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EARLY MODERNITY & MOBILITY: Port Cities and Printers Across the Armenian Diaspora, 1512-1800 ~ Tuesday, October 31, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

EARLY MODERNITY & MOBILITY: Port Cities and Printers Across the Armenian Diaspora, 1512-1800 ~ Tuesday, October 31, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

Early Modernity & Mobility explores the disparate yet connected histories of Armenian printing establishments in early modern Europe and Asia. From 1512, when the first Armenian printed codex appeared in Venice, to the end of the early modern period in 1800, Armenian presses operated in nineteen locations across the Armenian diaspora.

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STATELESS: The Politics of the Armenian Language in Exile ~ Wednesday, October 25, 2023 ~ In Person/On Zoom

STATELESS: The Politics of the Armenian Language in Exile ~ Wednesday, October 25, 2023 ~ In Person/On Zoom

In Stateless, Talar Chahinian offers a rich exploration of Western Armenian literary history in the wake of the 1915 genocide that led to the dispersion of Armenians across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and beyond. Chahinian highlights two specific time periods—post WW I Paris and Post WW II Beirut—to trace the ways in which literature developed in each diaspora.

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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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ARMENIAN REBIRTH: The Last Plight ~ Tuesday, October 17, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

ARMENIAN REBIRTH: The Last Plight ~ Tuesday, October 17, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

Join us for an evening with Garo Paylan, a leading opposition voice and a human rights defender in Turkey, as he addresses the recent blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the military attack by Azerbaijan, and resulting ethnic cleansing of the entirety of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh, ongoing acts of genocide, and potential steps moving forward.

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WHO IS AN ARMENIAN-AMERICAN? ~ Monday, October 16, 2023 ~ In-Person

WHO IS AN ARMENIAN-AMERICAN? ~ Monday, October 16, 2023 ~ In-Person

We invite members of the community to join with us for the first in a series of programs exploring various aspects of Armenian-American identities, Exploring Hybrid Identities of Armenian-Americans in Mass, which is supported by Mass Humanities under their Expand Massachusetts Stories Initiative.

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