TTLV: Tran Thuy Mai's short stories from a cultural perspective

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Thu Huong     

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 1, 1990

4. Place of birth: Ninh Binh

5. Decision No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: none

7. Thesis title:Short stories by Tran Thuy Mai from a cultural perspective.

8. Major: Vietnamese Literature Code: 60.22.01.21

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Van DucFaculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- Affirming the relationship between culture and literature, and the modes of cultural expression in literature. Clarifying the origins of the cultural element in a writer's work.

- Affirming the unique intellectual, thematic, and artistic aspects of Tran Thuy Mai's works, viewed from a cultural perspective. In Tran Thuy Mai's short stories, cultural elements are clearly manifested through the characters, their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors; through the author's portrayal of human beauty as well as the suffering and misfortunes of human life, especially the plight of Hue women in particular and Vietnamese women in general.

11. Practical applications:

This thesis, "Tran Thuy Mai's Short Stories from a Cultural Perspective," provides a theoretical basis and typical examples for applying cultural analysis to literary works. Therefore, the thesis serves as a valuable reference for literature students.

12. Future research directions:

Tran Thuy Mai's short stories give us a comprehensive understanding of approaching short stories from a cultural perspective, thereby suggesting further research directions for approaching the works of other writers from a cultural viewpoint.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Thi Thu Huong2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 1, 19904. Place of birth: Ninh Binh Province

5. Admission decision number: Decision No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH dated December 30th 2013 of the principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Tran Thuy Mai's short stories from a cultural perspective

8. Major: Vietnamese literatureCode: 60.22.01.21

9. Supervisors: Associate Professor, Ph.D. Ha Van Duc from Literature Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Reaffirm the ties between culture and literature, and cultural modes of expression in literature. Clarify the cause of cultural presence in literature.

Reaffirm the uniqueness in Tran Thuy Mai's thoughts, her works and styles under a cultural perspective. The cultural presence is shown in Mai's characters, their thoughts, emotional arcs and behaviors. It is also presented in the way Mai describes human and their beauties as well as their hardships and misfortunes. This presence is especially strong when depicting Vietnamese women in general and women in Hue City in particular.

11. Practical applicability:

The thesis provides theoretical basis and examples for writing literary analysis. It is a preference material for students.

12. Further research directions:

This thesis shows how to approach Tran Thuy Mai's short stories from a cultural perspective and paves a way to make the same approach to other literary works.

13. Thesis-related publications: None