TTLA: The Role of Sanyutei Encho in the Social and Cultural Life of Japan During the Meiji Period

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Nguyen Duong Do Quyen        

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: November 26, 1981.

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 3202/QD-SDH dated November 8, 2010, of the Director of Hanoi National University, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process: none

7. Thesis title:The role of Sanyutei Encho in social life But Japanese culture during the Meiji period.

8. Major: Modern and Contemporary World History Code: 62.22.50.05

9. Scientific supervisor:Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- ClarifyTrends in the development of Japanese cultural history during the Meiji eraanalysisThe process of inheritance and adaptation of Yose popular art and Rakugo storytelling and performance.From a tradition of bourgeois society and culture that flourished during the Edo period, it became a distinctive form.modernizationMeiji era.

- To examine original sources, documents, and research on Sanyutei Encho – author, storyteller/rakugo performer, and prominent figure in popular culture during the late Edo and early Meiji periods – in relation to the events and context of the era in order to clarify...The life, career, and social relationships, as well as the main contributions and influence of Sanyutei Encho on the cultural and social life of Japan during the Meiji era..

- Through the case study of Sanyutei Encho, the thesis hasAnalyze and clarify the role of urban artists and writers in attracting the masses., andThe process of transformation of Edo's urban cultural traditions, a crucial prerequisite and driving force for the modernization of Japanese society and culture..

- This dissertation is the first research work in Vietnam on the history of Japan during the Meiji period, approaching the study in depth the career and activities of a historical figure - a prominent cultural figure of the time, connecting the flow of two important periods in Japanese history: the Edo period and the Meiji period. It is also the first study to approach the issue from the perspectives of social history, cultural history, and art history.

- This dissertation is also the first large-scale study in Vietnam researching the figure of Sanyutei Encho, using Encho as the subject of a case study to shed light on related historical and social issues during the Meiji era.

11. Practical applications:

- To contribute a reference document in the field of research and teaching of Japanese history in particular, and modern and contemporary world history in general, in Vietnam.

12. Future research directions:

- Continue research on the development of urban culture during the Edo and Meiji periods.

- Continue research on the transformations and contributions of the Rakugo storytelling art form during the aforementioned historical period.

14. Published works related to the dissertation:

1) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2015), “The art of storytelling and spoken performance in Rakugo during the modernization process of Japan in the Meiji era”,Journal of Folklore(158), pp. 74-80.

2) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2014), “Research situation on Sanyutei Encho - a great cultural figure of the Meiji era”,Journal of Social Sciences Information(383), pp. 26-33.

3) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2014), “The modernization process of Japanese popular theater during the Meiji era”,Journal of Northeast Asian Studies(165), pp. 60-65.

4) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2012), “Traditional Japanese Art in Vietnam”,Lecture on Japanese Studies - Japan and Asia, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, The Gioi Publishing House, pp. 113-132. (『ベトナムにおける日本の伝統文化』、日本研究論文集「日本とアジア」(in Japanese), pp. 163-179).

5) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2010), “Sanyutei Encho artist and the art of classical Rakugo comedy”,Lecture notes on Japanese studies (volume 1) History - Culture - Society, Hanoi National University, The Gioi Publishing House, pp. 103-116. (『古典落語における三遊亭円朝』、日本研究論文集「歴史・文化・社会」(in Japanese), pp. 81-90).

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Duong Do Quyen 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 26 November 1981 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 3202/QD-SĐH, Dated: 8 November 2010 by President of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: The role of Sanyutei Encho in the social - cultural life of Meiji Japan

8. Major: World's Modern History Code: 62.22.50.05

9. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- Clarifying the evolution trend of the Japanese social – cultural history during the Meiji period; analyzing the process of inheriting and acculturation of Yose vaudeville art and storytelling - Rakugo from a townspeople's social – cultural tradition which strongly developed during the Edo period to become a genre bearing the trace of modernization of the Meiji period.

- Examining original historical sources, documents and studies on Sanyutei Encho - an author, Rakugo storyteller, excellent popular cultural activism of the late Edo - early Meiji period - in the relationship with the contemporary events and context to identify Sanyutei Encho's life, career and social relationships, his main contributions and influences in the Meiji's social - cultural life of Japan.

- Analyzing and clarifying, by the case study on Sanyutei Encho, the role of urban artists in stimulating the mass population and the acculturation of the Edo's popular cultural tradition, a premise and inner force of the Japanese social - cultural modernization.

- The thesis is the first study on Japanese history in the Meiji era from the perspective of in-depth research on the activities and contributions of a great cultural activist and historical figure which connects the downstream of the two important periods of the Japanese history – Edo and Meiji. It is also the first study that approaches the matter from the perspective of culture and art history.

- The thesis is a first large-scale research work on Sanyutei Encho in Vietnam, also a first work that takes up Encho as a case study to illustrate related historical issues in the Meiji era.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis is expected to contribute a reference document in the research and teaching of Japanese history as well as world's modern history in Vietnam.

12. Further research directions, if any:

- Further research on the evolution of Edo and Meiji townspeople's Culture.

- Further research on the changes and the contribution of the storytelling art - Rakugo in such historical period.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2015), “The Art of Rakugo Performance in the Period of Modernization in Meiji Japan”,Folk Culture Review(158), pp.74-80.

2) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2014), “Studies on Sanyutei Encho – The Great Cultural Activist of Meiji Period”,Social Sciences Information Review(383), pp.26-33.

3) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2014), “Japanese Mass Stage Modernization Meiji Period”,Vietnam Review of Northeast Asian Studies(165), pp.60-65.

4) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2012), “Japanese Traditional Arts in Vietnam”,Lectures on Japanese Studies – Japan and Asia, Vietnam National University (Hanoi), World Publishing House, pp.113-132. (『ベトナムにおける日本の伝統文化』、日本研究論文集「日本とアジア」(Japanese), pp. 163-179).

5) Nguyen Duong Do Quyen (2010), “Sanyutei Encho in classical Rakugo”,Lectures on Japanese Studies (Vol. 1) History - Culture - Society, Vietnam National University (Hanoi), World Publishing House, pp.103-116. (『古典落語における三遊亭円朝』、日本研究論文集「歴史・文化・社会」(Japanese), pp. 81-90)