Thursday 27 October
Engaging With Vietnam #13
Knowledge Producation in the Age of Metrics and Global Rankings
26-28 October 2022 at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City and 29-30 in Trà Vinh
Trường Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn – Đại học Quốc gia TP.HCM
Address: 10-12 Đ. Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
In collaboration with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (USSH, VNU-HCMC); HUTECH University; the University of South Australia’s Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion (CRESI); and the International and Comparative Education (ICE) Research Group at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD).
27 October / Plenary Session / 8:30-10:00
Translation and Knowledge
Location: Van Khoa Hall (Hội Trường Văn Khoa)
Hosts: Phan Lê Hà (Universiti Brunei Darussalam) and Nguyễn Như Huy (visual artist, independent curator, art critic, translator, poet and song composer)
Panelists: Nguyễn Thị Minh (HCMC University of Education), Nguyễn Như Huy (visual artist, independent curator, art critic, translator, poet and song composer), Châu Huy Ngọc (USSH, VNU-HCMC), and Phạm Hòa Hiệp (RMIT Vietnam)
This plenary panel discusses and examines issues surrounding knowledge, knowledge mobility, and knowledge production in the practice of translation and in translated works including academic texts and popular/ know-how texts. Through an interactive and spirited dialogue and debate among the hosts and invited panelists, we will attempt to cover several key matters, namely the choice of works and authors for translation, translation as an effort to make social change, the multi-faceted impact of translation, and translation in the market economy and the age of global rankings and metrics.
27 October / Break / 10:00-10:15
27 October / Parallel Sessions / 10:15-12:15
Panel 07: Rethinking Asian Capitalism. The Achievements and Challenges of Vietnam Under Doi Moi
Thurs 27 October
Time: 10:15-12:15
Location: D.306
Chair: Tran Thi Anh-Dao (University of Rouen)
The Hybrid Nature of the Vietnamese Market Economy: Personal Relationships and Debt in the Dairy and Maize Sectors
Emmanuel Pannier (Research Institute for Sustainable Development)
Core Values in Educating Human Resources for Socio-Economic Transformation in Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Mong Ha and Văn Thị Nhã Trúc (USSH, VNU-HCMC)
Agricultural Land Conversion and Land Rights in Vietnam. A Case Study of Farmers’ Resistance in the Peri-Urban Areas of Hanoi
Phan Thanh Thanh (Institute of Human Studies, VASS)
Income-Based Social Stratification in Vietnam, 1998-2018
Bui The Cuong (Independent Researcher)
Vietnam’s WTO Accession and the Pathway to a Global Playing Field. A Critical Perspective
Tran Thi Anh-Dao (University of Rouen)
Panel 08: Gender
Thurs 27 October
Time: 10:15-12:15
Location: D.307
Chair: Truong Thi Thu Hang (USSH, VNU-HCMC)
Feminine Marketplace: Informal Work of Vietnamese Women
Kim Kyungmin (Seoul National University)
Students’ Perception of Gender Roles and a Need for Feminist Pedagogy
Phạm Thị Hồng Ân (USSH, VNU-HCMC)
Panel 09: Cultural Heritage
Thurs 27 October
Time: 10:15-12:15
Location: D.503
Chair: Quang Đại Tuyên (HUTECH University)
Tourism Development Based on Cultural Heritage Resources in Ho Chi Minh City: The Context of District 1
Nguyen Trung Nam (Vietnam Tourism Research)
Giữ gìn và phát huy bản sắc văn hóa Việt Nam qua lễ hội dân gian: trường hợp lễ hội Nghinh Ông của người Việt ở Cần Thạnh (Cần Giờ, TPHCM)
Nguyen Minh Giang (USSH, VNU-HCMC)
Contestation of Managing Colonial Heritage in a Post-Colonial Era: A Case Study of French Heritage in Hue, Vietnam
Phan Thị Diễm Hương (University of Hue) and Nguyen Vu Quynh Thi (Nguyen Tat Thanh University)
Drawing the Value of Connection from the Cultural Legends of Ben Tre
Phạm Van Luan (Bentre College) and Phạm Nguyễn Phúc Toàn (University of Information Technology, VNU-HCMC)
Roundtable: Creativity and Higher Education in Vietnam in the Age of Metrics
Thurs 27 October
Time: 10:15-12:15
Location: D.501
Chair: Catherine Earl (RMIT Vietnam)
Participants: Catherine Earl (RMIT Vietnam), Jonathan J. Felix (RMIT Vietnam), Vo Doan Tho (University of Economics, HCMC), Nguyen Minh Tri (HCMC University of Education) and Lu Thi Thanh Le (School of Interdisciplinary Studies, VNU-Hanoi)
Panel 10: Inscriptions of Love in Modern Vietnamese Culture
Thurs 27 October
Time: 10:15-12:15
Location: D.502
Chair: Phùng Hà Thanh (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU-Hanoi)
Young-adult Love in Vietnamese Literature: From Romanticism in the Early 20th Century to Discourses of Trauma after 1975
