Current Year — #NAASR
67th Annual Assembly of Members ~ Saturday, November 6, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT / 10:00am PDTFeatured Speaker: Dr. Khatchig Mouradian, Armenian and Georgian Area Specialist in the African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress talk: From Illumination to Digitization: The Armenian Collections at the Library of Congress
The general public is invited to attend via NAASR's YouTube channel. NAASR Members, please register on Zoom in order to vote.
EVERYDAY COSMOPOLITANISMS: Living the Silk Road in Medieval Armenia ~ Sunday, October 31, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
With innovative focus on the far-reaching implications of local practices, Everyday Cosmopolitanisms brings the study of medieval Eurasia into relation with contemporary discussions of cosmopolitanism and globalization, and challenges persistent divisions between modern and medieval, global and local.
VAHE OSHAGAN: Between Acts ~ Wednesday, October 20, 2021 ~ Live Discussion on Zoom/YouTube
Vahé Oshagan: Between Acts is a literary biography of the pre-eminent writer and public intellectual of the modern Armenian diaspora. The film infuses the traditional documentary with visual, sound-text, and scholarly interpretations of Oshagan's poetry and prose.
Gender & Intersectionality in Post-Soviet Armenia ~ Friday/Saturday, October 15-16, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Friday / Saturday, October 15-16, 2021, at 11am EDT / 8am PDT / 7pm AMTLive on Zoom. Registration is required and free.Livestream on the Zoryan Institute YouTube channel ZI e-Chronicles. This two-day conference, held virtually over Zoom, will provide a platform to discuss and better understand gender-related issues in the present-day Republic of Armenia. PANELS October 15, 2021 ARMENIA'S GENDER TROUBLE: Deconstructing "Anti-Genderism" from Historical, Linguistic, and Socio-Cultural Anthroplogical Perspectives POLITICS AND REPRESENTATION: Uprooting Secism, Racism, and Homophobia in Education, Decision Making, and Public Discourse PANELS October 16, 2021 EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT: Creating and Distributing Resources Beyond the Gap WAR, TRAUMA,...
Gate to Heaven ~ Boston Area Film Screening & Discussion ~ Sunday, October 10, 2021 ~ In Person Event
Please join us and support yet another brilliant film by Director Jivan Avetisyan with a storyline set during the 2016 four-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh. You will have the opportunity to view the film, meet the film director in person, and learn more about the film and Avetisyan's upcoming projects.