Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — Armenian Film Foundation

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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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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REMEMBRANCES: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha ~ Wednesday, March 15, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

REMEMBRANCES: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha ~ Wednesday, March 15, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Dr. Carla Garapedian, who wrote the preface to this new edition of Remembrances: The Assassination of Talaat Pasha, will provide a general introduction and Bedo Demirdjian, translator of the memoir, will talk about the challenges of working with this manuscript.

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PICTURING THE OTTOMAN ARMENIAN WORLD: Photography in Erzurum, Harput, Van and Beyond ~Thursday, January 19, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

PICTURING THE OTTOMAN ARMENIAN WORLD: Photography in Erzurum, Harput, Van and Beyond ~Thursday, January 19, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

The Armenian contribution to Ottoman photography is supposedly well known, with histories documenting the famous studios of the imperial capital, Ottoman Armenian-run establishments that produced Orientalist visions for tourists and images of modernity for a domestic elite.

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A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY: Armenian Treasures of Artsakh, New Julfa, and Romania ~ Sunday, November 6, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY: Armenian Treasures of Artsakh, New Julfa, and Romania ~ Sunday, November 6, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

Join us for an intimate photographic journey and conversation between Dr. Carla Garapedian of the Armenian Film Foundation and renowned photographer Hrair Hawk Khatcherian on his travels to four major Armenian landmarks.

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