Digitizing Vietnam (DV) is the first joint web platform project established under the Columbia University—Fulbright University Vietnam partnership. The DV web platform is a free and publicly accessible digital Vietnam Studies platform designed to serve as a well-integrated hub for digital humanities research. It aims to be an open-access digital humanities resource for communities.

In this presentation, we will cover several aspects of our project: the rationale behind it, the types of content we provide for open access online, a technical discussion regarding the project, and a brief overview of the collaboration among various universities and institutions involved in the Digitizing Vietnam initiative.

There will also be a Q&A session for those interested in learning more about the Digitizing Vietnam project.

Featuring:

Hoang Minh Vu, Ph.D., is a Faculty Member in History and Vietnam Studies at Fulbright University Vietnam, and a Visiting Research Associate at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Adjunct Professor in History at Columbia University. He is a diplomatic historian of 20th century Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific, studying national and regional security, economics, interests and identity formation, and genocide.

Phuong Tram Nguyen, Ph.D., is a digital curator for Vietnamese Studies at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Tram has a BA in Chinese language and literature and an MA and Ph.D. in Ethnology.

Van Le Nguyen Tuong, MA, is  the newly appointed Digital Humanities Curator at Fulbright, who specializes in bridging the gap between technology and the humanities. With an academic journey that spans continents, Van’s expertise is grounded in her education from Università di Bologna and Université de Perpignan, coupled with a Bachelor of Arts cum Laude from Bryn Mawr College.

Phuc Hoang Le, BA is a Digital Architect for Digitizing Vietnam, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.

This event is organized by Columbia University Libraries, including Barnard Library and the Gottesman Libraries, as part of Open Access Week 2024. 

Register HERE.

Where: Online

Information on Open Access Week may also be found here.