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EMPIRE OF QUESTIONS: The Late Ottoman Empire and Dersim '38 ~ Friday, March 15, 2024 ~ In Person: UCLA/On Zoom/YouTube

EMPIRE OF QUESTIONS: The Late Ottoman Empire and Dersim '38 ~ Friday, March 15, 2024 ~ In Person: UCLA/On Zoom/YouTube

Join us as we examine the emergence of various groups as “questions” within the overarching Eastern Question and trace their subsequent solutions through various means of coerced homogenization in the global context of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century racial thinking.

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ARMENIAN DIASPORA(S) IN MOTION: Places, Stakeholders and Practices in the 21st Century ~ Thursday and Friday, March 14-15, 2024 ~ In-Person Event

ARMENIAN DIASPORA(S) IN MOTION: Places, Stakeholders and Practices in the 21st Century ~ Thursday and Friday, March 14-15, 2024 ~ In-Person Event

The objective of this two-day international conference will be to reflect on these contemporary reshapings of the Armenian diaspora(s), revealing their diversity and the new dynamics at work. The colloquium will be video recorded for later release. The proceedings of the conference will be published in Études arméniennes contemporaines, the bilingual journal of the AGBU Nubar Library.

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ARMENIAN FILMS PROGRAM at the Socially Relevant Film Festival NY (SRFF 2024) ~ March 13-18, 2024 ~ In-Person: NY/Online

ARMENIAN FILMS PROGRAM at the Socially Relevant Film Festival NY (SRFF 2024) ~ March 13-18, 2024 ~ In-Person: NY/Online

The 11th Edition of SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival opens March 13 at the Maysles Documentary Center and continues March 14 at MRHS, March 15-17 at Cinema Village, March 18 at the National Arts Club for the Awards Ceremony. The festival covers a broad range of social issues. The official Selection including the short films line up can be found on the festival’s website under the 2024 Program, totaling 53 films this year, nine of which are Armenian-themed. The main themes of the festival are 100 Years of Armenian Cinema, Black History, BIPOC films, Aging and Disability, Women, LGBTQI+, and more.

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OUCASTING ARMENIANS:Tanzimat of the Provinces - A Conversation with Talin Suciyan ~ Wednesday, March 13, 2024 ~ In Person: NJ

OUCASTING ARMENIANS:Tanzimat of the Provinces - A Conversation with Talin Suciyan ~ Wednesday, March 13, 2024 ~ In Person: NJ

Join Dr. Talin Suciyan for compelling insights and to explore the pivotal Ottoman era of Tanzimat, which has a reputation for reform and equality. 

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IDENTITY, COMMUNITY, AND LGBTQ+ ARMENIANS ~ Thursday, March 13, 2024 ~ In Person: NAASR

IDENTITY, COMMUNITY, AND LGBTQ+ ARMENIANS ~ Thursday, March 13, 2024 ~ In Person: NAASR

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

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