TTLV: The issue of Vietnamese national culture in Tao Dan magazine (1939)

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Vi Thi Phuong                                

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 18, 1991

4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Decision on student admission No. 2811/2016/QD-XHNV dated August 18, 2016, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:"The issue of Vietnamese national culture in Tao Dan magazine (1939)"

8. Major: Journalism; Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien– Editor-in-Chief of the Vietnam Arts and Literature Forum Magazine

10. Summary of the thesis results:

This thesis focuses on researching and presenting the following basic results:

Affirming the outstanding and significant contributions of Tao Đàn in publishing articles on literature, arts, and culture, which significantly contributed to the building and promotion of Vietnamese national culture in the period before the August 1945 Revolution. Recognizing two models of cultural and artistic magazines that Tao Đàn implemented as an initiative: a monthly magazine with stable, comprehensive sections on creative writing, research, criticism, and translation; and a special thematic magazine that promptly updated information on an author immediately after their death within the year.

In less than a year of operation, with 13 regular issues and 2 special issues, Tao Dan has strived to attract articles according to its predetermined section and page allocation. Tao Dan's success can be attributed to its close adherence to its stated principle: to build a literary and artistic foundation bearing the distinctive mark of the nation. Tao Dan magazine is not only a meeting place for intellectual currents and artistic trends, but has truly become an open forum accepting all differing viewpoints as long as they share a common stance in preserving and promoting the unique humanistic values ​​of the nation.

In the effort to protect and promote the values ​​of Vietnamese cultural identity, the press plays a crucial role. The press is both a tool for disseminating culture and a product, an element of culture. It has actively participated in preserving, disseminating, and enriching the cultural treasures of the nation and humanity. Through its activities, Tao Dan not only contributes to reviving the cultural values ​​and fine traditions of the nation but also simultaneously filters out cultural elements that are no longer relevant. Tao Dan is an important gateway for receiving new cultural elements. National culture needs to be built on the foundation of protecting and preserving what is already good, unique, and worthy of preservation. Tao Dan evokes in the reader's mind the vibrant academic atmosphere of previous years, bringing together talented and dedicated writers.

11. Practical applications:

The complete 1939 Tao Đàn magazine collection – this entire collection is faithful to the original, first appearing in contemporary journalism. This text is considered the most reliable source of information. This will reassure those wishing to study a magazine or a period of journalism from 1930 to 1945. Studying this topic allows for a re-evaluation of history and, at the same time, sheds light on the present, revealing the path of development in culture and journalism. Re-identifying the role of Tao Đàn magazine is beneficial, providing a database for media management agencies to gain a deeper understanding of the role, position, and current state of this type of magazine. This will lead to more appropriate and effective leadership and management. The topic will also serve as a useful reference for lecturers, students, and readers interested in the history of journalism, literature, and culture in Vietnam before the Revolution.

12. Future research directions:

Currently, newspapers and magazines have upheld the rich tradition of national identity, such as: the Magazine of Writers and Works; the Magazine of Cultural Heritage; the Magazine of Vietnamese Literature and Arts Forum; the Magazine of Culture and Arts, etc. By understanding the contributions of Tao Dan, readers will gain the knowledge to compare how current magazines will inherit and promote the national cultural identity from Tao Dan, enabling the nation to integrate into the world while preserving its own identity. This will remain a novel issue and promises interesting research results with in-depth scientific content.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Vi Thi Phuong, The first magazine on culture, literature and art in our country's press before the August Revolution, Nguoi Ha Noi Newspaper, No. 38, September 2017.

Dr. Tran Ba ​​Dung - Vi Thi Phuong, Journalism links preserving national cultural identity with propaganda and mobilization efforts to encourage ethnic minorities to participate in voluntary social insurance and family health insurance, Proceedings of the Scientific Conference “Propaganda and mobilization efforts to encourage ethnic minorities in Northwest Vietnam to participate in voluntary social insurance and family health insurance”, October 2017.

Vi Thi Phuong, Using the press in the construction of a new culture in Vietnam, viewed from the perspective of Tao Dan magazine (1939), Journal of Science and Technology, Thai Nguyen University, No. 12/2, October 2017.

