Trần Trọng Dương on De-Sinicization
In this video Trần Trọng Dương talks about the effort of some Vietnamese scholars to interpret the past in ways that they hope will distance Vietnamese culture from Chinese culture.
Trần Trọng Dương on History and Sacrificing for the Nation
In this video Trần Trọng Dương talks about the ways in which the past has been used to promote the image of people who have sacrificed for the nation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBAB6BIz5OI
Trần Trọng Dương on Lý Ông Trọng
In this video Trần Trọng Dương talks about a (mythical) figure known as Lý Ông Trọng. This person was supposedly from the Red River Plain and was recruited at the…
Trần Trọng Dương on Fieldwork
In this video Trần Trọng Dương talks a little bit about himself and about doing field work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YIIiGY3BN8
Trần Trọng Dương on the Utility of the Hùng Kings
The video below is a continuation of our conversation with TS Trần Trọng Dương after the Engaging With Vietnam conference last summer about the utility of history (tính hữu dụng…
Trần Trọng Dương: In His Own Words (Part 1)
Last summer (2015) at the Engaging With Vietnam conference that was held in Hanoi, scholar Trần Trọng Dương gave a keynote presentation on “The Utility of History: The Case of…