TTLV: Feminism and national identity in short stories by Egyptian author Yousuf Idris

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 25, 1989

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Student recognition decision No. 2415/2015/QD-XHNV of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: One extension from 13/10/2017 to 13/4/2018

7. Thesis topic name:Feminism and National Identity in the Short Stories of Egyptian Author Yousuf Idris

8. Major: Asian Studies Code: 60.31.06.01

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Do Thu Ha, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of thesis results:

- A relatively complete introduction to the writer's life, presenting factors that have an impact on his literary personality; examining Yusuf Idris's outstanding writing career in two fields: drama and short stories, and providing assessments of Arab and Western critics.

- A survey of feminism expressed in world literature in general as well as feminism in modern Arabic literature; focusing on exploiting feminist ideas expressed in Yusuf Idris's short stories through images of women.

- Research on Yusuf Idris's plot construction with legendary tones along with the concepts of "destiny" and "obedience" in Arab culture in general and Egyptian culture in particular.

12. Further research directions: PhD student

- Feminist Thought in the Works of Taha Husayn and Naguib Mahfouz

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh (2017), Egyptian National Identity in the Short Stories of Yusuf Idris, Journal of African and Middle Eastern Studies, No. 8/2017, pp. 8-15

INFORMATION ABOUT MASTER DEGREE'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 25, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on Recognition of Trainees No: 2415/2015/QD-XHNV by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University.

6. Changes in the training process: An extension from 10/13/2017 to 4/13/2018

7. Thesis Title: Feminist Ideology and National Identity in Short stories by Egyptian Author Yousuf Idris

8. Major: Asian Studies Code: 60.31.06.01

9. Academic supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Thu Ha, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

10. Summary of the results of the thesis:

- A relatively complete introduction to the writer's life, giving elements that have impacts on his literary personality; Doing research on Yusuf Idris' outstanding works in two fields such as drama and short stories, and giving the estimates of Arab and Western critics to him.

- Doing research on feminism reflected in world literature in general and feminism in modern Arab literature in particular; focusing on the feminism expressed in the short stories by Yusuf Idris through the images of the women.

- Studying how Yusuf Idris's storyline is built with the echo of the concepts of "destiny" and "submission" in Arab culture in general, Egyptian in particular and the vigorous life energy of the Egyptians.

12. Next research directions: PhD candidate

- Feminist ideals in the writings by Taha Husayn and Naguib Mahfouz

13. Published works related to thesis:

Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh (2017), Egyptian Identity in Short Stories by Yusuf Idris, Journal of Africa and the Middle East Studies, No. August 2017, p. 8-15