Si Nông Công Thuong
From: Aliénor Anisensel <aliauvn@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
To: vsg@u.washington.edu
Date: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 4:14 AM
Dear members
Bonjour !
I am a student in ethnomusicology ; I am doing a thesis on "Ca trù", a traditional music of VN. (I made investigations in 3 places essentially : Hà Nôi, the village of Lô Khê (Dong Anh), Sai Gon.)
I will be very interested to discuss with you on these subjects :
-In the actual vietnamese society, what has become of the 4 classes "si, nong, cong,thuong" (the musicians and actors were the lower classes, "xuong ca vo loai"). Do you know a study of sociology on this subject ?
-An other subject which interests me for my thesis : prostitution under french colonization in the "ca quan" (singer houses) in Ha Noi essentially.
If you know some informations of these questions, thank you before !
Aliénor Anisensel
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From: Tobias RETTIG <tobiasrettig@smu.edu.sg>
Reply-To: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
To: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:03 AM
Dear Alienor,
The following might be knowledgeable regarding some of the topics of your interest, though you may already have read their articles/book or been in touch with them. I am not sure whether they are members of the VSG.
Barley Norton:
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/barleynorton/
Jason Gibbs:
http://www.thingsasian.com/contributor/jgibbs
Gisela Jaehnichen:
www.univie.ac.at/Musikwissenschaft/images/gijaeh.ppt
Best of luck et bon courage,
Tobias
SMU, Singapore
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From: Aliénor Anisensel <aliauvn@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
To: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:54 AM
Thank you Tobias. I know Barley and Gisa but I didn't know Jason Gibbs so thanks ! Aliénor
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From: Lonán Ó Briain <lonanobriain@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
To: Vietnam Studies Group <vsg@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 9:55 AM
Dear Aliénor,
I am also a student in ethnomusicology (University of Sheffield) conducting research on the roles of traditional Vietnamese music in Hanoi. Unfortunately I don’t have any answers for your questions but I would be very interested in discussing both of our projects with you. Please feel free to email me (lonanobriain@hotmail.com) with any questions.
Best wishes,
Lonán Ó Briain
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