TTLA: Sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels (Through some typical authors and works)

1. Full name of PhD student: Vu Thi Huong 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: March 4, 1988 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Decision on recognition of PhD student No. 456 / QD-XHNV, dated February 16, 2016 of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: Change of thesis topic

Old topic name: Discourse in short stories of Vietnamese female writers since Doi Moi (Through short stories of Phan Thi Vang Anh, Y Ban and Nguyen Ngoc Tu)

New topic name: Sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels (Through some typical authors and works)

Time of change: April 24, 2017

7. Thesis topic name:Sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels (Through some typical authors and works)

8. Major:Vietnamese Literature9. Code:62 22 01 21

10. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Thu

11. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- The thesis has summarized theoretical and practical issues related to approaches to the concept of discourse, research directions on discourse and sexual discourse in culture and literature. In addition, the thesis has identified the connotations of some concepts such as discourse, sexuality, sexual discourse, contemporary Vietnamese novels as theoretical premises for the thesis.

• The thesis is the first systematic, elaborate and serious research on sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels through a number of typical authors and works. Based on the theory of discourse, the thesis examines and thoroughly explains contemporary literary issues from the influence of factors such as politics, culture, economics, society, science... This is a field of knowledge that has a great impact on the creative authority and the authority to receive literary discourse, including discourse on sexuality.
• From establishing the purpose and tasks of the research and directly examining the selected works in the object and scope of the research, the thesis has pointed out the factors that influence the formation and operation of sexual discourse, the functions and characteristics as well as the construction method of sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels. With those analyses, the thesis has affirmed that sexuality is an important means to help writers innovate their thinking about reality, people as well as the art of novels.

- The thesis continues and adds a new perspective, a new research direction on contemporary Vietnamese literature in general and contemporary Vietnamese novels in particular - the discourse perspective. Because studying literature from the discourse theory has an important meaning in pointing out the thoughts and personality of the writer, the style, genre and thinking of a literature. In Vietnam, recently studying literature from this perspective has received certain attention but is still new, attractive and opens up many prospects.

      12.Practical application:

The thesis proposes an approach to literature from the form of discourse, sexual discourse. In terms of epistemology: The thesis will bring a more thorough understanding of the concept of sexuality. With the above scientific and practical values, the thesis contributes to expanding and supplementing materials for teaching, researching and learning knowledge in some specific contents such as: Vietnamese novels in the renovation period, discourse, novel discourse, sexual discourse, sexual culture...

13. Further research directions (if any):Contemporary Vietnamese novels from the perspective of sexual aesthetics.

14. Published works related to the thesis:

- Vu Thi Huong (March 2017), “Y Ban's short stories from the perspective of sexual discourse”,Education and Society Magazine(3), pp.37 – 41.

-Vu Thi Huong (April 2018), “Sexual discourse in Nguyen Xuan Khanh's novels”,Journal of Literary Studies(4), pp. 65 - 75.

-Vu Thi Huong (April 2018), “Sexual language in contemporary Vietnamese novels”,Language and Life Magazine(4), pp.104 – 108.

- Vu Thi Huong (May 2018), “Sexual characters in contemporary Vietnamese novels”,Journal of Lexicography & Encyclopedia(3), pp.94 – 99.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Vu Thi Huong 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: March 4, 1988 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Admission decision number: 456 / QD-XHNV. Date: February 16, 2016 of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: Study thesis title

- Former title: Speeches in short stories by Vietnamese women writers since Doi Moi (Through short stories by Phan Thi Vang Anh, Y Ban and Nguyen Ngoc Tu)

- New topic: Sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels (Through some typical authors and works)

- Time of change: 24/4/2017

7. Official thesis title: Sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels (Through some typical authors and works)

8. Major: Literature of Vietnam 9. Code: 62 22 01 21

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Dr. Nguyen Thi Bich Thu

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis summarizes theoretical and practical issues related to discourse approaches, discourse and sexual discourses in culture and literature. Besides, the thesis has identified some concepts such as discourse, sexuality, sexual discourse, contemporary Vietnamese novel as the premise for the thesis.

- The thesis is the first systematic, elaborate and serious study of sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels by several authors and typical works. Based on the theory of discourse, the thesis thoroughly reflexes, explains contemporary literary issues from such dominant factors as politics, culture, economics, society, science ... This field of knowledge has a great impact on the creative authority and authority to receive literary discourse including sexual discourse.

- From the establishment of research purposes and tasks and the direct examination of selected works in the subject and scope of the research, the thesis has pointed out the factors that govern the formation and operation. Sexual discourse, function and characteristics as well as the method of constructing sexual discourse in contemporary Vietnamese novels. With these analyses, the thesis asserts that sexuality is an important means for writers to innovate thoughts about human reality and novel art, as well.

- The thesis continues and adds up a new perspective, a new research direction of contemporary Vietnamese literature and contemporary Vietnamese novels in particular – in the view of discourse. The study of literature from discourse theory is important in pointing out the thought and personality of writers, the style of genre and the thinking of a literary world. In Vietnam, recent literature studies from this corner have been paid a certain attention but remains new, attractive and open to many prospects.

12. Practical applicability:

The thesis provides an approach to literature from formality, sexual discourse. In the epistemology: The thesis brings about a better understanding of the concept of sexuality. With the scientific and practical value, it has contributed to the extension and supplementation of materials for teaching, research and knowledge in specific contents such as Vietnamese novels in the renovation period, discourse, discourse fiction, sexual discourse, sexual culture ...

13. Further research directions, if any: Contemporary Vietnamese novels from the perspective of sexual aesthetics.

14. Thesis – related publications:

- Vu Thi Huong (March 2017), “Short Stories by Y Ban from the aspect of Sexual Discourse”Journal of Education and Society, (3), pp. 37- 41.

- Vu Thi Huong (April 2018), “Sexual discourse in the novel of Nguyen Xuan Khanh”,Journal of Literary Studies(4), pp. 65 - 75.

- Vu Thi Huong (April 2018), "Sexual language in contemporary Vietnamese novels",Journal of Language and Life(4), pp. 104 - 108.

- Vu Thi Huong (May 2018), “Sexual characters in contemporary Vietnamese novels”,Journal of Lexicography & Encyclopedia(3), pp. 94-99.