Prior Years — #NAASRevents
PORTRAITS OF UNBELONGING ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube ~ Sunday, July 26, 2020
Portraits of Unbelonging investigates the history of Ottoman Armenian emigration from the Ottoman east to the United States from the politically fraught and often violent 1890s to the end of Abdülhamid II's reign in 1909. Between 1896 and 1909, Ottoman Armenian subjects could emigrate legally only if they renounced their nationality and promised to never return to the empire. Having their photograph taken was a key step in the process. These photos recorded their “renunciation of nationality” and became one of the first uses of photography to police borders anywhere in the world.
ARMENIA REPORT: Flare-up on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Border ~ Thursday, July 23, 2020 ~ Live on Zoom and YouTube
Richard B. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Stonehill College Dr. Anna Ohanyan moderates a panel discussion on the flare-up on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border with panelists Antranig Kasbarian, Arsen Kharatyan, and Maria Tititzian. This webinar sponsored by the NAASR / Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues.
I ASK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ~ A Presentation and Discussion
A presentation and discussion of I Ask You, Ladies and Gentlemen, considering its place among the many memoirs that have been published since its first printing, our presenters discussed why they felt it important to bring the book out in a new edition and what it has to offer today.
I ASK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ~ Zoom / YouTube ~ Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Join us for this presentation and discussion of I Ask You, Ladies and Gentlemen. Considering its place among the many memoirs that have been published since its first printing, our presenters will discuss why they felt it important to bring the book out in a new edition and what it has to offer today.
RACIAL INJUSTICE and RESPONSIBILITY ~ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 ~ Live on Zoom and YouTube
When it comes to historical violence and contemporary inequality, none of us are completely innocent. Join us to examine the legacy of racial violence and inequality from post-emancipation to the present and the responsibility of non-perpetrators of historical and contemporary violence in sustaining systemic injustice, domination, and racism.
ARMENIANS and KURDS in the LATE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: A Social History ~ Live on Zoom and YouTube ~ June 7, 2020
In this online presentation Dr. Ümit Kurt will discuss the new publication Armenians and Kurds in the Late Ottoman Empire (Armenian Series of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno, 2020), co-edited with Ara Sarafian.
Armenians and Kurds in the Late Ottoman Empire
In this online presentation Dr. Ümit Kurt discussed the new publication Armenians and Kurds in the Late Ottoman Empire (Armenian Series of the Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno, 2020), co-edited with Ara Sarafian.
NEW DISCOVERIES AT ANI CATHEDRAL with Christina Maranci ~ Live on Zoom and YouTube ~ May 21, 2020
Hidden for centuries under whitewash, the paintings of the apse of Ani Cathedral, one of the most famous of Armenian churches, were barely known by scholars. Image software technology has now brought many more details of the composition to light, enough to identify the scene as a beautiful Vision of Ezekiel. It has also revealed an apse inscription on the south wall.
POSTPONED ~ 66th ANNUAL ASSEMBLY & LUNCHEON ~ POSTPONED
POSTPONED NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building, Batmasian Hall (3rd Floor) 395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478 Featured Forum: TBD All are invited to attend. Luncheon: $18 per person PROGRAM 11:30 am Registration / Check-in 12:00 noon Welcoming Remarks, Yervant Chekijian, Chairman of the Board Presentations to 25-year Members Presentations to 50-year Members 12:30 pm Luncheon 1:00 pm Featured Forum TBD 2:30 pm Break 2:45 pm Business Meeting of Members Presentation of Rules Vote on Minutes of Prior Assembly Report of Nominating Committee Election of Board Members Auditing Committee Report Constitution & Rules Committee Report New Business Committee Report Election Results New Business 3:45...
CANCELED ~ VILLAGE OF WOMEN directed by Tamara Stepanyan: Film Screening ~ CANCELED
CANCELEDVILLAGE OF WOMEN | 2019 | Armenia | 83 MINDIRECTOR: Tamara StepanyanCATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM at the Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston.PREMIERE STATUS: North American Premiere SUBTITLES: English subtitlesFESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2019 Dok LeipzigA village where women, children and elderly reside. Men leave 9 months of the year to Russia to work. Summer, a slow and friendly atmosphere; women do the hay, cut the grass and store for the winter. Fruits will be canned to be eaten during the cold winter. The sun arouses a certain laziness, a sensual relaxation. Autumn, with it’s different shades of red, is the season...