Yu Junwei

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Yu Junwei(盂峻瑋)

I was born and grew up in Wanghua (Mangka), Taipei city. But something happened when I was nine; that is my father was transferred to England because of his job and brought the whole family with him. As a result, I had a mixed education in UK until twelve when I came back to Taiwan continuing my high school and university studies. After finishing the compulsory military service, I went to England to pursue Masters and PhD degrees.

I have followed Taiwanese national teams since I was seven. Like many fellow islanders, I watched live or delayed LLB tournament games on television as I sipped instant noodles late at nights. I think the first game that ever came into my mind was the 1982 LLB Asian qualifier, in which Puzi played Japanese and South Korea for the birth to Williamsport. Puzi’s slugger was a guy named Chen Jindong, who was massive, already stood at five foot seven. Unfortunately he never grew one inch after that and gradually disappeared from baseball, a common and strange phenomena which will be thoroughly discussed in the forthcoming book Playing in Isolation: A History of Baseball in Taiwan. In this book, while talking about the proud history of Taiwanese baseball, a lot of dark sides will also be explored.

Currently I am an assistant professor in the Department of Recreation and Sport Management at Shu Te University in Gaoxiong, Taiwan. Right now I am teaching some subjects that are irrelevant to sports, for example, Economics and Recreational Regulations. I think that’s life in Taiwan’s technological university because the department asks you to teach many subjects that may not be your specialty. After completing the book on Taiwanese baseball, I would like to write a soccer history of Republic of China, which dominated Asia from 1940s to 1960s. I hope I could enter a research institution in the foreseeable future that allows me to have time to conduct this project.

I am a lifelong Houston Astros fan, thanks to Mike Scott, whose divisional title-clinching no-hitter on the last day against the Giants in 1986 was one of my most memorable moments. When it comes to Taiwanese baseball, Weichuan Dragons had been my favorite team since 1982, but they disbanded the club in 1999 when the league was plagued with gambling and match-fixing scandals. I also watch English premiership football, in which I root for Tottenham Hotspur since 1984 after an epic UEFA cup final decided on penalty shootout. Finally, I support Middlesex in cricket because of Mike Gatting.

Educational Background

• 2000-2004 Warwick University, England, Ph.D. (Center of Sport in Society)
• 1999-2000 Cambridge University, England, M.A. (Department of International Relations)
• 1993-1997 Soochow University, Taiwan, B.A. (Deparment of Political Science)

Working Experience

• Scorer for 1997 IBA under-16 compeition
• Intepreter for USA team in 2001 World Cup
• Administrator for Baseball Board at telnet://bbs.aidsbbs.net
• Assistant Professor in Department of Recreation and Sport Management at Shu Te University (2005.08.01-2007.07.31)
• Assistant Professor in National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport(2007.08.01~2009.01.31)
• Associate Professor in National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport(2009.02.01~2012.01.31)
• Professor in National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport(2012.02.01~ )

Current Position

• Professor in National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport(2012.02.01~ )

Publication

Books

• Yu, Junwei, Playing in Isolation：A History of Baseball in Taiwan ,Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press,2007.
• Yu, Junwei "70 yu 80 niandai" (1970s and 1980s) in Taiwan bangqiu bainian shi (One Hundred Years of Taiwanese Baseball), p110-157, Taipei: Chinese Taipei Baseball Association, 2006.
• Yu, Junwei and Zeng Wencheng, Taiwan bangqiu wang (Taiwan Baseball King), Taipei: Woshi chubanshe, 2004.

Journals

• Yu, Junwei. “China’s Foreign Policy in Sport: The Primacy of National Security and Territorial Integrity Concerning the Taiwan Question”. The China Quarterly – Volume 194, June 2008, pp. 294-308. (SSCI, 2007 impact factor, 0.806)
• Yu, Junwei and J. A. Mangan. "Dancing Around the Elephant: The Beijing Olympics - Taiwanese Reflections and Reactions". International Journal of the History of Sport – Volume 25, Issue 7, June 2008, pp. 826-850.
• Yu, Junwei and Alan Bairner. "Proud to be Chinese: Little League Baseball and National Identities in Taiwan during the 1970s". Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power – Volume 15, Issue 2, March 2008, pp. 216-239.(SSCI, 2007 impact factor, 0.156)
• Yu, Junwei. "The Hongye Legend in Taiwanese Baseball: Separating Myth from Reality". International Journal of the History of Sport - Volume 24, Issue 10, October 2007, pp. 1264 - 1280.

• Yu, Junwei. "Transforming Sedentary Subjects into Active Athletes: The Promotion of Baseball in Taiwan During Japanese Occupation". Sport History Review - Volume 38, Issue 1, May 2007, pp. 40-54.

• Yu, Junwei. "Chongtu he jiena – jiexi rizhi shiqi yinjin bangqiu yundong zhi guocheng yanbian" in Taiwan shiliao yanjiu, 28, December 2006, pp. 49-66.

• Yu, Junwei and Dan Gordon. "Nationalism and National Identity in Taiwanese Baseball". NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture - Volume 14,Number 2, Spring 2006, pp. 27-39.
• Yu, Junwei, "Wenminghu guocheng: yizhong yundong shehuixue de tansuo" in Taiwan shehuixue tongxun, 54, p9-13, 2005.
• Yu, Junwei, "Baseball in Taiwan: Politics, Participation, and Culture", Ph.D. dissertation, Warwick University, 2004.

Others

• Yu, Junwei, "Ouzhou bangyun fazhan zhide jiejian" in United Daily’s Editorial and Opinion, 17th November 2006.
• Yu, Junwei, "Ti taiwan jiceng bangqiu bamai" in Apple Daily’s Editorial and Opinion, 23rd March, 2006.
• Yu, Junwei, "Nannu tongjing duoshao nusheng hui canjia" in United Daily’s Editorial and Opinion, 7th March 2006.
• Yu, Junwei, "Jingdian saiqian qutan guba bangqiu" in China Times’ Editorial and Opinion, 23 January 2006.
• Yu, Junwei, "Zhengzhi tiyu qiege buyi" in China Times’ Editorial and Opinion, 28th December 2005.
• Yu, Junwei, "Da dongya bangqiuquan buneng dangzhen" in China Times’ Editorial and Opinion, 15th November 2005.

Media Interview

• First English book on Taiwanese baseball by Professor Yu
• Interview with ETtoday News about Professor Yu's surname
• Professor Yu talked about sport and politics pertaining Taiwan and Mainland China

Teaching Subjects

2005-2006 First Semester	2005-2006 Second Semester
Microeconomics (three classes)	Macroeconomics (three classes) Sport Sociology Specific Sport Training and Practicum (4)
2006-2007 First Semester	2006-2007 Second Semester
Microeconomics (three classes) Tourism Research on Mainland China Sport Marketing Specific Sport Training and Practicum (5)	Recreational Administration and Law(three classes) Sport Sociology Sport Marketing Specific Sport Training and Practicum (6)

Relevant website

• telnet://bbs.aidsbbs.net
• Dr. Junwei Yu's teaching website

Contact Me

• Telephone: 04-22213108 ext. 2182
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1464084792
• LINE ID: bagwell1127
• Email: jwyu@ntus.edu.tw or chunweiyu@yahoo.com