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Event Videos — #Society for Armenian Studies

The Fall of Artsakh: Refugee Crisis, Existential Threat, and Uncertain Future

The Fall of Artsakh: Refugee Crisis, Existential Threat, and Uncertain Future

October 1, 2023 online panel discussion, "The Fall of Artsakh: Refugee Crisis, Existential Threat, and Uncertain Future," with a distinguished panel including Vicken Cheterian, Bedross Der Matossian, Nerses Kopalyan, Anna Ohanyan, and David L. Phillips, moderated by Marc A. Mamigonian.

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Denial of Genocides in the Twenty-First Century

Denial of Genocides in the Twenty-First Century

Denial of Genocides in the Twenty-First Century (Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2023), edited by Bedross Der Matossian, brings together leading scholars from across disciplines to add to the body of genocide scholarship that is challenged by denialist literature and provides insights into how genocide denial is becoming a fact of daily life in the twenty-first century.

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Remembering and Celebrating the Life and Work of Prof. Richard G. Hovannisian (1932-2023)

Remembering and Celebrating the Life and Work of Prof. Richard G. Hovannisian (1932-2023)

Organized and hosted by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) with respect and gratitude for Prof. Hovannisian’s immeasurable contributions as a scholar, mentor, and leader.

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They Vowed Never To Return: Armenian Transatlantic Mobility and ‘Undesirable Subjects’ at the end of the Ottoman Empire

They Vowed Never To Return: Armenian Transatlantic Mobility and ‘Undesirable Subjects’ at the end of the Ottoman Empire

This talk by Hazal Özdemir expands the category of anti-Armenian violence in the Hamidian era to contain the denaturalization of targeted populations and methods devised to control their movements, such as photo registers. It will focus on the Armenian mobility between the Ottoman Empire and the United States between 1896-1908.

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The Sultan of New York and the Invention of Armenian-American Identity (1834-1895)

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.

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