The fact that there are more than five thousand 'desert kites' in the world, that a lot of effort has been put on their construction, indicates their significance, and thus a whole page of the history of the ancient world remains undiscovered. Armenian kites yield great potential to shed light on these mysterious structures due to their high level of preservation and rich archaeological environment.
Panel discussion with filmmaker and writer Guido Jimenez-Cruz, and professors and authors Charles Gallagher and Christopher Vials about Avedis Derounian, aka John Roy Carlson, and his undercover work with US Nazis, moderated by author Michael Bobelian.
The webinar will include an introduction to the Armenian Image Archive (AIA) by Carla Garapedian, Ph.D., a survey by Joseph Malikian, Ph.D., of early Armenian photography which will be a focus of research in the AIA, and a presentation of Asadour Guzelian’s photographs, taken on his two trips to Armenia in 1988 and 1989.
Join respected veteran journalist Tatul Hakobyan for a report from the front lines on the fighting that has just broken out in Syunik. What is happening and why?