VNU-USSH scientist receives award for theoretical and critical works on literature and art published in 2022

 
This 9th Awarding Round has 87 works, books, and articles selected from Central and local Literature and Arts Associations; publishers, and press agencies sent to the Council and continued to be screened and evaluated through a 4-step preliminary and final selection process. Among them, there are 16 works, research, theory, and criticism on culture in general; 31 works, works in the field of art; 40 works, works in the field of literature.
Based on the results of the Final Jury, the Chairman of the Jury decided to award prizes to 19 works, including level A: 1 work (book) for the work "Poetry - concepts and aesthetic nuances" byProf. Dr. People's Teacher Ma Giang Lan; level B: 4 works (3 books, 1 program); level C: 10 works (8 books, 2 articles/article cluster) and Encouragement level: 4 works (3 books, 1 program).

Prof. Dr. People's Teacher Ma Giang Lan shared at the Award Ceremony on the evening of December 6, 2023
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Of the 19 awarded works, 15 were individual works and 4 were group works. In addition, 11 agencies and units (publishing houses, press agencies) were also awarded for their contributions to the development of literary and artistic theory and criticism.
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Central Council for Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts Nguyen The Ky said that, in carrying out the tasks assigned by the Central Party Secretariat and the leadership of the Central Propaganda Department, for many years now, at the end of the year, the Central Council for Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts has evaluated, appraised and awarded prizes to authors and groups of authors with high-quality monographs on literary and artistic theory and criticism; outstanding articles on literary and artistic theory and criticism; and press and publishing agencies with achievements in propagating and promoting cultural and artistic activities.
Through 8 times of awarding authors, units and individuals, this activity has become a cultural event attracting the attention of the cultural and artistic community nationwide, including theorists and literary and artistic critics; numerous literary and artistic creators; propaganda and promotion agencies; and a large public who love and appreciate culture and art.
“The Council's annual awards are increasingly of higher quality, more convincing and more widely spread, truly a prestigious and prestigious award of national significance,” Mr. Nguyen The Ky emphasized.
Most of the works and projects awarded this time have achieved high academic and artistic value; have made new and practical contributions to theory and practice; have had a positive effect in suggesting and guiding literary and artistic activities; contributed to orienting aesthetics and public reception; and participated effectively in refuting wrong and deviant viewpoints in the fields of culture and arts.
Previously, on November 27, the Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, organized the Seminar "Ma Giang Lan - Restless with the Poetry River" to introduce the working process and three main aspects of the career of Prof. Dr. People's Teacher Ma Giang Lan. In addition to listening to Prof. Dr. Ma Giang Lan's sincere sharing about the work "Ma Giang Lan - Restless with the Poetry River" and his concepts about poetry; the audience also heard stories about the process of making the book, the journey and method of researching poetry of the Professor as well as the role and influence of Prof. Ma Giang Lan in the curriculum of the students of the Faculty of Literature.  
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