Event Videos (2020–2025)
Early Modernity & Mobility: Port Cities and Printers Across the Armenian Diaspora, 1512-1800
Early Modernity & Mobility explores the disparate yet connected histories of Armenian printing establishments in early modern Europe and Asia. From 1512, when the first Armenian printed codex appeared in Venice, to the end of the early modern period in 1800, Armenian presses operated in nineteen locations across the Armenian diaspora.
The Blockade of the Lachin Corridor and the Conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh
This panel was based on the latest special issue of Genocide Studies International, “Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor Crisis,” and features contributors to that issue, which is available from the Zoryan Institute
Advancing Women's Leadership in Local Government in Armenia
The panelists discuss their work experience in Armenia and reflect on their visit to the U.S.
Armenian Rebirth: The Last Plight
An evening with Garo Paylan, a leading opposition voice and a human rights defender in Turkey, as he addresses the recent blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the military attack by Azerbaijan, and resulting ethnic cleansing of the entirety of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh, ongoing acts of genocide, and potential steps moving forward.
A Comparative Study of the Armenian and Assyrian Genocides in the Ottoman Empire During the First World War
In this presentation Anahit Khosroeva examines the main similarities and differences between the genocidal atrocities committed against the Armenians and Assyrians under late Ottoman rule. Based on various multilingual archival documents, diplomatic accounts, and eyewitnesses testimonies it can be seen that the crime committed against not only Armenians but also the Assyrians was intended to destroy these people as national, ethnic, racial or religious groups, in whole or in part.
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.
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):
The Art of Armenian Mural Painting: A Historical Overview
The works of Armenian medieval mural paintings stand out for their artistic merits, with often original iconography and are of great importance not only for Armenian, but also for world art. Mural painting (fresco) is one of the oldest branches of Armenian art, one which is inextricably linked with architecture. Ancient samples of mural painting in Armenia have been preserved from the times of the Kingdom of Urartu (Ararat), 8-7th centuries BC.
Youth Forum on Artsakh
PANELISTS
ANTHONY BARSAMIAN, Armenian Assembly of America Co-Chair (AAA)
DIKRAN KALIGIAN, Armenian National Committee of America - Eastern Region (ANCA-ER)
ANNA OHANYAN, Richard B. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Stonehill College
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.