Tiến sĩ Tess Đỗ, từ Đại học Melbourne cho SBS biết mục đích của Hội thảo văn chương này.
A Gathering of Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora
Organised by Dr Tess Do, French Studies, The University of Melbourne, and Dr Alexandra Kurmann, French and Francophone Studies, Macquarie University.
Guest of Honour Anna Moï (France): How the Vietnam War Shaped my Writing
Anna Moï states: "The Vietnam war has jarred my childhood and adolescence, but did not define me as a person and left no scars that I am aware of. However, it did strongly shape me as a writer. Writing about the war might very well be my expression of revolt against its indiscriminate violence."
Thanh-Van Tran-Nhut (France): Clever Mandarin, Hungry Ghosts and Men in Black
Thanh-Van Tran-Nhut explores the history of Vietnam through crime novels set in the 17th century, a troubled period that led directly to French colonisation. Food, religion, medicine, politics, justice, science and legends are recurring themes in her work, highlighting not only Vietnamese culture, but also the relationship between Vietnam and its neighbours.
Marcelino Truong: The Vietnam War Revisited in Two Graphic Novels
Truong will discuss the purpose of, and techniques employed, in his graphic novels on the Vietnam War: Une si jolie petite guerre - Saigon 1961-63 (Denoël, 2012) (Such a Lovely Little War, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016) and Give Peace a Chance (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017).
Jean Vanmai (New Caledonia): Une merveilleuse nouvelle (Wonderful News)
Reading from his documentary novel Fils de Chân Dang (Son of Chân Dang, Noumea, Édition de l'Océanie, 1980) about the life of the Vietnamese colonial workers in New Caledonia, Jean Vanmai will discuss the end of the Vietnam War and the impact of this news on the diasporic Vietnamese community in Nouméa.
Hoa Pham: Haunted Ethics: Writing about the Vietnam/American War
The Other Shore and The Lady of the Realm are both novels set in Vietnam exploring all sides of the Vietnam/American War. For the author, this raises ethical issues of representation that need to be negotiated in the writing and reception of the works. How these issues are addressed is the subject of Hoa Phams talk.
Chi Vu (Australia): Writing for Two Separate Audiences - Anguli Ma: A Gothic Tale
Author and playwright Chi Vu talks about the tensions and possibilities of writing for both a broader readership and one's own minority community. Chi draws on her experience of writing Anguli Ma: a Gothic Tale and discusses the issues involved in this writing process.
