Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient
Lecture

Armenian Women's Genocide Testimony In Traditional and "Embodies Archives"

Elyse Semerdjian
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 7:00 PM (ET)
Location
Eager Auditorium (Room 146, Sullivan Academic Center), 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA
Format
In-Person
Armenian Women's Genocide Testimony In Traditional and "Embodies Archives"
Featured Presenter
  • Elyse Semerdjian
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 7:00 PM (ET)
Location
Eager Auditorium (Room 146, Sullivan Academic Center), 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA
Format
In-Person
Sponsors
  • Worcester State University Office of the Associate Provost
  • Worcester State Armenian Students Association
  • Worcester Chapter of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF)
  • National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
Description

This 2026 Armenian Genocide Commemoration special event at Worcester State University will examine Armenian women’s genocide testimony through both traditional archives and “embodied archives.” The program will explore how the history of genocide is preserved not only in documents and recorded narratives, but also through traces left in the memories and on the bodies of its women survivors.

The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in any lots adjacent to the building.

Elyse Semerdjian, PhD is the Kaloosdian-Mugar Chair of Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University. She is the author of Remnants: Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide (Stanford, 2023), winner of the 2025 Raphael Lemkin best book prize in genocide studies.


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