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THE POLITICAL MADEMOISELLE OF THE WOMEN'S WARD: Vartouhie Calantar-Nalbandian at Istanbul’s Central Prison (1915-18) ~ Wednesday, September 22, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE POLITICAL MADEMOISELLE OF THE WOMEN'S WARD: Vartouhie Calantar-Nalbandian at Istanbul’s Central Prison (1915-18) ~ Wednesday, September 22, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

This talk will first provide a biography of Vartouhie Calantar-Nalbandian and analyze her prison memoirs. It will also briefly discuss her partnership with husband Zaven Nalbandian in taking up the “Zarevand” penname in the mid-1920s in the U.S. for the writing of the book United and Independent Turania (Միացեալ, Անկախ Թուրանիա).

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ANTOIN SEVRUGUIN آنتوان سوروگین Անտուան Սևրուգին: Perspectives on the Armenian-Iranian Photographer - A Conversation ~ Tuesday, June 8, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

ANTOIN SEVRUGUIN  آنتوان سوروگین   Անտուան Սևրուգին: Perspectives on the Armenian-Iranian Photographer - A Conversation ~ Tuesday, June 8, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

Join the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Antoin Sevruguin: Past and Present exhibition curator and catalog editor, Tasha Vorderstrasse, in conversation with two of the authors of the catalog, Charissa Johnson and Polina Kasian. Each of them brought their own perspective to Sevruguin's photographs, which allow us to better understand his pictures and Sevruguin’s unique vision.

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KNOWING ABOUT GENOCIDE: Armenian Suffering and Epistemic Struggles ~ Friday, April 23, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

KNOWING ABOUT GENOCIDE: Armenian Suffering and Epistemic Struggles ~ Friday, April 23, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

How do victims and perpetrators generate conflicting knowledge about genocide? Using a sociology of knowledge approach, Joachim Savelsberg answers this question for the Armenian Genocide committed in the context of the First World War.

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WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN: Australia, New Zealand, and the Armenian Genocide ~ Tuesday, April 13, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN: Australia, New Zealand, and the Armenian Genocide ~ Tuesday, April 13, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

James Robins explores the accounts of Anzac Prisoners of War who witnessed the genocide, the experiences of soldiers who risked their lives to defend refugees, and Australia and New Zealand’s participation in the enormous post-war Armenian relief movement.

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Traditional Armenian Art Forms in Contemporary Contexts ~ Saturday, March 13, 2021, Live on Zoom

Traditional Armenian Art Forms in Contemporary Contexts ~ Saturday, March 13, 2021, Live on Zoom

Panel 6 of the 2021 UCLA Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies ~ Traditional Armenian Art Forms in Contemporary Contexts

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