TTLV: Memories in the novel "Memoirs of a Young Girl" (Annie Ernaux)

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Tran Thuy Trang 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 5, 2000

4. Place of birth: Quang Trung Ward, Thanh Hoa Province

5. Decision No. 5626/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2023, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process:Decision to extend the study period9028/QD-XHNVDecember 23, 2025, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Thesis title: Memory in the novelA young girl's memories(Annie Ernaux)

8. Major: Literature; Code: 8229030

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang - Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

ConfirmA young girl's memoriesIt is a quintessential work of the "social autobiography" genre, rejecting the traditional confessional memoir model and transforming personal experience into an anatomical lens through which to analyze social structures.

Clarifying the process of constructing the female subject from memory: through the mechanism of gender-trauma memory and class-related "shame memory," manifested through "body memory" and "schizoaffective behavior."

Systematizing the poetics of memory: Demonstrating Ernaux's poetics as a strategy of subject-repositioning through: the decomposition of pronouns (I/She) to create a "trans-individual self," a "flat writing style" to resist symbolic violence and aestheticize pain, and the linguistic photography technique (Ekphrasis) to materialize the gaps in history.

11. Practical applications:

Establishing an interdisciplinary methodological framework: This thesis constructs a comprehensive theoretical frame of reference combining Memory Studies and Gender Criticism. This approach can be directly applied to analyze narrative structure, trauma mechanisms, and the process of subject construction in other literary works, particularly in the realm of female narratives.

Opening up avenues for research into marginal discourses: The thesis's theoretical framework provides a solid foundation for further research into texts belonging to the genres of "social autobiography," testimonial literature, or anti-memory texts aimed at deconstructing the history of marginalized groups.

12. Future research directions:

Based on the interdisciplinary approach of this thesis, the study of memory and gender criticism could be extended to include other socio-autobiographical works by Annie Ernaux or other feminist authors.

13. Published works related to the thesis: Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Tran Thuy Trang, (2026), Space and narrative structure in contemporary novels (Case study of Thuan's novel Paris August 11),Journal of Art Education(No. 59), pp. 194–200.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Thuy Trang

2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 05/05/2000

4. Place of birth: Quang Trung Ward, Thanh Hoa

5. Admission decision number: 5626/QD-XHNV Dated December 21, 2023

6. Changes in academic process: Decision on study period extension No. 9028/QD-XHNV dated December 23, 2025, issued by the Rector of VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Official thesis title: Memory in novelA Girl's Storyby Annie Ernaux

8. Major: Literature

9. Code: 8229030

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang - VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

(1) Affirming thatA Girl's Storyis a prominent work of the "auto-socio-biography" genre, rejecting the traditional confessional memoir model, and transforming personal experience into a lens for analyzing social structures.

(2) Clarifying the construction of the feminine subject from memory: through the mechanism of gender trauma memory and the "memory of shame" regarding class, manifested through "somatic memory" and "divided habitus".

(3) Systematizing the poetics of memory: Proving that Ernaux's poetics is a strategy for repositioning the subject through pronoun dissociation (I/She) to create a "transpersonal I", "flat writing" to symbolic resist violence and the aestheticization of pain, alongside the technique of verbal photography (Ekphrasis) to materialize historical gaps.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

(1) Establishing an interdisciplinary methodological tool: The thesis constructs a comprehensive theoretical framework combining Memory Studies and Gender Criticism. This approach can be directly applied to analyze narrative structures, trauma mechanisms, and the subject-construction process in other literary works, especially in women's narratives.

(2) Opening research directions for marginalized discourses: The thesis's theoretical framework provides a solid foundation for further research on texts in the "auto-socio-biography" genre, testimonial literature, or counter-memory texts aimed at deconstructing the history of hazardous groups.

13. Further research directions, if any:

Based on the interdisciplinary approach of the thesis, research on memory studies and gender criticism can be expanded to other auto-socio-biographical works by Annie Ernaux or other feminist authors.

14. Thesis-related publications: Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Tran Thuy Trang (2026), Narrative Space and Structure in Contemporary Vietnamese Fiction: A Case Study of Paris 11 August by Thuan,Journal of Arts EducationIssue 59, pp. 194–200.