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Prior Years — #NAASR

TEACHING WITH TESTIMONY: Denial and the Armenian Genocide ~ Tuesday, December 12, 2023 ~ Webinar

TEACHING WITH TESTIMONY: Denial and the Armenian Genocide ~ Tuesday, December 12, 2023 ~ Webinar

In this webinar, educators will learn about the impact of genocide denial and distortion on Armenian Genocide education as well as strategies on how to integrate testimony into the classroom to develop students' agency and resilience to misinformtaion.

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REVEALING THE MURALS OF AMENAPRKICH VANK OF NEW JULFA ~ Wednesday, December 13, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

REVEALING THE MURALS OF AMENAPRKICH VANK OF NEW JULFA ~ Wednesday, December 13, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

In this presentation, Ani Babaian will talk about S. Amenaprkich Vank’s murals — the artistic styles, the artists, the projects to conserve the murals, and new findings discovered during the conservation process.

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NAASR HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE ~ Wednesday, December 13, 2023 ~ In Person

NAASR HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE ~ Wednesday, December 13, 2023 ~ In Person

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 4:00pm EasternIn-Person at the NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building, 395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478Bring family and friends. All are welcome!FEATURINGAll-day Booksale - 20% off all items in the Bookstore. For online book orders enter the PromoCode: Holiday 2023 at check-out.7:30pm Illustrated lecture by Ani Babaian, "Revealing the Murals of Amenaprkich Vank of New Julfa." This talk will also be on Zoom and the NAASR YouTube Channel.Light refreshments prior to the lecture. Click here for the flyer.

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IT TAKES A VILLAGE...Film Screening and Discussion ~ Saturday, December 9, 2023 ~ In-Person

IT TAKES A VILLAGE...Film Screening and Discussion ~ Saturday, December 9, 2023 ~ In-Person

The screening will be followed by refreshments and discussion with writer/director Ophelia Harutyunyan and Yvette Amirian, Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Division of Film & Television Production at USC, moderated by Zareh Arevshatian of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

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EARLY MODERNITY & MOBILITY: Port Cities and Printers Across the Armenian Diaspora, 1512-1800 ~ Tuesday, November 28, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

EARLY MODERNITY & MOBILITY: Port Cities and Printers Across the Armenian Diaspora, 1512-1800 ~ Tuesday, November 28, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube

Early Modernity and Mobility explores the disparate yet connected histories of Armenian printing establishments in early modern Europe and Asia. 

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