Current Year — Ararat Eskijian Museum
Oor Eir Asdvadz? (Where Were You, God?): Armenian Identity Formation, Religious Belief, and Mental Health Amongst Ethnic Armenians in Turkey ~ Tuesday, May 27, 2025 ~ On Zoom
This talk explores the intersection of Armenian ethnic identity, religious belief, and mental health among ethnic Armenians, particularly in Turkey and the USA.
Film Screening: "Coming Full Circle" ~ Thursday, May 22, 2025 ~ In-Person (Ararat-Eskijian Museum)
Telling the Story of the 1946-49 Great Repatriation as a State-Orchestrated Migration.
Those Who Could Save Their World and Those Who Could Not: What Do Family Archives Tell Us? ~ Monday, May 19, 2025 ~ On YouTube and on Zoom
This talk will concentrate on multiple families’ archives kept in Philadelphia, Montreal, and New Jersey.
Material Afterlives of Genocide: Violence, Memory, and Landscapes of Ruins in Van ~ Monday, May 12, 2025 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom
This talk focuses on the overlapping histories of the Armenian and Kurdish communities in the region of Van in southeastern Turkey through an exploration of spaces of material ruination.
Armenia Through 30 Objects: Stories from the History Museum of Armenia ~ Saturday, May 3, 2025 ~ On YouTube and on Zoom
This lecture will explore key episodes of Armenian history and culture through 30 selected objects, each revealing a unique and compelling story.