TTLA: Memoirs in Vietnamese literature from 1975 to present, viewed from genre characteristics

DOCTORAL THESIS INFORMATION

1. Full name of the researcher:Tran Thi Hong Hoa                 

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 6, 1984

4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: None

7. Thesis topic name:Memoirs in Vietnamese literature from 1975 to present, viewed from genre characteristics.

8. Major: Literary Theory Code: 62.22.01.20

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tran Khanh Thanh

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis affirms the role of the memory restoration journey in recreating the truth in memoirs after 1975.

Second, the thesis emphasizes the importance of the discourse on truth in memoirs with the close connection between the code of truth and the code of art in different sub-genres of memoirs such as: memoirs of writers; memoirs of generals, revolutionary veterans and politicians; memoirs of other social classes.

Third, the thesis provides an overview of genre intersection in memoirs as well as affirms that the tendency of mixing and variation is an inevitable path for memoirs to assert their position in the literary genre system after 1975.

11. Practical application:

Compile reference materials for students of Literature and those with similar interests.

12. Further research directions:

Research on memoir in the genre process from its inception to the present.

Research other genres of memoir to create a comprehensive, multidimensional picture.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2013), "Portrait of Nguyen Ai Quoc - Ho Chi Minh through the memoirs of Russian friends", MagazineMilitary arts(774), pp.91-94.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2013), “The Persistence of Memory”,Literature and Arts Newspaper(33), p.17.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2014), "Some artistic innovations in Vietnamese prose during the renovation period", JournalPolitical Theory- Media(February issue), pp.36-41.

-Tran Thi Tram, Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2014),Trends in Vietnamese literature in the renovation period, Key basic science topic, Academy of Journalism and Communication, Hanoi.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), “Providing genre orientation for journalism and communication students through teaching some literary genres”, Proceedings of the National Scientific ConferenceTraining and fostering journalism and media in Vietnam today,Academy of Journalism and Communication, pp.423-433.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), “Some characteristics of memoirs of generals after 1975”, JournalMilitary Arts(845), pp.104-107.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), "Novelistic quality in memoirs during the renovation period", MagazineArts and culture(387), pp.70-73.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), "Artistic symbols in memoirs of the renovation period", Proceedings of the National Scientific ConferenceSemiotics - from theory to application in research and teaching of Literature, Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam Education Publishing House, pp.567-574.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), “Approaching literary memoirs after 1975 from discourse theory”, JournalScience-Hanoi Pedagogical University (61), pp.76-82.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Thi Hong Hoa 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 6, 1984 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Dated:December 30^st, 2013

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Memoir in Vietnamese literature since 1975 to the present viewed from the characteristics of the genre

8. Major: Literature Theory Code: 62.22.01.20

9. Supervisors: Asst. Prof. PhD. Tran Khanh Thanh

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis confirms the role of the process of rebuilding memory in representing the facts in post-1975 memoirs.

Secondly, the thesis emphasizes the importance of discourse about the facts in memoirs in which there is close connection between the fact code and the art code in various sub-categories of memoirs, such as: memoirs of writers; memoirs of generals, veterans of the revolution, and politicians; memoirs of other social strata.

Thirdly, the thesis provides an overview of the interference in the memoir genre, as well as confirms the trends of mixing and fusion as inevitable paths for memoirs to confirm its position in the system of literary genres after 1975.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

Compiling references for literature students and for those who are interested in this study subject.

12. Further research directions, if any:

- Researching memoir as a becoming genre in its history.

- Researching different forms of sketch to have an overview of this group of writing in Vietnamese literature.

13. Thesis-related publications:

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2013), "Portrait of Nguyen Ai Quoc - Ho Chi Minh through memoirs of Russian friends",Military Arts Magazine(774), pp. 98-94.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2013), "The Stability of Memory",Van Nghe Newspaper(33), p.17.

-Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2014), "A number of artistic innovations in Vietnamese prose in the Renovation period",Journal of Political-Media Theory(February issue), pp. 36-41.

-Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2014),The Advocacy Trends of Vietnamese Literature in the Renovation period, Scientific topics at the groundswell level (Editor: Associate Professor Tran Thi Tram), Institute of Journalism and Communication, Hanoi.

- Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), "Provides genre orientation for journalistic media students by teaching a number of literary characters", Proceedings of the national scientific seminarTraining and fostering of the press and media in Vietnam today,Institute of Journalism and Communication, Hanoi, pp. 423-433.

-Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), "Some Characteristics of the Memoirs of Generals after 1975",Military Arts Magazine(845), pp. 104-107.

-Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), "The Novel in the Memoir of the Renovation Period,"Journal of Arts and Culture(387), pp. 70-73.

-Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), "The Artistic Symbol in the Renewal of the Renovation Period," Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSemiotics - from theory to application in research and teaching in Linguistics, Hanoi University of Education, Vietnam Education Publishing House, pp. 567-574.

-Tran Thi Hong Hoa (2016), "Approaching literary memoirs after 1975 from discourse theory,"Journal of Science- Hanoi Teachers' Training Univesity (61), pp. 76-82.