Inspire and Ignite: A Cross-Cultural Storytelling Adventure
Presentation Ping-Shi Kao | Moderator: Amanda Ruiqing Flynn
Explore the innovative curriculum at Tatung University, Taipei, where college students and Irish pupils have virtually teamed up since 2020, crafting numerous incredible tales. Join us in celebrating the magic of their storytelling creations and achievements. Get ready to experience live story collaboration!
Ping-Shi Kao (Taiwan)
An experienced educator, Ping-Shi Kao studied and taught in various countries, earning her M.Phil. in Children’s Literature from Trinity College Dublin in 2017. As a full-time lecturer at Tatung University since 2019, she teaches picturebook translation, multimedia learning, and negotiation courses. Her research explores visual texts, material culture, and war animals, emphasizing cross-cultural collaboration in storytelling as a catalyst for curiosity and creativity. Ping has connected her picturebook class with Fighting Words Ireland to foster bilingual storytelling at storymeetsstory.net.
Moderator Amanda Ruiqing Flynn (Singapore)
Amanda Ruiqing Flynn is a visual artist, writer, literary translator and educator who has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Taiwan and Singapore. She holds a BA in Chinese and Development Studies from SOAS, University of London and an MFA in Art and Design from National Donghwa University, Taiwan. Her art has been exhibited and collected internationally, and her writing has appeared in Alluvium, PEAK, This Is Southeast Asia and Sploosh. She was a winner of Singapore’s Writing the City Competition 2022 and a judge of the 8th Bai Meigui Translation Competition. On most days, she is chief storyteller to her son.
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