Prior Years — #NAASR

ARTSAKH: Once There Was and Was Not ~ Thursday, March 21, 2024 ~ In Person: St. Paul / On Zoom

Scout Tufakjian will speak about Artsakh and her people - before, during, and after the ethnic cleansing by the Azerbaijani government, and what is being done (and what still needs to be done) to support them, preserve their culture, and continue to fight for their rights.

ARMENIANS IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1870-1924: Establishing a Community, Building Institutions ~ Wednesday, March 20, 2024 ~ In Person: NAASR/OnZoom/YouTube

Since history, Armenian-American history included, is more than just a recitation of organizations and entities, but is also made up of the stories of individuals, this presentation will combine family history with the early history of the Armenian-American community in New England and some of its developing institutions as a means to explore the early period of Armenian-American history and identity building in Massachusetts.

OUTCASTING ARMENIANS: Tanzimat of the Provinces ~ Monday, March 18, 2024 ~ In-Person, Columbia

This lecture will reassess the pivotal Ottoman era of Tanzimat, which has a reputation in the historiography as a period of reform and equality.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ARE ARMENIANS WHITE? Race, Ethnicity, and Armenian-American Identity ~ Thursday, March 7, 2024 ~ In-Person: NAASR

Վանի Անհետացած Աշխարհը / The Disappearing World of Van ~ Sunday, February 25, 2024 ~ In Person

The Disappearing World of Van (2022) is an overview of the history of Van with illustrations from its inception to present day.

SERGEI PARAJANOV AT ONE HUNDRED: Chimeras of Nation, Form, and Being ~ Thursday through Saturday, February 22-24, 2024 ~ In-Person

Drawing inspiration from Parajanov’s description of himself as a chimera, this centennial conference aims to examine the myriad border crossings and hybridities that characterize his life and oeuvre.