I. General information
- Full name: Le Thi Thanh Tam
- Year/Place of birth: 1975 – Hung Yen
- Academic title/degree: Doctor of Literature
- Work unit: Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language
- Position: Head of Department
- Contact address: B7bis, Tran Dai Nghia, Bach Khoa ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi
- Phone: 84-24-3-8694323
- Training process
+ Undergraduate level (1993 – 1997): University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University, major in Literature
+ Master's degree (1998 - 2000): University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University, major in Vietnamese Literature
+ PhD (2001 – 2007): University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University, major in Literary Theory and History
+ 1997-1999: Institute of Social Sciences in Ho Chi Minh City, research internship
+ 2000 – 2002: Faculty of Literature and Journalism, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Teaching Assistant
+ 2002-2012: Faculty of Literature and Journalism (later changed to Faculty of Literature and Language), University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Lecturer
+ 2012-2016: Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Lecturer, Head of Literature Department
+ 2016-2018: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan, Visiting Associate Professor
+ 20218-2021: Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Head of Department of Vietnamese Literature and Arts, Deputy Dean of Faculty
+ 2021 to present: Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Head of Faculty
- Main research and teaching directions:
+ Vietnamese literature
+ Vietnamese and East Asian Zen Aesthetics
+ Vietnamese Language and Vietnamese Culture
II. Books
1. Reference books - textbooks:
1) Vietnamese and East Asian Buddhist Poetry from Zen Aesthetics, Le Thi Thanh Tam, ISBN: 978-604-9887-03-1, VNU Publishing House, 2019.
2) Traditional Vietnamese performing arts, interdisciplinary approach(co-author), ISBN: 978-604-365-185-0, The Gioi Publishing House, 2022.
3) East Asian Short Poem(co-authored), ISBN: 978-604-68-6490-5, Culture - Literature Publishing House, 2020
2. Book Chapter
(1) “Zen and Haiku”,Poetry – Research, Theory, Criticism, Faculty of Literature and Journalism, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, 2002, pp. 251-297.
(2) “Koan inspiration in some Vietnamese and Chinese Zen poems”,Comparative Literature – Research and Translation,Faculty of Literature and Journalism, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, 2003, pp. 233-242.
(3) “Literature majors in some American universities - Individualization and Internationalization factors in program development strategies”,Literary commentary yearbook 2008, Saigon Culture Publishing House, page 216-226.
(4) “Liberation inspiration in the poetry of Vuong Duy and Tue Trung Thuong Si”,Innovation in teaching and learning literature,Saigon Culture Publishing House, pages 301-323.
(5) “Suong Nguyet Anh – talented and intelligent female writer and editor”,Southern Vietnam from a cultural, literary and linguistic perspective, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, 2011, pp. 271-289.
(6) “Impressions of the Mekong Delta”,Current status of literary life in the Mekong Delta (from 2000 to present),Nguyen Van Kha, editor-in-chief, ISBN: 978-604-73-3686-7, VNU-HCM, 2015, pp. 93-106.
(7) "Female Writer Manh Manh",Research, theory, and literary criticism in the South from 1865 to 1954., Nguyen Thi Thanh Xuan, editor-in-chief, ISBN: 978-604-0-14899-5, Vietnam Education Publishing House, 2018, pp. 669-683.
3. Translated books
1) Practical meditation (Brahma Kumaris), translated by Le Tam, Saigon Culture Publishing House, 2007.
2) Happiness is in the heart(Osho), translated by Le Thi Thanh Tam (8th reprint), Hong Duc Publishing House, 2019.
III. Scientific articles:
1. International Journal
(1)The Humanity and Aesthetics in the concept of Mass Literature (comparison between Vietnam and Japan), 東京外大東南アジア学, Southeast Asian Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2017-02-23,[pp.1-17].
(2)The Vietnamese memory heritage of the war and the spirit of compassion, The Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies. 2022;6(3):58-66, 2022.
2.Domestic magazine
(1) On the philosophy of sound in Ly - Tran Zen poetry, pp. 54-59, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities No. 21-2002.
(2) The Realm of Enlightenment - from Religious Consciousness to Poetic Creation,Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities No. 4-2004.
(3) The Mother's Face - The Journey to Self-Return in Tran Dynasty Zen Poetry, Enlightenment Monthly No. 12, August 2006.
(4) Phan Thi Bach Van and the spirit of women, Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities No. 36, September 2006, pp. 74-79.
(5) Pilgrims in Ly-Tran and Tang-Song Zen poetry, Journal of Literary Studies, ISSN: 1859-2856, Vol. 3, 2006, pp. 70-81.
