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Origin || Syllabus || Film Series || Instructors || Itinerary || Acknowledgments of Assistance |
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The trip came out of Allan Winkler's preoccupation with Vietnam. Like many members of the generation that came of age in the 1960s, he found it hard to escape the impact of the war. Like most Americans, he had read the books and watched the films that dealt with the war.in the summer of 2002, his wife andhe joined an Earlham College trip that took him to Vietnam for the first time. In the midst of that trip, he began to think about the possibility of bringing a group of students to Vietnam. Joining forces with Rich Erlich of the Department of English, a senior seminar was planned that would take students to Vietnam over spring break. To keep costs down, Allan raised money to make it possible for even students of modest means to go. Rich planned a Vietnam Film Festival open to the entire university community. With that the Vietnam seminar was born.
http://www.users.muohio.edu/winkleam/hst400.htm
Vietnam: War and Society
16 January 2003: Indochine (156 minutes). Catherine Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award® for her performance as a steely but deeply passionate rubber-plantation owner in French Indochina during The First War of Vietnamese Independence. In French and Vietnamese, with English subtitles. 1992.
23 January: Go Tell The Spartans (114 minutes). When Vietnam was still a "conflict" a small group of US "advisers," South Vietnamese militia, and a squad of mercenaries fortify and then defend against the Viet Cong the village of Muc Wa. Praised by Michael Lee Lanning ( Vietnam at the Movies ) both for its artistic value and accuracy "in its dialogue and its presentation of the situation in Vietnam in the early 1960s." Stars Burt Lancaster. 1978.
30 January: The Green Berets (135 minutes). Co-directed by John Wayne, who stars as a Special Forces colonel leading his men against the Viet Cong and kidnapping a high-living enemy general. Made with "almost unlimited military support," plus the aid of "military advisers who oversaw each shot" (Lanning). Music features "The Ballad of the Green Berets." 1968.
06 February: Hearts and Minds (112 minutes). Controversial winner of the 1974 Academy Award® for best documentary, Peter Davis's Hearts and Minds examines US warfare in Vietnam and its effect on Vietnamese of both the North and South, and on Americans. US public release 1975.
13 February: Heaven & Earth (142 minutes). Third in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy, Heaven & Earth combines the two parts of the autobiography of Le Ly Haslip, covering her life in Vietnam during the time of the French and Americans, and her life after coming to America. With Tommy Lee Jones. 1993.
20 February: The Deer Hunter (183 minutes). Directed by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, John Cazael, John Savage, and winner of five Oscars®, the film is well critiqued by Lanning as great not because of its (highly inaccurate) Vietnam content but in spite of it—and for its excellent portrayal of the war's effect on three Russian-Americans from a steel town in Pennsylvania. 1978.
27 February: Full Metal Jacket (117 minutes). Directed by Stanley Kubrick from a script by Gustav Hasford (from his novel The Short-Timers ), and Michael Herr (author of Dispatches ). A worthy addition to Kubrick's study of the mechanization and violence of men, and one of the great war films. 1987. Richard Erlich, Professor of English Allan Winkler, Distinguished Professor of History
Mar. 6, 2003 Fly Cincinnati to Los Angeles Mar. 7, 2003 Fly Los Angeles to Hong Kong Mar. 8, 2003 Arrive Hong Kong at 7:40 am, connect to Hanoi. Overnight at the Galaxy Hotel - Hanoi. While in Hanoi, ride on cyclos (bicycle rickshaws) through the bustling Old Quarter to Hoan Kiem Lake. Dinner at artists’ studios of Bui Mai Hien and Dao Anh Khanh. Mar. 9, 2003 Half day tour of Hanoi, including Ho Chi Minh mausoleum and his simple stilted house. Visit to the Confucian Temple of Literature, site of the first university in Vietnam. Stops at a local market, the Beaux Arts style Opera House, the One Pillar Pagoda and lovely Quan Thanh Temple. Dinner at the home of Jean xxx of the American Embassy, together with students from Hanoi’s Institute for International Relations. Mar. 10, 2003 Fly Hanoi to Da Nang. On arrival in Da Nang, a short city tour including a visit to the open air Cham Museum. This small museum displays an array of artifacts from the little known Hindu kingdom of Champa which began in the second century in central Vietnam. A short stop at China Beach (a former R&R site for US soldiers) Then continue south to Hoi An, a once flourishing port that now has the feeling of a place set back in time. Walking tour of the historic town. The Japanese covered-bridge, Tang Ky House, and the Phuoc Kien Pagoda are all fine examples of the stylistic syncretism of this community. Overnight at the Hoi An Hotel - Hoi An. Mar. 11, 2003 Depart Hoi An on the full day excursion south to the town of Quang Ngai and the site of the My Lai massacre. Overnight at the Hoi An Hotel - Hoi An. Mar. 12, 2003 Depart Hoi An for Hue. Drive through the sea of clouds and over the 2,500 foot Hai Van Pass with spectacular views of the mountains and sea. In Hue, tour of the famous and ancient Citadel. Hue was the Capital of Vietnam until the early 20th century, and generations of royalty lived in the Forbidden Purple City, inside the walled exterior of the Citadel. This was also the sight of some of the most brutal fighting during the infamous Tet Offensive. Visit to xxx (Pagoda on Perfume River) Boat ride on the Perfume River. Overnight at Le Loi Villa No. 5 - Hue. Mar. 13, 2003 Fly Hue to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Overnight at the Bong Sen Hotel Saigon, District One. Tour of Saigon, including the Reunification Hall (formerly the Presidential Palace), Petit Hotel d'Ville, Notre Dame Cathedral and the General Post Office (designed by A.G Eiffel). Cholon Market and visit Thien Hau Pagoda - one of the most celebrated temples in Saigon. Evening drinks at the roof-top bar of the Rex Hotel, where journalists would congregate during the war for "the five o¹clock follies" (official government briefings).
Acknowledgements of Assistance in Course Funding Thank you to the following, who helped to provide funding for this trip and some of the projects resulting from it: James Garland, President, Miami University; John Skillings, Dean, College of Arts and Science; Bill Gracie, University Direcctor, Liberal Education; Keith Tuma, Chair, English Department; Hampton Fund, International Programs Office, Dolibois Fund, Department of English; Learning Technology Enrichment Program; University Honors Program. Special thanks to tech
wizard Britt Carr of Miami's Area 351, and to Greg Thorkelson, king
of all infrastructure, for assistance in the construction of this
web site.
This website was constructed by Mary Kupiec Cayton and Britt Carr, with the assistance of Greg Thorkelson. Website last
updated 4 June 2003.
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