Central California
“Armenian Memory, Writing Across Borders: A Reading and Talk” with Pulitzer Prize winning poet Peter Balakian
University Business Center 5245 N. Backer Ave., Fresno State, United StatesBalakian will read and discuss his poetry and prose with a focus on Armenian historical and cultural memory and disaporan imagination. In his many books of poems and his memoir… Continue reading “Armenian Memory, Writing Across Borders: A Reading and Talk” with Pulitzer Prize winning poet Peter Balakian
“Remnants: Emodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide” by Dr. Elyse Semerdjian
Smittcamp Alumni House 2625 E Matoian Way, Fresno, CA, United StatesThis exploration of the Armenian genocide is told through the traces left in the memories and on the bodies of its women survivors. Foremost among the images of the Armenian… Continue reading “Remnants: Emodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide” by Dr. Elyse Semerdjian
“Amerikatsi”
Leon S. & Pete Peters Educational Center, Fresno States 5010 N. Woodrow Ave., Fresno, United States"Amerikatsi" film screening following a discussion with the director, Michael Goorjian. Amerikatsi is a film of tremendous spirit and hope, Amerikatsi follows Charlie as he returns to his Armenian homeland… Continue reading “Amerikatsi”