Tran Ngoc Hieu (Hanoi University of Education)
Popular Love Songs in North Vietnam and South Vietnam between 1954 and 1975: Waiting and Women’s Identities in Nationalist Propaganda
Lý Thu Hằng and Phùng Hà Thanh (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU-Hanoi)
Impermanence in Trịnh Công Sơn Ca: An Aesthetic of Love
Nguyễn Thị Huyền Linh and Phùng Hà Thanh (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU-Hanoi)
For the Love of Words: Selfhood in Writing, Over-reading, and Presence in Teaching
Phùng Hà Thanh (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU-Hanoi), Nguyễn Thanh Nguyệt (Independent Researcher) and Ngô Thị Thanh (Independent Researcher)
Imagination of Love: Vietnamese Boys’ Love Culture, Digital Fandom, and Shipping Practices
Võ Tuấn Sơn (Independent Researcher)
Panel 11: Film & Media
Thurs 27 October
Time: 10:15-12:15
Location: D.504
Chair: Stan BH Tan-Tangbau (Independent Scholar)
The Influence of Box Office, the Distribution System, and Streaming Platforms on Global Film Studies of Vietnamese Cinema
Agnieszka Kiejziewicz (RMIT)
Critique of the Stage Hypothesis: Films and Media on Vietnam During and Post War
Vishnu P Satya (Independent Scholar, University of Southern California)
Social Network Usage, Body Image Concerns, and Depression with Physical Appearance Comparison among Taiwanese and Vietnamese High School/College Students
Nguyen Duc Nhan (National Sun Yat-sen University)
Contentious, Alternative Media: The Provocation that is Le Bao’s “Taste” (2021)
Vo Nhan Minh Anh and Jonathan J. Felix (RMIT University Vietnam)
Panel 12: Migration
Thurs 27 October
Time: 10:15-12:15
Location: D.509
Chair: Peter van der Veer (Max Planck Institute)
Ethnic Minority Migration Under Conditions of Triple Exposure: Evidence from Vietnam
Timothy Gorman (Montclair State University) and Christine Bonnin (University College Dublin)
Second-Generation Viet Kieu (Overseas Vietnamese) and the Narratives of Return
Trần Thu Trang (Independent Researcher)
Cumulative Disadvantages and Risks for Stateless Vietnamese Migrants’ Families Returning from Cambodia
Nguyen Nu Nguyet Anh (USSH, VNU-HCMC)
The Politics of Naming Marriage Migrants: The Case of Vietnamese Women in South Korea
Bui Thi My Hang (Seoul National University)
27 October / Lunch / 12:15-1:30
27 October / Parallel Sessions / 1:30-3:30
Panel 13: Education and Its Reach
Thurs 27 October
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: D.504
Chair: Le Thuy Linh (Engaging With Vietnam)
General Education Policy in Rural Vietnam: Discursive Explorations in Equality and Equity
Pham Mien Hoang and Jonathan J. Felix (RMIT University Vietnam)
Social Justice in Language Curriculum: Where Do Teachers and Learners Stand?
Truong Thi Thanh Canh, Le Thanh Ha and Vũ Phương Hồng Ngọc (Foreign Trade University, HCMC)
Knowledge-oriented Development in a Community Project – Grounded Theory Research in Mỹ Xương – Đồng Tháp
Lê Thanh Hải (Community College of Dong Thap)
Engagement of Vietnamese Religious Communities in National Education: Enormous Resources, Challenges, and Opportunities
Duong Van Bien and Ibro Him (Universiti Brunei Darussalam)
Panel 14: Diaspora
Thurs 27 October
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: D.509
Chair: Dang Phuong Anh (USSH, VNU-Hanoi)
Fighting for a Place to Care – Elderly Vietnamese Buddhists and the Affective Dimension of Dying in the Diaspora
Müller Max (Freie Universität Berlin)
Parenting in Vietnamese Sojourner Families in Australia: Mismatches between East and West
Đàm Hà Thuỷ (RMIT Australia)
“Đọc sách con nghe” để duy trì tiếng Việt trong gia đình tại Nhật Bản: Phản ứng của trẻ đối với sách tranh và các yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến việc duy trì
Phạm Phi Hải Yến (Osaka University)
“A” Eye Shape and “O” Mouth Shape: The Vietnamese-German Adolescents Can Write Vietnamese
Tran Thi Minh (Nguyen Tat Thanh University)
Panel 15: Field Documentation in Vietnamese Villages: Research Approaches and Prospects
Thurs 27 October
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: D.501
Chair: Ueda Shinya (Thang Long University)
An Essay on the Family Structure in Nineteenth-Century Vietnam Based on an Examination of Village Documents
Ueda Shinya (Thang Long University)
Sự thích ứng của cư dân vùng đầm phá Tam Giang qua phân tích tư liệu làng xã
Trần Đình Hằng (Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies)
Tư liệu nguyên gốc tại địa phương Phủ Giầy trong việc phát hiện sắc phong cổ nhất mang niên đại 1683 cho Liễu Hạnh công chúa
Chu Xuân Giao (Institute of Cultural Studies, VASS)
Hình thành không gian làng xã khu vực thành hóa châu (thừa thiên huế) qua phân tích tư liệu địa phương