Vi Thi Phuong, The issue of Vietnamese national culture in Tao Dan magazine (1939), Vietnam Literary Forum Magazine, No. 274, November 2017.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Vi Thi Phuong 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: Oct 18^th, 1991 4. Place of birth: Thai Nguyen

5. Admission decision number: 2811/2016/QD-XHNV on August 18th, 2016 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University

6. Changes in academic process: N/A

7. Official thesis title: The issue of Vietnamese national culture in Tao Dan (1939)

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Ph.D Nguyen Ngoc Thien - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Arts and Entertainment Magazine

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis focuses on researching and bringing some basic results as follows:

Confirming Tao Dan's unique and meaningful contributions to the publication of literature, art and culture. significantly contributes to the development and promotion of Vietnamese national culture in the period before the Revolution of August 1945. Recognized two models of the cultural-entertainment magazine that Tao Dan made as an initiative: The magazine publishes articles on monthly basis with articles on composition and research, criticism, translation, and periodic journal updates on an author immediately after the author has just died year.

In operation less than a year, with 13 regular and 2 special numbers. Tao Dan has attempted to attract articles according to the distribution of the section and page number. The success of Tao Dan can be said that due to strict implementation of the guideline is to strive to build the art literature bearing the distinctive mark of the nation. Tao Dan is not only a meeting place for ideas and artistic trends, but also an open forum that accepts all possible different opinions as long as there is a common preserving and promoting the value of the human spirit of the nation.

In the protection and promotion of values ​​​​of Vietnamese cultural identity, the press plays an important role. Journalism is both a tool of cultural propaganda and a product, a component of culture. The media has actively participated in the preservation, propagation and enrichment of the cultural treasures of the nation and humanity. Through its activities, Tao Dan not only contributes to revive the cultural values, good cultural traditions of the nation but also at the same time filtering out cultural elements are no longer suitable. Tao Dan is an important way to take in new cultural elements. Ethnic culture should be built on the basis of protection, preservation of what is good, of the individual and should be preserved. Tao Dan has evolved in the minds of the reader the lively academic atmosphere of the previous years, converging talented writers and enthusiasts.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The entire collection of Tao Dan 1939 - this collection is true to its original presence in the contemporary press. This is the text that allows for the highest reliability. This will relieve those who want to study a magazine or a period of journalism from 1930 to 1945.

Studying the subject, on the one hand, allows us to perceive history, on the other hand to screen the present to see the path of movement and development of culture and the press. Recreating the role of Tao Dan magazine is a useful work, providing a database for the media management agencies to understand the role, location and status of the magazine. print. From there, leadership and management are more appropriate and effective. The topic will also be a useful reference for tutors and students studying, researching and reading about our history, literature and culture before the Revolution.

12. Further research directions, if any:

At present, newspapers and magazines have promoted the traditions of national identity such as the Journal of Writers and Works; Literature Review; Vietnam Arts and Letters Magazine, Culture and Arts Magazine,... From the understanding of Tao Dan's contributions, readers will have the knowledge that the current magazines will inherit and promote. What is the national cultural identity from Tao Dan to integrate people into humanity without losing its identity? This will be a new and promising subject of interesting research results, with a deep scientific content.

13. Thesis-related publications:

Vi Thi Phuong, Journal of Culture, Literature and Art first in our newspaper before the August Revolution, Hanoi Newspaper, No. 38, September 2017.

Dr. Tran Ba ​​Dung - Vi Thi Phuong, The press attaches to the preservation of national cultural identity with the propaganda and mobilization of ethnic minority people to participate in voluntary social insurance, household health insurance, Proceedings of the scientific workshop "Propaganda and mobilization of Tay Bac minority people to participate in voluntary social insurance, household health insurance", October 2017.

Vi Thi Phuong, Using the press to build a new culture in Vietnam, viewed from the perspective of Tao Dan magazine (1939), Journal of Science and Technology, Thai Nguyen University, No. February 12, October 2017.

Vi Thi Phuong, The Vietnamese Cultural Issue in Tao Dan (1939), Journal of Vietnamese Arts and Literature, No. 274, November 2017.