Prior Years — #NAASR
THE MATERIALITY OF ARMENIAN CHRISTIANITY: Gospel Books as Sacred Objects ~ Wednesday, January 26, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Based on several years of ethnographic research in Armenia and recent anthropological literature on religion as a sensual and material phenomenon, Konrad Siekierski will discuss how Gospel Books (and some other religious texts) make visible the invisible, touchable the untouchable, and – ultimately – reachable the unreachable for Armenian Christians today.
THE JOURNEY OF HEROES ~ Thursday, December 9, 2021 ~ In Person/On Zoom/YouTube
He held his sword tightly in his hand and never let it go. The powerful clashes of his sword echoed strongly in the mountains and valleys of Armenia, inspiring the survivors of the carnage with courage to fight back for freedom. — excerpt from book jacket
‘DESERT KITES’: Mysterious Prehistoric Structures in Armenia ~ Saturday, November 20, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
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.
THE AVEDIS DEROUNIAN ARCHIVE AT NAASR: A Vital Resource on US-Based Extremism ~ Thursday, November 18, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
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.
AFTERMATH: the Armenian Earthquake of 1988, A Photo Collection by Asadour Guzelian ~ Thursday, November 18, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
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.
THE POLITICS OF NAMING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: Language, History and ‘Medz Yeghern’ ~ Thursday, November 11, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Join the featured discussants for a roundtable discussion of Vartan Matiossian's book The Politics of Naming the Armenian Genocide: Language, History and ‘Medz Yeghern’.
BARBARA + 2: Staged Readings of 2 Award-Winning Plays by Barbara Bejoian ~ Sunday, November 7, 2021 ~ In Person Event
CELEBRATING THE LIFE & TALENT OF BARBARA BEJOIAN
PRESENTING 2 AWARD-WINNING PLAYS: THE PORCH and DANCE, MAMA, DANCE
67th Annual Assembly of Members ~ Saturday, November 6, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 1:00pm EDT / 10:00am PDTFeatured Speaker: Dr. Khatchig Mouradian, Armenian and Georgian Area Specialist in the African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress talk: From Illumination to Digitization: The Armenian Collections at the Library of Congress
The general public is invited to attend via NAASR's YouTube channel. NAASR Members, please register on Zoom in order to vote.
BLACK GARDEN AFLAME: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the Soviet and Russian Press ~ Thursday, November 4, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
The present collection of articles in Black Garden Aflame—carefully translated, edited, and culled from a vast repository of Russian-language press curated by Artyom Tonoyan—presents in book form for the first time in English some of the most important material that has appeared from 1988 to the present
EVERYDAY COSMOPOLITANISMS: Living the Silk Road in Medieval Armenia ~ Sunday, October 31, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
With innovative focus on the far-reaching implications of local practices, Everyday Cosmopolitanisms brings the study of medieval Eurasia into relation with contemporary discussions of cosmopolitanism and globalization, and challenges persistent divisions between modern and medieval, global and local.