The politics of history and memory in Vietnam

• Applicant: Professor Martin Grossheim, Ph.D.
• Subject Area: Modern and Contemporary History
• Term: from 2014 to 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 259933247

Since the beginning of the reform period in Vietnam in the 1980s the Vietnamese leadership has relaxed its hold on the public sphere and the private life of citizens which has resulted in the transformation of Vietnamese society. This process has been reinforced by Vietnams open door policy. This project analyses to what degree these changes have also led to a diversification of narratives about Vietnamese history. It will show whether Vietnamese journals of history, history textbooks, websites, museums and historical sites in Vietnam have become the locus of national and transnational historiographic debates and whether the official Party historiography has started to reframe the representation of Vietnams past.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants