Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Current Year — Armenian Film Foundation

SERGEI PARAJANOV AT ONE HUNDRED: Chimeras of Nation, Form, and Being ~ Thursday through Saturday, February 22-24, 2024 ~ In-Person

SERGEI PARAJANOV AT ONE HUNDRED: Chimeras of Nation, Form, and Being ~ Thursday through Saturday, February 22-24, 2024 ~ In-Person

Drawing inspiration from Parajanov’s description of himself as a chimera, this centennial conference  aims to examine the myriad border crossings and hybridities that characterize his life and oeuvre.

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JACKIE IN THE NEAR EAST ~ Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom

JACKIE IN THE NEAR EAST ~ Wednesday, November 1, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom

The world premiere of the recently discovered lost film, “Jackie in the Near East,” a 1924 short film produced by the Near East Relief (NER) and featuring child-star Jackie Coogan, who helped raise millions of dollars in America for orphans of the Armenian Genocide.

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CELEBRATING THE VAHAKN DADRIAN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BOOK COLLECTION ~ Sunday, October 22, 2023 ~ In-Person

CELEBRATING THE VAHAKN DADRIAN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BOOK COLLECTION ~ Sunday, October 22, 2023 ~ In-Person

You are invited to a special in-person event to mark a major new addition to the USC Libraries Holocaust & Genocide Studies Collection. The Vahakn Dadrian Armenian Genocide Book Collection is made possible by the Ararat Eskijian Museum and Research Center.

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REMEMBRANCES: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha ~ Wednesday, March 15, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

REMEMBRANCES: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha ~ Wednesday, March 15, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Dr. Carla Garapedian, who wrote the preface to this new edition of Remembrances: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha, will provide a general introduction and Bedo Demirdjian, translator of the memoir, will talk about the challenges of working with this manuscript.

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PICTURING THE OTTOMAN ARMENIAN WORLD: Photography in Erzurum, Harput, Van and Beyond ~Thursday, January 19, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

PICTURING THE OTTOMAN ARMENIAN WORLD: Photography in Erzurum, Harput, Van and Beyond ~Thursday, January 19, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

The Armenian contribution to Ottoman photography is supposedly well known, with histories documenting the famous studios of the imperial capital, Ottoman Armenian-run establishments that produced Orientalist visions for tourists and images of modernity for a domestic elite.

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