Event Videos (2020–2025)
ARMENIAN DIASPORA(S) IN MOTION: Places, Stakeholders and Practices in the 21st Century ~ Thursday and Friday, March 14-15, 2024
The objective of this two-day international conference will be to reflect on these contemporary reshapings of the Armenian diaspora(s), revealing their diversity and the new dynamics at work. The colloquium will be video recorded for later release. The proceedings of the conference will be published in Études arméniennes contemporaines, the bilingual journal of the AGBU Nubar Library.
Armenian Manuscripts of the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Collection ~ Thursday, May 23, 2024
Armenian Manuscripts of the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Collection is devoted to the five Armenian codices in the Jeselsohn collection in Zurich.
(Re)Connecting with Western Armenia: A Symposium in Honor of Armen Aroyan ~ Sunday, May 19, 2024
We offer this symposium, featuring a distinguished and diverse group of researchers, in recognition of Armen Aroyan’s tireless dedication to (re)connecting the descendants and survivors of the Armenian Genocide as well as other interested individuals to these lands.
The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide ~ Sunday, May 5, 2024
The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Archives on the Armenian Question and the Genocide: Annotated Detailed Summary of Documents, Vol. I provides for the first time a detailed list of the 634 documents (written in Armenian, Ottoman, French, English, German, and Russian) contained in Box 1 of the Patriarchate’s “Archives of the Armenian Question and Armenian Genocide,” with extensive description and annotations.
LITERARY LIGHTS: The Palace of Forty Pillars ~ Saturday, May 4, 2024
Wry, tender, and formally innovative, Armen Davoudian’s debut poetry collection, The Palace of Forty Pillars, tells the story of a self estranged from the world around him as a gay adolescent, an Armenian in Iran, and an immigrant in America.
Women Up Front: The Struggle for Social Justice in Armenia ~ Thursday, May 2, 2024
A panel discussion on women's social justice struggles in contemporary Armenia.
MONUMENTS AND IDENTITIES IN THE CAUCASUS: Book Launch ~ Friday, April 26, 2024 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Join Monuments and Identities in the Caucasus co-editors Dr. Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev (Sofia University) and Haroutioun Khatchadourian (independent researcher) with Dr. Marcello Flores (Università di Siena), who wrote the volume’s Preface and Introduction, respectively. Introductory remarks will be given by Dr. Sebouh D. Aslanian (University of California, Los Angeles).
BONE MEMORY: Armenian Pilgrimages to the Killing Fields of Dayr al-Zur ~ Sunday, April 21, 2024 ~ In Person: LA / On YouTube
This presentation by Dr. Elyse Semerdjian outlines the earliest Armenian pilgrimages to the killing fields of Dayr al-Zur (Der Zor) in the Syrian Desert.
The Armenian Social Democrat Hnchakian Party: Politics, Ideology and Transnational History ~ Thursday, April 18, 2024 ~ In-Person (NAASR) and on Zoom
The Armenian Social Democrat Hnchakian Party: Politics, Ideology and Transnational History, edited by Bedross Der Matossian, sheds light on the history of the Social Democrat Hnchakian Party, a major Armenian revolutionary party that operated in the Ottoman Empire, Russia, Persia and throughout the global Armenian diaspora.
LITERARY LIGHTS: Children's Authors Astrid Kamalyan and Leila Boukarim ~ Saturday, April 13, 2024 ~ On Zoom
Literary Lights is a monthly reading series organized by the IALA, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center. The series features new works of literature by Armenian authors. Each event—held online—will feature a writer reading from their work, followed by a discussion with an interviewer and audience members.