This 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
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Eradicating Cultures, Erasing Lives: Children and the Armenian and Native American Genocides
In this talk, Keith David Watenpaugh, Professor and Director at UC Davis Human Rights Studies, draws the genocide of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire into the comparative study of… Continue reading Eradicating Cultures, Erasing Lives: Children and the Armenian and Native American Genocides
Break the Silence: A Reading for Artsakh
The International Armenian Literary Alliance, in partnership with AGBU and the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN International, presents Break the Silence, a reading hosted by Pulitzer Prize winner Peter Balakian,… Continue reading Break the Silence: A Reading for Artsakh
Armenian Art: Current Directions and Future Goals
In person event. Live streamed at: https://bit.ly/armenianstudiesyoutube Dr. Christina Maranci will give the inaugural lecture in the Grace and Paul Shahinian Armenian Christian Art series organized by the Armenian Studies… Continue reading Armenian Art: Current Directions and Future Goals
Discussion of the Documentary Film “Motherland” with Director Vic Gerami
Co-sponsored by CineCulture-watch “Motherland” April 7-14 (streaming). Contact the Armenian Studies Program for information how to watch the film. It took 106 years before the United States formally recognized the… Continue reading Discussion of the Documentary Film “Motherland” with Director Vic Gerami
The First Decision of the Armenian Genocide and the Role of the Kurds in Ottoman Documents
Reception-6:00PM Presentation-7:00PM Live Streamed at https://bit.ly/armenianstudiesyoutube Based on newly available Ottoman documents, Dr. Akçam will revisit the question of the final decision to exterminate the Armenian population. He will show… Continue reading The First Decision of the Armenian Genocide and the Role of the Kurds in Ottoman Documents
The Rise of the Western Armenian Diaspora in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire
In-person lecture. Also Live-streamed at https://bit.ly/armenianstudiesyoutube The Rise of the Western Armenian Diaspora in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire traces how Armenian migrants changed the demographic and cultural landscape of… Continue reading The Rise of the Western Armenian Diaspora in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire