TTLA: Vietnamese short stories after 1975 – from a genre perspective

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of researcher:Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang                

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 16, 1982

4. Place of birth: Ninh Binh

5. Decision on recognition of PhD student No. 2387/SDH, dated June 29, 2007 of the Director of Hanoi National University

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis topic name:Vietnamese short stories after 1975 – from a genre perspective

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 62.22.34.01

9. Scientific instructor:Prof. Dr. Le Van LanandAssoc.Prof.Dr. Ha Van Duc

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

The thesis is a scientific work applying the theory of narratology and poetics to the study of the Vietnamese short story genre after 1975. Although there have been a number of works following this research direction, with its wide scope of research and its implementation direction, the thesis is the first work to survey the subject to reach the most general conclusions and summaries on the poetic characteristics, the movement and achievements of the Vietnamese short story over the past forty years. Therefore, the thesis not only contributes to clarifying theoretical issues about the genre, but is also a survey associated with viewpoints on the periodization and summary of literary history.

Together with general research works on other genres (novels, poetry...), the thesis contributes to providing a general picture of the forty-year journey of movement and development of Vietnamese literature in the contemporary period.

11. Practical application:

The thesis provides a useful reference for research, teaching and learning of Literature in Universities and Colleges, and for readers interested in Vietnamese literature after 1975.

12. Further research directions:

- Research on Vietnamese short stories after 1975 in comparison with contemporary short stories of some other countries in the world

- Research on the poetic relationship between short stories and other genres in contemporary Vietnamese literature

13. Published works related to the thesis:

[1] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2007), “Short stories by Son Nam”,Vietnamese Short Stories, History - Poetics - Portraits, Education Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.697 – 707.

[2] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2011), “Online literature and changes in the reception methods of contemporary readers”,Army Literature Magazine(40), pp.69 - 71.

[3] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2013), “Short story collectionThe sky left behindby overseas female authors – a medley about identity”, Proceedings of the Scientific Conferencereception of literature and art,Publishing House. Hanoi National University, Hanoi, pp.441 - 448.

[4] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2013), “Some features of artistic details in contemporary Vietnamese short stories”,Magazine Literary and Art Criticism(11), pp.55 - 59.

[5] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2013), "Overview of the boundaries of the contemporary Vietnamese short story genre", Proceedings of the Scientific ConferenceResearch and training in Vietnamese studies and Vietnamese language: Theoretical and practical issues,Hanoi National University Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.286 - 292.

[6] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2014), “Title as a multi-valued artistic signal in contemporary Vietnamese short stories”,Proceedings of the scientific conference for young cadres and postgraduate students, academic year 2013 - 2014,Hanoi National University Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.444 – 458.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: May 16, 1982 4. Place of birth: Ninh Binh

5. Admission decision number: : 2387/SĐH, Dated:June 29^th, 2007, by the President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: The Vietnamese short-story since 1975: An approach from genre

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 62.22.34.01

9. Supervisors: Prof. PhD Le Van Lan and Asst. Prof. PhD Ha Van Duc

10. Summary of a new findings of the thesis:

This thesis is a scientific work that puts theory of narratology and poetics into investigating short-story genre in Vietnam after 1975. While there have been some works going towards this study, this thesis with a wide research scope and a specific approach is the first research that examines the object to summarize about the features of after-1975 Vietnamese short story's structure, the process and the achievements of Vietnamese short-story genre since 1975 up to present. Therefore, this thesis not only contributes to manifesting the theory of Vietnamese short story as a literature genre, but also is a research associated with viewpoints about divergence and synthesizing of literary history.

This thesis, combined with other research about such other literary genres as poem, fiction..., contributes to outline the forty year development process of Vietnamese literature in the contemporary period.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis provides a useful reference for research, teaching and learning Vietnamese literature in universities, colleges and for those who are interested in Vietnamese literature after 1975.

12. Further research directions, if any:

- Research on the Vietnamese short - story genre after 1975 in comparison with contemporary short-story of some other countries.

- Research on the relationship between short-story and other genres of Vietnamese contemporary literature.

13. Thesis-related publications: (List in chronological order)

[1] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2007), “Short-story by Son Nam” inVietnamese short-story: history, poetics and portraits, Education Press, pp. 697-707.

[2] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2011), "Online Literature and the transformation of reception modality of contemporary readers",Journal of Military Arts. Volume 40, pp. 69-71.

[3] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2013), "The Losing Heaven, a collection of short-stories by oversea female writer: a medley of the human condition" inLiterature and Art Reception, Conference Proceedings, Vietnam National University Press, pp. 441-448.

[4] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2013), "A sketch of artistic elements in Vietnamese contemporary short-story",Journal of literary theory and criticism, Volume 11, pp. 55-59.

[5] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2013), "The boundaries of Vietnamese short-story genre" inResearch and training on Vietnamese studies and language: Issues of theory and practice, Conference Proceedings, Conference Proceedings, Vietnam National University Press, pp. 286-292

[6] Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang (2014), "Title: a multivalued artistic signal in Vietnamese contemporary short-story genre" inScientific conference of young staff and postgraduate students, school year 2013 - 2014,Conference Proceedings, Vietnam National University Press, pp. 444-458.