Trần Văn Quyến (Thang Long University)
Panel 16: Youth
Thurs 27 October
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: D.503
Chair: Phương Tố Tâm (Foreign Trade University)
“Ninja Lead”: A Symbol of Vietnamese Women Pragmatism in the 21st Century
Đinh Hồng Hải (USSH, VNU-Hanoi)
Mate Choice Preferences: Gender Differences Studied in Vietnam’s Gen Z and Millennials
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Anh (National Economics University)
Tattoos and the Latent Messages about Youth’s Identification
Nguyen Thieu Tuan Long (University of Sciences, Hue University)
A Study on Consumer Perceptions and Tendency of Online Purchase Driven by Social Media in Vietnam – Implications for E-commerce Businesses
Văn Thị Minh Huyền (Foreign Trade University)
Panel 17: Memory Politics: The Secular and the National
Thurs 27 October
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: D.306
Chair: Tam Ngo (NIOD Institute for War, Genocide and Holocaust Studies)
Germany Memory Politics and the Destruction of the Past
Peter van der Veer (Max Planck Institute)
Journeys from Victimhood to Empowerment to Appropriation: Representations of the Fate of Former Sexual Slaves in Museums in Korea and China
Eveline Buchheim (NIOD)
Reconsidering the Public Sphere of Memory in Japan: Focusing on the Muenbotoke Concept
Akira Nishimura (Tokyo University)
Forever 20s: State and Local Contestation over Commemoration of Human Lives Lost in Quang Tri Citadel
Tam Ngo (NIOD/MPI) and Ha Lan Tran (NIOD/UVA)
Panel 18: Publishing in Academic and Popular Media
Thurs 27 October
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: D.502
Chair: Liam C. Kelley (Universiti Brunei Darussalam)
Funding Based on International Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Outcome at Nafosted: Agenda-Setting, Rule-Making and Practice-Regularizing
Bùi Hải Thiêm (NAFOSTED Research Council on Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology)
Publication of Vietnamese Authors on International Journals in Tourism Field
Nguyễn Văn Hoàng, Quang Dai Tuyen and Tang Thong Nhan (HUTECH University)
Public Opinion Survey of the Press in Vietnam on Customs Modernization Reform
Vũ Thị Ánh Hồng (USSH, VNU)
27 October / Break/ 3:30-3:45
27 October / Parallel Sessions / 3:45-5:15
Panel 19: Digital and Online Education
Thurs 27 October
Time: 3:45-5:15
Location: D.509
Chair: Le Thuy Linh (Engaging With Vietnam)
Factors Influencing Student Satisfaction in E-Learning during COVID-19
Pham Thi Hong Yen (Foreign Trade University)
Thực trạng và giải pháp giảng dạy đại học trong bối cảnh covid-19 và hậu covid-19
Dương Thị Tuyết Trinh (Vĩnh Long College)
The Experiences of Vietnamese Students Learning Online During the COVID_19 Pandemic: A Collaborative Autobiographical Narrative Inquiry
Tran Thi Thuy Hang (University of Regina & Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education), Phạm Minh Nhật, Lê Thị Ngọc Diễm, Nguyen Phi Thuy Trang and Quách Ngọc Nhã Quỳnh (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education)
Roundtable: Métissage Approach to Reflect the Production of Knowledge in Vietnam
Thurs 27 October
Time: 3:45-5:15
Location: D.501
Chair: Nguyen Duy Cuong (University of Pennsylvania, GSE)
Participants: Nguyen Duy Cuong (University of Pennsylvania, GSE) and Le Thi Phuong Lien (Open University HCM City)
Panel 20: Knowledge and Profit in Education
Thurs 27 October
Time: 3:45-5:15
Location: D.504
Chair: Mohammod Moninoor Roshid (Universiti Brunei Darussalam)
‘Which Knowledge Matters?’ Rethinking the Adoption of Competency-Based Education in Vietnam
Nguyễn Thị Hạ Ni (Naval Academy & USSH, VNU-HCMC)
Internationalising the Curriculum: A Transformational Approach Utilising Cultural-Historical Activity Theory
Nhi Luong and Le Thi Minh Tam (Van Lang University)
Profit at Any Price: A Tale of Deception from the Education Industry
Mark A. Ashwill (Capstone Education)
Roundtable: Beyond the Thực Lục - Sources for Imperial Vietnamese History
Thurs 27 October
Time: 3:45-5:15
Location: D.502
Chair: Bradley Camp Davis (Eastern Connecticut State University)
Participants: Bradley Camp Davis (Eastern Connecticut State University), Nicolas Weber (Fulbright University Vietnam) and Vũ Đường Luân (VNU-Hanoi)
Panel 21: Beyond Binaries: Vietnam and its Diaspora
Thurs 27 October
Time: 3:45-5:15
Location: D.503
Chair: Dan Le (Kanazawa University)
Permanent Settlement, Return to the Homeland and Ideas of “Successful” Migration among Recent Educated Vietnamese Migrants in Vancouver and Paris
Anne-Cécile Delaisse (University of British Columbia)
Reproducing Hegemony?: Returns of the Western-born
Dan Le (Kanazawa University)