1. Full name of doctoral candidate: Nguyen Thi Hai Hang 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: April 9, 1980 4. Place of birth: Thai Binh
5. Decision to recognize PhD candidate No.: 1806/2018 dated: June 29, 2018/QD-XHNV
6. Changes to the training process (if any):
7. Thesis title: The System of Characters in Vietnamese Novels of the Early 21st Century.
8. Major: Literary Theory 9. Code: 9229030.01
10. Scientific supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Van Toan; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doan Duc Phuong
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
- Purpose: To study the system of character types in Vietnamese novels of the early 21st century from the perspective of structure, typology, and narrative methods of the genre.
- Research subject: The structure of the character system in Vietnamese novels of the early 21st century
- Research methods used
+ Synthesis method
+ Socio-historical method
+ Comparative method
+ Structural method
+ Typological method
+ Narrative method, poetics
- Key results and conclusions:
+ Key results
- Provide an overview of the research situation.
- The landscape of Vietnamese literature in the early 21st century is viewed in the context of the emergence of new character types.
- The structural system of character types in Vietnamese novels at the beginning of the 21st century
- Methods of character portrayal in Vietnamese novels of the early 21st century.
+ Conclusion
In summary: Vietnamese novels at the beginning of the 21st century witnessed a bountiful harvest of authors in both quantity and quality of works, creating an extremely diverse picture of Vietnamese novels at the beginning of the 21st century with many different creative personalities, offering interpretations of many thorny issues of literary and social life in the 21st century.
Regarding the character types: Characters in Vietnamese novels of the early 21st century are diverse in type, vivid in life, and accurately reflect the stories of life, amidst the flow of reality, sometimes peaceful, sometimes turbulent.
The system of character types in Vietnamese novels at the beginning of the 21st century has been meticulously created by writers. These are character types that are very unusual compared to traditional conceptions. Characters are classified based on: i) their typological structure and ii) the narrative method of the genre.
Accordingly, there are different types of characters, including: 1) By typological structure: Anonymous characters; Symbolic characters; "psychologically disruptive" characters; 2) By genre structure: Historical characters; Existential characters; and Homosexual characters.
Regarding modes of expression: The modes of expression in constructing character types exhibit many unique and creative aspects, reflecting the talent and personality of each writer on their journey of innovation in writing and character portrayal. The main modes of expression in novel character development in the early 21st century include two main approaches: 1) Transitioning characters towards modernity and 2) Utilizing postmodern techniques. Both modes are intertwined in the works, meaning there are no clear boundaries between them. In the same work, authors can simultaneously use these interwoven methods to best shape their literary creations. This creates diversity and creativity in the choice of techniques for character expression by writers. Within the scope of this thesis, we choose to more clearly distinguish each mode to highlight the new aspects of artistic expression in Vietnamese novels of the early 21st century.
12. Future research directions: We will continue to pursue research on contemporary Vietnamese novels of the 21st century in subsequent periods, both to build upon current research results and to observe the significant changes in Vietnamese novels during this century.
13. Publications related to the dissertation:
1. Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, “A Study of Nguyen Binh Phuong's Novel 'Thoat Ky Thuy' from the Perspective of Intertextual Theory”, Vietnam Journal of Social Sciences, No. 7/2022, pp. 119-128.
2. Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, “A post-modern view of Nguyen Binh Phuong's novel Minh va Ho”, The First International Conference on The Issues of Social Sciences and Humanites, ISBN 9786049990984, VietNam National University Press, Hanoi, pp.926-946.
3. Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, “Art of expression of characters in Vietnamese novels of the 21st century viewed from M. Bakhtin's polyphony theory”, The First International Conference on The Issues of Social Sciences and Humanites, ISBN 9786049990984, VietNam National University Press, Hanoi, pp.926-946, pp.947-957.
4. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, “An overview of the process of novel theory in Vietnam”, Thu Dau Mot University Journal of Science, DOI: 10.37550/tdmu.EJS/2021.04.255.
5. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, “The Art of Using Idioms and Proverbs in Some Contemporary Vietnamese Novels”, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 8 No. 1b (December 2022).
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hai Hang
2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: April 9, 1980
4. Place of birth: Thai Binh province
5. Amission decision number: 1806/2018 dated: June 29, 2018/QD-XHNV.
6. Changes in academic process:
7. Official thesis title: System structure of characters in Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century
8. Major: Literary theory;
9. Code: 9229030.01
10. Supervisors: Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Van Toan, Associate Professor, Dr. Doan Duc Phuong
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis
- Thesis purpose and objectives:
Purpose: To study the types of characters in Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century from the perspective of structure, type and narrative mode.
Research object: System structure of characters in Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century.
- Research methods used:
Integrated approach
+ Historical and social methods
Comparative method
+ Structure method
- Type of message
+ Autobiographical method
- Main results and conclusions:
Main results
- Give an overview of the research situation
- The appearance of Vietnamese literature in the early 21st century is set in the context of the appearance of a new type of character.
- System types of characters in Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century
- Method of character expression in Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century.
Revisions
1. Overview: Vietnamese novels at the beginning of the 21st century witness an abundance of authors in terms of both quantity and quality of works. creating an extremely diverse picture of Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century with many different creative personalities, solving many thorny problems of the literature and social life of the 21st century.
2. About the system type of character: Characters in Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century are diverse in types, vivid in life, accurately expressing the stories of life's flow, on the flow of reality in peaceful times, during the storm.
The system types of characters in Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century were created by writers with great effort. Those are the types of characters that are very strange compared to the traditional concept. Characters are classified based on the angle: i) From the type structure and ii) From the narrative mode of the talent.
formation, there are types of characters including: Anonymous characters; Character notation; Character incarnation; Historical figures; Existential Characters and Homosexual Characters.
3. About the mode of expression: The method of expression in the construction of different types of characters has many unique creative points, showing the talent and personality of each writer on the journey of innovating the writing style and the way of expression. present to your character. The main modes of expression in the construction of novel characters in the early 21st century include 2: 1) Transition of characters in the direction of modernity and 2) Use of postmodern techniques. In both modes in the works there is also an overlap, that is, there are no clear lines in the two modes. In the same work, authors can simultaneously use intertwined methods to best mold their brain children. This creates diversity and creativity in the way writers choose methods to express their characters. Within the scope of the thesis, we choose to define more clearly each method in order to see new features in the mode of artistic expression of Vietnamese novels in the early 21st century.
12. Future research directions: We continue to pursue the direction of researching contemporary Vietnamese novels in the 21st century in the next stages in order to both inherit the current research results and see the drastic changes of Vietnamese novels in the 21st century.
13. Thesis-related publications:
1. Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, “A study of novel Thoat ky thuy written by Nguyen Binh Phuong as seen from theory of intertextuality”, VietNam Social Sciences, No.7-2022, pp.119-128.
2. Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, “A post-modern view of Nguyen Binh Phuong's novel Minh va Ho”, The First International Conference on The Issues of Social Sciences and Humanites, ISBN 9786049990984, VietNam National University Press, Hanoi, pp.926-946.
3. Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, “Art of expression of characters in Vietnamese novels of the 21st century viewed from M. Bakhtin's polyphony theory”, The First International Conference on The Issues of Social Sciences and Humanites, ISBN 9786049990984, VietNam National University Press, Hanoi, pp.926-946, pp.947-957.
4. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, “An overview of the process of novel theory in Vietnam”, Thu Dau Mot University Journal of Science, DOI: 10.37550/tdmu.EJS/2021.04.255.
5. Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Nguyen Thi Hai Hang, “The art of using idioms and proverb in contemporary Vietnamese novels”, VNU-Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Voloume 8 Number 1b, 2022
