Event Videos — #NAASR
The Ruins of Ani: A Photographic Journey from 1881 to the Present
In this webinar, the Promise Armenian Institute marks the launch of a new digital exhibit at the Armenian Image Archive, which explores Kurkdjian’s stereoscopic images of Ani in 1881, taken over a period of five months after he was a photographer for the Russian Army. Dr. Joseph Malikian, curator of this new exhibit, will tell the story of Kurkdjian’s photographic expedition to Ani, and the opposition he encountered from the Russian authorities.
The Sultan of New York and the Invention of Armenian-American Identity (1834-1895)
This talk by Nora Lessersohn introduces the life and work of Christopher Oscanyan (1818-1895), one of the first known Armenian-Americans, and his efforts to connect the U.S. with the Ottoman Empire—especially its Armenian Christian population.
Armenians, Kurds, and the Early Turkish Republic
In person panel discussion on "Armenians, Kurds, and the Early Turkish Republic," in person at Columbia University
Literary Lights: Taleen Voskuni in Conversation with JP Der Boghossian
Literary Lights is a monthly reading series organized by the International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA), the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center. Learn more here.
Black Garden Aflame: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the Soviet and Russian Press ~ January 24, 2023
Dr. Artyom Tonoyan's talk focuses on some of the most interesting and critical themes emerging from the decades-long Soviet and Russian press coverage of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.