The workshop featured speakers: Professor Pierre Journoud-Professor of Contemporary History at Paul Valéry-Montpellier 3 University; Professor Laurence Campa-Professor of Literature at the University of Paris-Nanterre; PhD. Henri Eckert-Lecturer of Contemporary History, Deputy Director of ESPE – Martinique; Mr. Tran Hinh - Lecturer of Literature, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Professor Pham Quang Minh - program coordinator.
The workshop takes place on:
- Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
- Location: French Cultural Center Hall, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi.
- French - Vietnamese parallel translation program.
Introduction to the panel discussion
For a long time, the participation of "Indochinese" workers and soldiers in the First World War was overshadowed by other conflicts (the Second World War, the wars of decolonization - Indochina, Vietnam, Algeria) or subsumed into larger issues (the contribution of colonial empires to the First World War, especially African troops, the question of race and colonization, postcolonialism). Although this participation could have become the target of many important historical revisions, there has never been a French-Vietnamese scientific event devoted entirely to this topic.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the conference was organized with the ambition to:
- Reviewing the participation of soldiers and "Indochinese" workers in the war, thereby providing a new perspective.
- Introduce Vietnamese historical and literary works written about World War I or published during that period.
- Exchange of French-Vietnamese views on history and literature.
- Encourage future bilateral and interdisciplinary cooperation.
The conference is aimed at the general public as well as academics, students and researchers, and follows the following sequence:
- Speeches by French and Vietnamese researchers: (about 20 minutes per speaker).
- Prof. H. Eckert (History and Sociology, ESPE Martinique): Indochinese people joined the French army.
- Professor P. Journoud (History, Paul-Valéry University Montpellier 3): President Ho Chi Minh.
- Professor L. Campa (Literature, University of Paris Nanterre): Indochinese people in French literature during the First World War.
- Professor Tran Hinh: Memories of World War I in Vietnamese literature.
- Dr. Pham Quang Minh: host
- Public speaking (30 minutes).
- Final part (30 minutes): P. Journoud's interview with L. Campa about the work "Colombe sous la lune" (tentative translation: "Colombe under the moonlight") (novel, Stock Publishing House, 2017).
About the speaker
- Professor of Literature at Sorbonne Nouvelle University - University of Paris 3,Laurence Campais a professor of 20th-century French literature at the University of Paris-Nanterre. She is also a member of the scientific committee of the Campaign for the Centenary of the First World War of the Péronne Center for the Study of the History of the Atlantic War, with a special focus on Apollinaire. She also directs the Great War Poetry Program 1914-2018, supported by the University of Paris Lumières and the Campaign for the Centenary of the First World War. She is the author of the poetry collections "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 Moon" (Stock, 2017).
- Dr.Henri Eckertis 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 (ESPE) of the Institut Martinique. He defended his thesis on "The Indochina Army in the Service of France (1859-1939)". He has published articles and books on colonial Indochina.
- ProfessorPierre Journoudis currently a professor of contemporary history at Paul-Valéry University Montpellier, and a member of the Center for Contemporary Asian History, University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne. An expert on contemporary international relations in the Asia-Pacific region, and more specifically, on France's relations with this region since World War II, Professor Pierre Journoud has published works such as: "De Gaulle et le Vietnam" (General De Gaulle and Vietnam: 1945-1969); "La réconciliation" (tentatively translated: "Reconciliation"; published by Tallandier in 2011); "Paroles de Dien Bien Phu. Les survivors témoignent" (tentative translation: "Dien Bien Phu Memories: Witnesses Speak Out"; published by Tallandier in 2004 and reprinted in 2012).
- LecturerTran Hinh, graduated with a bachelor's degree in literature in 1975, an intern in French Language and Literature at the University of Grnoble III and Paris VII, has been teaching and researching Western literature since 1976, art studies since 2008, and is the former Head of the Department of French Literature. From 1982 to present, he has published 3 textbooks (written together) on French literature ("History of French literature in the 19th and 20th centuries"), 3 monographs (written separately) on French literature and Vietnamese literature ("Camus's novels in the context of 20th century French novels", "20th Century Western Novels - Trends, Authors, Works", "Basic topics of Literature 11 and 12"), and many other works and articles on the topics of literature, art, cinema...
- Professor, DoctorPham Quang MinhBorn in 1962 in Ninh Giang, Hai Duong. Graduated from the Faculty of History, Kuban State University (former Soviet Union) in 1986, with 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 the positions of Deputy Dean, then Dean of the Faculty of International Studies, 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 Associate Professor of History. Main teaching and research areas: International relations in Asia - Pacific, Foreign policy and international relations of Vietnam, Comparative politics. He has published 6 books and about 80 articles in prestigious domestic and international journals. He received the annual (2012) and five-year (2010-2015) outstanding scientific awards from Vietnam National University, Hanoi. In 2011, he also received the Medal of Governor General of Canada David Johnston for his contributions to the friendly relations between Vietnam and Canada.
Contact
Nguyen Thi Hong
Communication Specialist / Communication Specialist
French Institute in Vietnam / Institut français du Vietnam
French Institute in Hanoi / Institut français de Hanoi
24, Trang Tien, Hanoi
www.institutfrancais-vietnam.com
nguyen.thi.hong@institutfrancais-vietnam.com
Tel: +84 4 39 36 21 64 (poster 432)
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