V_VZS The Vietnamese Woman and her place in society in history and at present

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Julie Lien Vrbková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Julie Lien Vrbková
Supplier department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 L11, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Prerequisites
Interest in the subject topic
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In the course of this subject, we will explore the position of Vietnamese women throughout history and in the present. Together, we will examine gender specifics embedded in language and culture, which may stem from historical contexts. What insights can be drawn from Vietnamese phraseology and literature regarding the perception of women's roles?
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: Engage in informed discussions on the topic of the status of Vietnamese women Analyze certain gender stereotypes embedded in both Vietnamese and Czech language and culture Demonstrate knowledge of Vietnamese literary works related to the issues of Vietnamese women
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the Topic: Vietnamese Women and Their Role in Society Vietnamese Language and Gender Stereotypes in Language, Women in Vietnamese Phraseology Vietnamese Women Throughout History The Status of Women in Contemporary Vietnamese Society and the Lives of Vietnamese Women in the Czech Republic Reading Week: Voluntary Reading of Vietnamese Short Stories Translated into Czech Vietnamese Women and Their Role in the Family, Vietnamese Family and Its Changes Throughout History Female Characters in Vietnamese Literature and Phraseology
Literature
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla and Michaela ŽÁKOVÁ. "Making vulnerability" while negotiating family care practices : evidence from multigenerational living. Journal of Family Studies. London: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2024, Neuveden, Neuveden, p. 1-20, 21 pp. ISSN 1322-9400. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2024.2415905. URL info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Vietnamese migrants in the Czech Republic : Busy entrepreneurs and their children. In Nathalie Huỳnh Châu Nguyễn. Routledge Handbook of the Vietnamese Diaspora. London: Routledge, 2024, p. 163-182. Routledge handbooks. ISBN 978-0-367-46396-0. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003036104-12. URL info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla, Kristýna KAYMAK MINAŘÍKOVÁ and Michaela ŽÁKOVÁ. Being Daughter and Mother : Middle-aged Women in Three-generation Living. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2022, vol. 20, No 2, p. 199-216. ISSN 1535-0770. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2021.1883179. article - open access info
  • LIEN VRBKOVÁ, Julie and Michal SCHWARZ. New Forms of Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of Beautiful Women in the Vietnamese Romantic Literature of Tu Luc Van Doan. In 6th International Conference on Language and Literature. Santander: University of Cantabria, 27. 10. 2022 (online). 2022. Conference program info
  • LIEN VRBKOVÁ, Julie. Proti pasivitě. Nhat Linh a Xuan Quynh. (Against passivity. Nhat Linh and Xuan Quynh.). PLAV - měsíčník pro světovou literaturu. 2022, XVIII, No 10, p. 9-13. ISSN 1802-4734. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. “My parents did everything for us but nothing with us” : Parenting and mothering in Vietnamese immigrant families in the Czech Republic. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. London: SAGE Publications, 2021, vol. 30, No 1, p. 39-59. ISSN 0117-1968. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0117196820981376. URL info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Mutual care-giving and care-receiving in three-generation household. In Transforming Care Conference. 2019. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla and Matouš JELÍNEK. Constructing professional services : For-profit care and domestic work agencies in the Czech Republic. Women's Studies International Forum. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2018, vol. 70, September-October, p. 53-61. ISSN 0277-5395. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2018.08.002. URL info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Sociologie vnukovství: vnučky a vnuci v třígeneračních domácnostech (Sociology of grandchildhood: grandchildren in three-generation households). In Konference ČSS 2018. Česká společnost a sociologie: diagnózy a perspektivy (1918–2018). 2018. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Vietnamese Immigrants in the Czech Republic: Hiring a Czech Nanny as a Post-Migratory Family Settlement Strategy (Vietnamese Immigrants in the Czech Republic: Hiring a Czech Nanny as a Post-Migratory Family Settlement Strategy). In Sylvia Hahn, Stan Nadel. Asian Migrants in Europe. Transcultural Connections. 1st ed. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht V&R unipress, 2014, p. 95-112. Transkulturelle Perspektiven. ISBN 978-3-8471-0254-0. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Vietnamese Parents and Czech Nannies: Second Generation Immigrant Children and Their Educators. In Education, Culture and Society. 2014. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Vzdělané dítě jako úspěšné naplnění migračního a rodičovského projektu? Vietnamské matky, jejich děti a vzdělanostní aspirace (Educated Children as a Result of the Successful Fulfilment of the Migration and Parenthood Project? Vietnamese Mothers, their Children and Educational Aspiration). Sociální studia. Masarykova univerzita, 2014, vol. 11, No 2, p. 75-97. ISSN 1214-813X. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Czech Nannies as Educators and Teachers for Vietnamese Second Generation Immigrant Children in the Czech Republic. In Belgrade International Conference on Education. 2013. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Czech Nannies in Vietnamese Immigrant Families: What are the Motivations to Become a Nanny? In ESA 11th Conference. 2013. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Children of Vietnamese Parents Cared for by the Czech Nannies. In Family Life in the Age of Migration and Mobility: Theory, Policy and Practice. 2013. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. "She Gave us Family Life”: Vietnamese Immigrant Families and their Czech Nannies Redefining Relatedness. Lidé města / Urban People. Praha: Fakulta humanitních studií UK, 2013, vol. 15, No 2, p. 257-278. ISSN 1212-8112. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Vietnamese Immigrant Families and Czech Nannies: Mutual Dependency, Emotionality, and Kinship Ties in Caregiving. Edited by Steven Saxonberg. 2013, ??? URL info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Banánové děti v ČR: (z)viditel(ně)ná jinakost a (z)neviditel(ně)ná stejnost (Banana kids in the Czech Republic: visible otherness and invisble sameness). In konference Vizuální studia - věda, umění, instituce. 2012. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Vietnamese First Generation Nationals In the Czech Republic: Czechs with Vietnamese passport? In Intersectionality and the Spaces of Belonging Conference. 2012. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Vietnamese Mothers and Czech Nannies: Competing Mothering Strategies. In 8th European Feminist Conference. The Politics of Location Revisted. 2012. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Vietnamské rodiny a jejich české chůvy: Vzájemná závislost v péči o děti (Vietnamese Families and Their Czech Nannies: Mutual Dependency in Childcare). Sociální studia. 2012, vol. 9, No 3, p. 31-50. ISSN 1214-813X. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Feministická reflexe migrace: pečovatelky, zdravotní sestry a globalizovaná migrace (The Feminist Reflection of Migration: Care Workers, Nurses and Globalised Migration). Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum. Praha: SoÚ AV ČR, 2010, vol. 11, 1/2010, p. 41-48. ISSN 1213-0028. info
  • SOURALOVÁ, Adéla. Trochu jiná migrace: když ženy přicházejí první (recenze). Gender, rovné přálezitosti, výzkum. Praha: SoÚ AV ČR, 2010, vol. 11, 1/2010, p. 80-84. ISSN 1213-0028. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, group discussions, self-study, individual Vietnamology activities, and a final discussion on individual or group activities.
Assessment methods
Requirements: Final written paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/predmet/1421/V_VZS?lang=cs&obdobi=9484
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2026.
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