WHERE PLACES &

PEOPLE MEET

Gendered Representations in Vietnamese Travel Stories (Du Ký)

Cindy Nguyen History Ph.D. Student, Michigan State University

“Hà Nội – Vientiane in Two Hours” by Vũ Nhật

“Ever since there existed a route from Hanoi to Vientiane, I held in my heart the dream to experience “departing through the clouds returning by wind” in my lifetime. Every so often I go to the airfield, see the huge engines of the Dewoitine, peer in to see its fancy passenger seats, and my desire grows ever stronger.”Tạp chí Tri tân, no. 77-78, December 1942

MECHANIZED MOVEMENT

“…The effects of space on behavior and use of space are mediated by place.” Àngels Pascual-de-Sans, “Sense of Place and Migration Histories Idiotopy and Idiotope”

Come and understand the “beautiful

civilization of the thriving Cao-mien of

the olden days” embedded within the “tall mountains, wide

rivers, beautiful scenery, and old

temples…”

“Going to any location, means to learn about the customs, nature, rivers and roads, and

also brings one to emotionally encounter both history and art.”

Phủ Nữ Tân Vân 9 January 1930

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Phạm Quỳnh's "One Month in the South”Nam Phong Tạp Chí November 1918 – January 1919)

Mộng Tuyết’s “Traveling to Phú Quốc” 1934 Nam Phóng Tạp Chí

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“Comparison is the process of relational self-definition.” -Micol Seigel, “Beyond Compare: Comparative Method After the Transnational Turn.”

Nguyễn Văn Kiểm’s “Cuộc chơi Châu Nham của Mạc Thiên Tích”Nam Phong Tạp Chí May-September 1930

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CONCLUDING THOUGHTS &

FURTHER RESEARCH

Cindy Nguyen E-mail: c.nguyen35@gmail.com

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