In today's era, with increasing pressure from the development of information technology and the competition for soft power among nations, understanding and correctly recognizing the strength of the nation-state has become an urgent requirement. This is a time when communities and nations must confront new challenges and responsibilities, and the "key" to success in asserting their position lies in the inherent strength of the "Vietnamese entity"—an independent entity possessing unique characteristics that distinguish it from other "entities"/nations. To identify the unique attributes of what we call the "Vietnamese entity," a multidisciplinary approach is needed, synthesizing knowledge from economics, politics, society, history, ideology, philosophy, culture, literature, and more, throughout history.
In recent years, interdisciplinary research has become an inevitable trend in the social sciences and humanities. The outstanding advantages of viewing the subject from multiple perspectives make interdisciplinary research particularly suitable when examining the "Vietnamese entity," which for at least ten centuries in the medieval period developed in a state of inseparable integration of literature, history, and philosophy.
On the occasion of the launch of the book "Vietnamese Entities Viewed from the Perspective of Words - An Interdisciplinary Approach" (Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House, 2025) by Prof. Dr. Tran Ngoc Vuong, part of the Social Sciences and Humanities series, the Faculty of Literature is organizing a seminar on the topic "Vietnamese Entities Viewed from the Perspective of Words - An Interdisciplinary Approach". At the seminar, speakers, guests, and readers will have the opportunity to exchange ideas on interdisciplinary research trends in social sciences and humanities, aiming to construct a comprehensive picture of the national entity throughout history.
Seminar Topic: Vietnamese Entities Viewed from Textual Coordinates - An Interdisciplinary Approach
Time: 8:00-11:00, Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Location: Room E304, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi
We cordially invite all professors, scientists, students, and interested individuals to attend!
