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October 10-11, 2013Monash University Prato Centre, Prato, Italy[caption id="attachment_11429" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Vietnamese veterans marching on Anzac Day in Melbourne, 25 April 2011.© Keith Broad[/caption]A symposium convened by Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow Nathalie Nguyen from the National Centre for Australian Studies in the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies at Monash University, as part of her Australian Research Council Future Fellowship on “Forgotten Histories: Vietnamese Veterans in Australia.”This interdisciplinary symposium examines the Vietnam War from new perspectives including those of the Vietnamese diaspora, and explores the ways in which perceptions of the war have altered in recent years. The effects of the Vietnam War outside the boundaries of the Vietnamese state are ongoing. The presence of a substantial Vietnamese diaspora in countries that participated in the conflict has contributed to changing interpretations of the war. This symposium acknowledges the South Vietnamese experience of the war and provides new insights into the reconstruction and memorialization of the war by Australian, American, Canadian and French scholars.SpeakersDr Peter Edwards Deakin UniversityDr François Guillemot CNRS/Institut d’Asie OrientaleDr Robert McKelvey Oregon Health and Science UniversityAssociate Professor Nathalie Nguyen Monash UniversityDr Frank Palmos University of Western AustraliaDr Noah Riseman Australian Catholic UniversityProfessor Thanh-Vân Ton That Université Paris Est-CréteilAssociate Professor Kieu-Linh Valverde University of California DavisMr George J. Veith Independent HistorianConvenorAssociate Professor Nathalie Nguyen, ARC Future Fellow, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash UniversityContacts During SymposiumFrancesca VivarelliReception and Accommodation OfficerMonash University Prato CentreVia Publiesi, 26 – Palazzo Vaj – 59100 Prato PO - ItalyT: +39 (0) 547 43691E: francesca.vivarelli@monash.eduNathalie NguyenE: nathalie.nguyen@monash.eduThursday 10 OctoberVENUESala Toscana, Monash University Prato Centre, Via Publiesi 26, Prato9.00am-9.30am WelcomeDr Cecilia Hewlett, Director, Monash University Prato CentreAssociate Professor Nathalie Nguyen, Symposium Convenor9.30am-10.30am Dr François GuillemotAn Intellectual through Revolution, War, and Exile: The Political Commitment of Nguyen Ngoc Huy (1924-1990)10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea11.00am-12.00pm Mr George J. Veith“A Short Race to Hell”: Thieu, South Vietnam, and the Paris Peace Accords12.00pm-1.30pm Lunch1.30pm-2.30pm Dr Noah RisemanThe Vietnam War and Indigenous Service in Australia and the United States2.30pm-3.30pm Associate Professor Nathalie NguyenRecognition of War Service: Vietnamese Veterans and Australian Government Policy3.30pm-4.00pm Afternoon Tea4.00pm-5.00pm Dr Peter EdwardsFifty Years On: Half-Century Reflections on the Australian Commitment to the Vietnam War7.30pm DinnerAntica Fiaschetteria, Via Dell’Accademia 49, Prato 5Friday 11 OctoberVENUESala Toscana, Monash University Prato Centre, Via Publiesi 26, Prato9.30am-10.30am Dr Thanh-Vân Ton ThatStories of Passion and Decolonization from the Indochina War to the Vietnam War10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea11.00am-12.00pm Dr Frank PalmosVietnam’s Unfinished Revolution: Rising Voices in Alternatives to an Outmoded Ruling System12.00pm-1.30pm Lunch1.30pm-2.30pm Dr Robert McKelveyThe Vietnam War: A Personal Journey2.30pm-3.30pm Associate Professor Kieu-Linh ValverdeViet Nam War as Concept: Recognizing Individual and Global Ownership of War Experience3.30pm-4.00pm Afternoon Tea4.00pm-5.00pm Round Table Discussions7.30pm DinnerIl Baghino, Via Dell’Accademia 9, PratoDétails des communications à venir sur Mémoires d'Indochine