2014-2015年臺灣史研究的回顧與展望

Taiwan Historical Research in 2014-2015: Retrospect and Prospect

本文以2016年12月9-10日，由中央研究院臺灣史研究所、國立政治大學臺灣史研究所、國立臺灣師範大學臺灣史研究所、國立臺灣歷史博物館合辦之「2014-2015臺灣史研究的回顧與展望」學術研討會發表之論文為基礎，根據大眾生活史、政治史、產業史、環境史、醫療文化史、文學史、公眾史學，以及各種臺灣史料為主題，審酌《臺灣史研究文獻類目》2014-2015年度中的研究書目，進而提出綜合評析與未來展望。從整體研究成果來看，重要史料的出版對特定研究議題具有影響力，例如二二八事件研究與蔣介石研究的推陳出新，都與新資料出土有關，印證了歷史研究係以資料為基礎的特色。再者，若干研究成果，以論文集形式出版，或能有效凝聚對話，2014-2015年的研究成果中，蔣介石研究、二二八事件與戰後史、公共衛生史研究等議題的論文集，均屬此類。最後，公眾史學與大眾生活史等晚近興起的研究趨勢，頗值得關注，它們或指出史學研究與公眾之間的諸多可能，也或許能提醒身在臺灣的臺灣史研究社群，該如何看待自身學術研究與社會之間的對話關係。

This article contains a comprehensive analysis of the papers presented at the conference “2014-2015 Taiwan History Research: Retrospect and Prospect” (December 9 to 10, 2016) co-organized by the Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Graduate Institute of Taiwan History, National Cheng-Chi University; Graduate Institute of Taiwan History, National Taiwan Normal University; and National Museum of Taiwan History. These papers cover Public history, Industrial history, Environmental history, Literary history, Medical culture history, and historical materials of Taiwan. The analysis also includes a review of Annual Bibliography of Taiwan History 2014-2015, focusing on recent developments and future prospects of research on Taiwan history. Overall, research results of 2014-2015 revealed that publication of important historical materials has significant influence on certain research topics, such as the 228 Incident and Chiang Kai-shek, with new historical materials unearthed offering fresh insight and novel perspectives. This further corroborates the material-based characteristic of historical research. Moreover, some research results such as those on Chiang Kai-shek, the 228 Incident, Post-war history, and Public health history were published collectively, thus consolidating dialogues on the related topics. The recent emergence of public history and popular life history as research trends merits attention. These trends point out the many possibilities between historical research and the public, and serve to remind the research community of Taiwan history on the relationship and importance of dialogue between the academia and society.