An Exotic culture study in Taipei city Night Clubs:A post-colonial study

• Main Authors: Yu-hsien Chen, 陳昱憲
• Other Authors: Chi-Peng Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/99973727800123961554

碩士 === 中原大學 === 室內設計研究所 === 97 === Exotic culture refers to culture that is not local, in other words, culture from overseas. Edward W. Said interpreted local culture and exotic culture as the relationship between “Self” and “Other”, explaining that, in the view of Western people, orientalism opened the research field of post-colonial through this interpretation. In addition, Said also explained that post-colonial is relative to the theory of colonial, thus referring to the different kinds of effects including cultural and economic issues after colonial times. The subject also extended from colonies to globalization issues. In the history of Taiwan, there are several records of this being under the colonial rule. However, although Taiwan today is no longer a colony, its acceptance of exotic culture is fairly high. Therefore, we can, from the post-colonial point of view, discuss the various phenomenon of Taiwan. Night clubs developed from PUBs. During the Vietnam War, the American arm forces brought PUBs into Taiwan, and they were mainly distributed over the East area, Shuang Cheng Street, and Tian Mu area in Taipei City. According to data, PUBs still have a certain degree of importance in the world of entertainment. Most of the famous PUBs in Taipei City are large night clubs. Under the catalysis of light, music and alcohol, these PUBs have become a special PUBlic place of entertainment that makes guests reluctant to leave, gradually becoming a type of life style. Whether this exotic sentiment has driven consumers to gradually lean towards the West and become a part of the post-colonial system is that the study aims to explore and discuss. This study attempts to apply the Orientalism and Hybridity of post-colonialism in order to research the phenomenon exotic culture has on Taiwan. Using the night clubs of Taipei City as the main research subject, we discuss the influences of the West and the perspectives Taiwan has towards Western culture. By doing so, the culture colonization of the Western world proves to exist, thus interpreting the unique phenomenon of night clubs.