Prior Years
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.
LITERARY LIGHTS: The Prospectors ~ Saturday, March 9, 2024 ~ On Zoom
Selected by Barnes & Noble as their book-of-the-month for October 2023, Ariel Djanikian’s newly-released The Prospectors is a sweeping rags-to-riches story of survival and greed across American history following a family transformed by the Klondike Gold Rush.
ARE ARMENIANS WHITE? Race, Ethnicity, and Armenian-American Identity ~ Thursday, March 7, 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.
OUTCASTING ARMENIANS: Tanizimat of the Provinces ~ Tuesday, March 5, 2024 ~ In Person, UCLA/On Zoom/YouTube
This hybrid lecture will discuss the pivotal Ottoman era of Tanzimat not just through use of the Ottoman Archives, but also a far less known but just as important source, that of the Armenian Patriarchate.
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.
UNPACKING THE HATE AND PRESSURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARTSAKH ARMENIANS ~ February 20, 2024 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Please join us for a panel discussion on "Unpacking the Hate and Pressure Campaign Against Artsakh Armenians."
21st Annual GRADUATE STUDENT COLLOQUIUM in ARMENIAN STUDIES ~ Friday, February 16, 2024 ~ In-Person
This Colloquium is an annual international conference for graduate students in the Humanities/Social Sciences to present research pertaining to all aspects of Armenian studies, including but not limited to language, literature, history, gender studies, sociology, anthropology, economics, and art history.
LISTENING TO THE VOICES OF OTTOMAN ARMENIANS ~ Thursday, February 15, 2024 ~ In-Person
“Either save us from this misery, or order our death” (“Ya derdimize derman, ya katlimize ferman”)
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LOOTED ART & RESTITUTION ~ Saturday, February 10, 2024 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube
The Armenian Genocide Looted Art Research Project (AGLARP) leadership team is planning the project’s second phase and will shed light on recent and upcoming efforts during this conference at UCLA on Saturday, February 10, 2024. This exciting and critical event will consist of a documentary screening about the March conference, discussions of the AGLARP’s summer research findings, and a roundtable on how this conversation applies to past and current events, as well as what lies next for the AGLARP.