communism

COOL THINGS THAT HISTORIANS DO: TEACHING VIDEOS ON THE VIETNAM WAR (1)

This post marks a new irregular series about professional work that is outside of my regular research and teaching but that are still informed by my academic training. I think of it as fun, cool, creative things that I get to do as a history professor now that I’ve received tenure. Of course, teaching my […]

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3. FUN READS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ENEMY IN PHAN THÚY HÀ’S DON’T MENTION MY NAME (ĐỪNG KỂ TÊN TÔI) – PART 1

I am marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War in 1975 with an irregular series that reflects on the war’s end and its aftermath. This third second post is about Phan Thúy Hà’s Don’t Mention My Name, which serves as a foil to Phan Nhật Nam’s Stories Along the Road. Phan Thúy Ha’s Don’t

3. FUN READS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ENEMY IN PHAN THÚY HÀ’S DON’T MENTION MY NAME (ĐỪNG KỂ TÊN TÔI) – PART 1 Read More »

TEACHING THE VIETNAM WAR – A READING AND A MOVIE ABOUT THE LAND REFORM IN NORTH VIETNAM

I wanted to follow up my earlier posts about teaching the Vietnam War with sample readings, including some original translations. (See the full sample syllabus here and here for more detail.) In the box below is the journal prompt and readings about the land reform that I assign for week 4 of the course as

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TEACHING THE VIETNAM WAR – READINGS ON COMMUNISM AND REPUBLICAN NATIONALISM IN COLONIAL VIETNAM

I wanted to follow up my earlier posts about teaching the Vietnam War with sample readings, including some original translations. (See the full sample syllabus here and here for more detail.) In the box below is the journal prompt and readings about communism and republican nationalism that I assign for week 2 of the course

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