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LITERARY LIGHTS: The Fear of Large and Small Nations ~ Sunday, November 5, 2023 ~ On Zoom

LITERARY LIGHTS: The Fear of Large and Small Nations ~ Sunday, November 5, 2023 ~ On Zoom

Literary Lights is a monthly reading series organized by the IALA, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center. The series features new works of literature by Armenian authors. Audience members are invited to read along with the series.

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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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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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THE BLOCKADE OF THE LACHIN CORRIDOR AND THE CONQUEST OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH ~ Tuesday, October 24, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

THE BLOCKADE OF THE LACHIN CORRIDOR AND THE CONQUEST OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH ~ Tuesday, October 24, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

This panel is based on the latest special issue of Genocide Studies International, “Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor Crisis,” and features contributors to that issue.

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