Invitation to join EFEO's multidisciplinary history writing training course

The aim of the course is to help students gain a better understanding of the use of multiple methods in writing history. In addition to traditional historical research methods, the course will emphasize the special importance of reading archival documents, discussing Archaeology, Anthropology and map research. The class is held once a week. The language of instruction is Vietnamese.

The course will be held at the EFEO Office (No.5A Ha Hoi Hamlet, Hanoi). Lecturers include Andrew Hardy (History), Nguyen Tien Dong (Archaeology), Vu Thi Minh Huong (History, Archives), Dao The Duc and Hoang Cam (Anthropology), Federico Barocco (Archaeology, Cartography) and several other experts.

The content focuses on introducing and discussing:

1. Multidisciplinary research methods.
2. The method has been used in the research of the Quang Ngai Citadel and the history of Central Vietnam by the EFEO-VASS research group (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences) since 2005.
3. Students' individual research projects.

Candidates must be university graduates, master's students, first-year PhD students majoring in History or history-related fields. We encourage candidates with training in Historical Linguistics and Historical Archaeology. Knowing how to use a foreign language in Vietnamese historical research (French, Sino-Nom, English, ethnic minorities, other) will be an advantage.

Interested candidates please send your application (including CV, research topic summary no more than 2 pages) before 5:00 p.m.March 4, 2018via email efeo.vietnam@gmail.com (email subject: EFEO methodology seminar: application 2018). The best applications will be invited for an interview. The course will consist of 10 students.