(6) Kim So-wol and Nguyen Binh, the same sadness, Journal of Science and Technology Development, VNU-HCM, ISSN: 1859-0128, Vol. 13, No. X1, 2010, pp. 13-25.
(7) “The dreamy man and the liberated man as great sources of inspiration in Ly Tran Zen poetry”, Proceedings of the ConferenceLiterature, Buddhism with 1000 years of Thang Long,Culture and Information Publishing House.
(8) Che Lan Vien's artistic experimentation seen from the perspective of language creation, Journal of Language and Life, ISSN: 0868 – 3409, Volume No. 11, 2013, pp. 44-49.
(9)Poetry criticism establishes the level of art appreciation, pages 23-26, Nghe An Culture Magazine No. 248-2013.
(10) Vietnamese and Japanese Literature in the East Asian Context, Journal of Literary Studies, ISSN: 1859-2856, Volume No. 7-2014, 2014, pp. 113-116.
(11) The value of the woodblock "Thien Tong Ban Hanh" in the woodblock treasury of Vinh Nghiem pagoda, Bac Giang, Journal of Culture and Tourism Science, ISSN: 1809-3720,PracticeNo. 18, July 2014, pages 39 – 46.
(12) Nguyen Thi Kiem - "new character, new love, new literature", Journal of Culture and Tourism Science, ISSN: 1809-3720, April 2016 issue.
(13) Mysterious biosphere through East Asian Zen poetry, Ho Chi Minh City Journal of Social Sciences, ISSN: 1859-0136, Vol. 10 + 11 (242 + 243), 2018, pp. 1-16.
(14) Vietnamese Literature Translation in the Context of Vietnamese Studies in Japan, Journal of Literary Studies, ISSN: 1859-2856, Volume No. 8-2019, pp. 63-71.
(15) The art of "encoding" in the poetic language of Che Lan Vien, Journal of Language and Life, ISSN: 0868 – 3409, Volume No. 6 (313)-2021, pp. 122-129.
(16) Japanese aesthetics and the way Japanese scholars received Thach Lam, Han Mac Tu, Khai Hung – some hypotheses, Journal of Cultural Studies, ISSN: 0866 – 7667, Volume No. 36-2021, pp. 5-14.
(17) The image of the "Zen fanatic" in medieval East Asia seen from the perspective of Tuệ Trung Thuong Si (Vietnam) and Zen master Nhat Huu (Japan), Journal of Culture and Arts, ISSN: 0866-8655, Volume No. 473, September 2021, pp. 94-99.
(18) The Game from the Virtual Borders of the Genre, Army Literature Magazine,ISSN: 2354-1295, Vol. 978, 979, December – 2021.
(19) On the "dialogue" nature in ancient Vietnamese poetry, Journal of Literary Criticism and Art, ISSN: 0866-7349, Volume No. 3-2022, pp. 79-91.
(20) Han Mac Tu and the Surrealist Orient, Journal of Literary Studies, ISSN:1859-2856,Volume 5 (603), May 2022, pp. 35-45.
3.International Conference Paper
(1) “Mono no aware and Japanese literature”, Proceedings of the International ConferenceVietnamese and Japanese Literature in the East Asian Context, ISBN: 978-604-68-0633-2, Culture - Literature Publishing House, 2012, pp. 255-268, 2012.
(2) “Teaching ancient Vietnamese literature from the perspective of Vietnam studies”, Conference ProceedingsResearch and training in Vietnamese studies and Vietnamese language, theoretical and practical issues, ISBN: 978-604-934-482-4, VNU Publishing House, 2013, pp. 93-104.
(3) “The word Duyên inTale of Kieu”, Proceedings of the International ConferenceGreat national poet, cultural celebrity Nguyen Du,ISBN: 978-604-73-3827-6, VNU-HCM Publishing House, 2015, pp. 481-493.
(4) “Decoding Tan Da's reading of Kieu (Through “Van Hoa Tien and Van Kieu”)”, Proceedings of the International Conference,Great Poet Nguyen Du's Literary Heritage: 250 Years in Review, Social Sciences Publishing House, 2015, pp. 392-406.
(5) “Haiku from the perspective of Zen aesthetics – an international critical trend towards the quintessence of Japanese literature”, Proceedings of the International Scientific ConferenceVietnamese and Japanese Literature in the Context of Globalization, ISBN: 978-60473-3828-3, VNU-HCM Publishing House, 2015, pp. 101-107.
(6) “Differences in knowledge interpretation in teaching Vietnamese literature to international students”, Proceedings of the International ConferenceResearch and teaching Vietnamese studies, ISBN: 978-604-73-5445-0,Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, 2017,pages 896-911.
