The seminar featured the following speakers: Professor Pierre JournoudButProfessor of Contemporary History at Paul Valéry-Montpellier 3 University; Professor Laurence CampaButProfessor of Literature at the University of Paris-Nanterre; PhD Henri EckertButLecturer in contemporary history, Deputy Director of ESPE – Martinique; Mr. Tran Hinh - Lecturer in Literature, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Professor Pham Quang Minh - program coordinator.
The workshop took place on:
- Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 5:30 PM.
- Location: Auditorium of the French Cultural Center, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi.
- This is a French-Vietnamese parallel translation program.
Introduction to the seminar
For a long time, the involvement of Indochinese workers and soldiers in World War I was overshadowed or relegated to larger issues (the contributions of colonial empires to World War I, particularly African troops, the issue of race and colonialism, postcolonialism). Although this involvement could have been the subject of significant historical revisions, no Franco-Vietnamese scientific event has ever been entirely dedicated to this topic.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the seminar was organized with the ambition of:
- Reviewing the involvement of soldiers and "Indochinese" laborers in the war offers a new perspective.
- Introducing Vietnamese historical and literary works about World War I, or published during that period.
- Exchange of Franco-Vietnamese perspectives on history and literature.
- We encourage future bilateral and inter-sectoral cooperation.
This workshop is aimed at the general public as well as academics, students and researchers, and will proceed in the following order:
- Presentations by French and Vietnamese researchers: (approximately 20 minutes per speaker).
- Professor H. Eckert (History and Sociology, ESPE Martinique): Indochinese people joined the French army.
- Professor P. Journoud (History, Paul-Valéry University of Montpellier 3): President Ho Chi Minh.
- Professor L. Campa (Literature, University of Paris Nanterre): Indochinese people in French-language literature during the First World War.
- Professor Tran Hinh: Memories of World War I in Vietnamese Literature.
- Dr. Pham Quang Minh: program host
- Interaction with the public (30 minutes).
- Final part (30 minutes): Interview by P. Journoud with L. Campa about the work "Colombe sous la lune" (literally: "Colombe under the moonlight") (novel, Stock Publishers, 2017).
Introducing the speaker
- Professor of Literature at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University - University of Paris 3,Laurence CampaShe is a professor specializing in 20th-century French literature at the University of Paris-Nanterre. She is also a member of the scientific council of the Centenary of World War I of the Peronne Centre for the Study of the History of the Atlantic War, and specifically on Apollinaire. She also directs the Great War Poetry Program 1914-2018, supported by the University of Paris Lumières and the Centenary of World War I. She is also the author of the poetry collection "The Great War, the Experience of Combat and Poetry" (Classiques Garnier, 2010); "Guillaume Apollinaire" (Gallimard, 2013); "Album Cendrars" (Gallimard, anthology “Bibliothèque de la Pleïade”, 2013); and "Colombe Under the Moonlight" (Stock, 2017).
- DoctorHenri EckertHe holds a PhD in contemporary history from the Sorbonne University of Paris IV. He is also a senior lecturer in history and assistant director of the School of Advanced Education and Training (ESPE) of the Martinique Academy. He defended his dissertation on "The Indochinese Army Serving France (1859-1939)". He has published articles and books on the Indochina colony.
- ProfessorPierre JournoudProfessor Pierre Journoud is currently a professor of contemporary history at Paul-Valéry University of Montpellier and a member of the Center for Contemporary Asian History at the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne. A specialist in contemporary international relations in the Asia-Pacific region, and more specifically, on France's relations with this region since World War II, Professor Journoud has authored works such as: "De Gaulle et le Vietnam" (General De Gaulle and Vietnam: 1945-1969); "La réconciliation" (published by Tallandier in 2011); and "Paroles de Dien Bien Phu. Les survivants témoignent" (Parroes de Dien Bien Phu. Les survivants témoignent). (Translated title: "Memories of Dien Bien Phu: Witnesses Speak Out"; published by Tallandier in 2004 and reprinted in 2012).
- LecturerTran HinhHe graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Literature in 1975, completed an internship in French Language and Literature at Grenoble III and Paris VII Universities, has taught and researched Western literature since 1976, and art studies since 2008. He was formerly the Head of the Department of French Literature. From 1982 to the present, he has published three textbooks (co-authored) on French literature ("History of French Literature in the 19th and 20th Centuries"), and three monographs (written individually) on French and Vietnamese literature ("Camus' Novels in the Context of 20th-Century French Novels")., "20th-Century Western Novels - Trends, Authors, and Works, "Basic topics in Literature for grades 11 and 12), and many other works and articles on literary, artistic, and cinematic topics…
- Professor, DoctorPham Quang MinhBorn in 1962 in Ninh Giang, Hai Duong province, Pham Quang Minh graduated from the Faculty of History, Kuban State University (formerly the Soviet Union) in 1986. He holds a Master's degree in Southeast Asian Studies from Passau University in 1996 and a PhD from Humboldt University in 2002. Pham Quang Minh has held positions as Deputy Head and then Head of the Faculty of International Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. In 2012, he was appointed Vice Rector and, from January 1, 2016, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. In 2007, he was recognized as an Associate Professor in History. His main teaching and research areas include: International Relations in the Asia-Pacific, Vietnam's Foreign Policy and International Relations, and Comparative Political Science. He has published six books and approximately 80 articles in prestigious domestic and international journals. He received the annual (2012) and five-year (2010-2015) Outstanding Scientific Award from Hanoi National University. In 2011, he also received the Medal of the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, for his contributions to the friendly relations between Vietnam and Canada.
Contact
Nguyen Thi Hong
Communications Specialist / Chargée de communication
French Institute in Vietnam / Institut français du Vietnam
French Institute in Hanoi / Institut français de Hanoi
24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi
www.institutfrancaisButvietnam.com
nguyen.thi.hong@institutfrancais-vietnam.com
Tel: +84 4 39 36 21 64 (poster 432)
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