Professor Frank Proschan - American anthropologist with many studies on Vietnam
Professor Frank Proschan was trained in Anthropology at prestigious universities in the United States. He has researched Vietnam and published many works in prestigious journals and publishers about Vietnam. He is also an expert on intangible cultural heritage and a program manager for UNESCO in Paris for many years, from 2006 to 2015. He has made many contributions to the research, preservation and promotion of the cultural values of ethnic groups in Vietnam, contributing to strengthening the friendly relations between Vietnam and the United States. In 2004, he was awarded the Friendship Medal by President Tran Duc Luong for his scientific activities related to the development of Anthropology in Vietnam.
Prof. Frank Proschan is currently working at the Faculty of Anthropology (USSH, VNU) as a lecturer of the US Government's Fulbright Program (Fulbright Teaching Scholar), helping to promote the internationalization of research and teaching activities of the Faculty of Anthropology. He teaches two classes in English in the first semester of the 2019-2020 academic year: "Culture, conservation and development" and "Scientific exchange skills in Anthropology". These two classes are attended by lecturers, researchers, PhD students and students of the Faculty of Anthropology, units inside and outside the university; along with graduate students of Uppsala University (Sweden) to the Faculty of Anthropology under the lecturer and student exchange program.
In addition, Professor Frank Proschan also selected and purchased many textbooks and reference books in English to donate to the Faculty of Anthropology to strengthen the Faculty's library, support the promotion and improvement of the quality of research and teaching of the Faculty according to international standards.
Prof. Frank Proschan presents books to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Suu - Head of Anthropology Department
Sharing about his visit and work at the Faculty of Anthropology, Prof. Frank Proschan said: The Fulbright Scholar Program allows Vietnamese scholars to come to the United States to conduct short- or long-term research; as well as American students and scholars to come to Vietnam to do research or teach. We planned these two courses 3 years ago, with the enthusiastic help of Mr. Suu (Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Suu - Head of the Faculty of Anthropology), as well as Giang (Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Anthropology) and other staff of the Faculty. One of the great points of the Fulbright Scholar Program is to sponsor a sum of money for American professors to buy learning materials for the local library. We have purchased some very useful books on cultural topics, in addition to some textbooks and handbooks published in the United States. Each student will be able to borrow one textbook during the course.
On behalf of the Faculty of Anthropology, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Suu expressed his gratitude to Professor Frank Proschan for donating books and teaching at the Faculty. Professor Frank Proschan's course will not only provide knowledge and skills on heritage and culture, conduct research and writing essays, but also help lecturers in the Faculty improve their teaching skills. The collection of books that the Professor has selected is very useful and lecturers inside and outside the Faculty can use these books for research and teaching.
Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh - Principal of the School received Prof. Frank Proschan on the afternoon of September 13, 2019
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Prof. Frank Proschan:I became a Fulbright Scholar and taught two graduate courses at the Faculty of Anthropology, USSH. The topics were discussed in detail with the Dean Nguyen Van Suu. The first course was “Culture, Conservation and Development”, which was based on my long-standing knowledge of cultural heritage conservation and cultural policy in Vietnam and around the world. The second course was “Academic Exchange in Anthropology”, which aimed to promote students’ thinking and practical skills in promoting anthropological research results to the international public in many contexts, from scientific papers to conference presentations and museum exhibitions. Participants will include graduate students, postgraduate students and lecturers in the Faculty. Both courses are organized in the form of seminars, requiring students to actively participate in discussions; at the same time, they must read documents and write papers with a fairly tight schedule. The language will be English, but the Faculty of Anthropology will have bilingual teaching assistants to support. Lessons will include both English and Vietnamese materials (with translated documents). The seminars will take place over 15 weeks, each seminar lasting from 90-120 minutes. In addition to the two main courses, I will personally support colleagues, lecturers, and postgraduate students during office hours, as well as support the Faculty in planning and developing the program. Thanks to my long-standing relationship with many academic institutions outside of USSH, I will also have exchanges and interactions (most likely including guest lectures) at the Museum of Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology, Institute of Cultural Studies, Institute of Linguistics, Institute of Cultural and Artistic Studies, Vietnam Institute of Musicology, Hanoi University of Culture - all of which are my previous partners. However, my teaching duties at USSH will remain the highest priority. |
Author:Thanh Ha, Tran Minh
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