Harvard workshop examines Lord Nguyen’s life
(VOV) - Harvard University’s Asia Centre held a workshop on Vietnam’s Nguyen Dynasty themed “Nguyen Vietnam 1558-1885, Domestic Issues” on May 11-12.
The event attracted 20 scholars from the US, France, Britain, Australia and Vietnam, including renowned Vietnam studies scholars Alexander Woodside, Liam C Kelley, John Whitmore, Michele Thompson, Phillippe Papin, and Andrew Hardy.
Professor Van Phu Quang from Yale University and Professor Ho Tai Hue Tam from Harvard University also attended the event.
Delegates examined Lord Nguyen’s role in Vietnam’s development, the relationship between the Nguyen Dynasty and countries in the region, land issues and the value of documentary heritage of the Nguyen Dynasty.
All the presentations will be edited and published into scientific reports of Harvard University’s Asia Centre.
This was Harvard University’s first workshop on Vietnam’s last imperial dynasty.