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Event Videos — Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA

How Western Armenian Came To Be: A Story of People, Purism, and Global Ideas

How Western Armenian Came To Be: A Story of People, Purism, and Global Ideas

This presentation by Jennifer Manoukian explores the emergence of the standard language known today as Western Armenian. In particular, it examines the intellectual labor that led to the acceptance of this language as the dominant written medium among Ottoman Armenians by 1915.

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Atrocities, Genocide, and the Duty to Prevent and to Punish Under International Law: The Situation of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh

Atrocities, Genocide, and the Duty to Prevent and to Punish Under International Law: The Situation of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh

Looking at the situation with respect to attacks against ethnic Armenians as a result of the Lachin Corridor blockade, and recent active military attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh and in Armenia generally, this panel will explore the following key questions drawing from action taken thus far by States and international actors (or not):

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Black Garden Aflame: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the Soviet and Russian Press ~ January 24, 2023

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.

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THE VISHAP: From Fairy Tale to Reality

THE VISHAP: From Fairy Tale to Reality

Illustrated lecture on documenting and preserving the dragon-stones of Armenia from the 2nd millennium BCE by Dr. Arsen Bobokhyan— PI of this project

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