(7) “Medieval Vietnamese literature and the integration of East Asian civilization - a brief overview", Conference ProceedingsInternational Teaching and Research on Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language 2018, ISBN: 978-604-73-6155-7, VNU-HCM Publishing House, 2018, pp. 599-610.
(8) “Engaged Buddhism in Vietnam and Japan from the perspective of East Asian Zen”, Proceedings of the International ConferenceResearch and teaching Vietnamese language and Vietnamese studies in universities, ISBN: 978-604-9878-38-1, VNU Publishing House,2019,pages 612-625.
(9) “The Process of Acculturation: The Investigation of The Roles of Gongs and Drums in The Cultural and Religious Life of The Cham Hroi and Bahnar people in Phu Yen” (co-author), International Conferencece Proceeding onHeritage and Technology, ISSN:0094-243XE-ISSN:1551-7616;DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0066481, 2021.
4. Domestic seminar
(1) “Thinking about the secular aspect in creating and perceiving Zen poetry”, Proceedings of the International ConferenceLiterary boundaries,Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Publishing House. 2011.
(2) Le Dat's Haiku Poetry from the Perspective of Japanese Haiku Aesthetics, Proceedings of the 2013 National Linguistics Conference, Hanoi National University of Education Publishing House, 2013.
(3) “Teaching ancient Vietnamese literature from the perspective of Vietnam studies”, Conference ProceedingsResearch and training in Vietnamese studies and Vietnamese language, theoretical and practical issues, ISBN: 978-604-934-482-4, VNU Publishing House, 2013, pp. 93-104.
(4) “Ho Van Hao, a new poetic voice full of life”, Proceedings of the national conference, Looking back at New Poetry and Prose of the Tu Luc Van Doan, Thanh Nien Publishing House, Ho Chi Minh City, 2013, pp. 205-210.
(5) “The spiritual path in Hoang Cam's poetry”, Proceedings of the National ConferenceLiterature and spiritual culture, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, ISBN: 978-604-956-194-8, 2015, pp. 384-399.
(6) “The Ly Hoang Ly phenomenon - the hidden vision and sound in contemporary Vietnamese poetryProceedings of the National ConferenceResearch and teaching Vietnamese studies and Vietnamese language, ISBN: 978-604-73-8473-0 Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House, 2021, pp. 197-211.
IV. Research topic (chair and participant):
1. Chair:
1.Project "Developing bilingual Vietnamese teaching materials (Vietnamese - English) for Vietnamese children abroad", Decision No. 2623/QD-BGDDT signed on September 14, 2020, Ministerial-level Project, chaired.
2.Project "Strengthening online Vietnamese language teaching for overseas Vietnamese”, Decision No. 4260/VNU-DT signed on December 26, 2019, State-level Project, chaired.
3.Vietnamese Literature Translation in Japan from the Perspective of Regional Studies;Project code: CS 2021.09, Grassroots level project, chaired.
4. Reception of modern Vietnamese poetry from multicultural theory; Project code: CS.2022.25, Grassroots level project, chaired.
5.Project "Channel teaching Vietnamese for Vietnamese people abroad", a regular task according to the position of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities assigned by the Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi in 2022, chaired.
6.Project "Channel teaching Vietnamese for Vietnamese people abroad", a regular task according to the functions of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities assigned by the Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi in 2023, chaired.
7.Project "Bilingual document set guides grandparents, parents, and grandparents to teach Vietnamese to their children and grandchildren in the family in accordance with common languages and the host country's language", Ministry of Education and Training Project 2023, presiding over Volume 2 - Level 2.
2. Participating member/ secretary
1.Survey, evaluation and preservation of Southern Vietnamese national literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, MS: B2005-18b-07-TĐ, Decision No.: 387/QD-DHQG-HCM/KHCN dated April 15, 2005, participating members.
2.Translated "Anthology of Japanese Literature from the Beginning to the Mid-19th Century",Grassroots level topic, 2010, participating members.
3.Survey, evaluation and preservation of Southern literary heritage 1930-1945, Project code: B2008-08b-01TĐ, Decision number: 284/QD-DHQG-HCM/KHCN, participating members.
4.Southern Vietnamese Han-Nom Literature from the 17th to the early 20th century: collection, translation and research, topic code: VII1.2-2012.26, participating members.
5.Research, theory and criticism of Vietnamese literature in the South before 1954 (collection, selection and research);Project code: B2013-18b-05, participating members.
6.Project "Organize training, assess competency and issue Vietnamese language certificates according to the Vietnamese Language Proficiency Framework for foreigners”, participating members.
7.Catholic music in the North from Thu Chung in 1980 to present, proposed solutions to preserve and promote values in the current context;Code: QG.22.37, VNU-Hanoi level project, secretary.