IT CONSISTS OF TWO MAJOR PARTS FOCUSING RESPECTIVELY ON HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY WRITINGS, INTENDED TO COVER AND CRITICALLY EXAMINE VARIOUS TYPES AND FORMS OF WRITTEN TEXTS SUCH AS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, BIOGRAPHIES, SCHOLARLY ARTICLES, ETC. THE HISTORICAL PART WILL MAKE USE OF—OR PAY A VISIT TO IF NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE—ARCHIVES AND DATABASES AVAILABLE IN AND AROUND TAIPEI INCLUDING NTU, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT GIM, FOCUSING ON DOCUMENTS RELATED TO TAIWANESE, JAPANESE AND OTHER MUSICS DURING THE COLONIAL PERIOD.