Current Year — Ararat Eskijian Museum
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.
Construction of the Armenian Genocide Denial Narrative ~ Monday, April 14, 2025 ~ On Zoom
This lecture explores the roots of Armenian genocide denialist discourse and its construction as part of the official Ottoman state narrative.
The Genocide of the Armenians of Trabzon ~ Saturday, April 12, 2025 ~ In-Person (Ararat-Eskijian Museum) and on YouTube
This lecture will discuss the anatomy of the Trabzon Armenian genocide and how sexual violence was one of the main components of it.