Prior Years
THE BLOCKADE OF THE LACHIN CORRIDOR AND THE CONQUEST OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH ~ Tuesday, October 24, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
This panel is based on the latest special issue of Genocide Studies International, “Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor Crisis,” and features contributors to that issue.
CELEBRATING THE VAHAKN DADRIAN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BOOK COLLECTION ~ Sunday, October 22, 2023 ~ In-Person
You are invited to a special in-person event to mark a major new addition to the USC Libraries Holocaust & Genocide Studies Collection. The Vahakn Dadrian Armenian Genocide Book Collection is made possible by the Ararat Eskijian Museum and Research Center.
Advancing Women's Leadership in Local Government in Armenia ~ Thursday, October 19, 2023 ~ In Person
The panelists will discuss their work experience in Armenia and reflect on their visit to the U.S.
ARMENIAN REBIRTH: The Last Plight ~ Tuesday, October 17, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube
Join us for an evening with Garo Paylan, a leading opposition voice and a human rights defender in Turkey, as he addresses the recent blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the military attack by Azerbaijan, and resulting ethnic cleansing of the entirety of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh, ongoing acts of genocide, and potential steps moving forward.
WHO IS AN ARMENIAN-AMERICAN? ~ Monday, October 16, 2023 ~ In-Person
We invite members of the community to join with us for the first in a series of programs exploring various aspects of Armenian-American identities, Exploring Hybrid Identities of Armenian-Americans in Mass, which is supported by Mass Humanities under their Expand Massachusetts Stories Initiative.
NAASR Mardigian Library Open House ~ Friday, October 13, 2023 ~ In Person
Join us for NAASR's Mardigian Library Open House with special presentations and tours by Library Curator Ani Babaian and Director of Academic Affairs Marc Mamigonian.
A Comparative Study of the Armenian and Assyrian Genocides in the Ottoman Empire During the First World War ~ Thursday, October 12, 2023 ~ In Person
In this presentation Anahit Khosroeva will examine the main similarities and differences between the genocidal atrocities committed against the Armenians and Assyrians under late Ottoman rule. Based on various multilingual archival documents, diplomatic accounts, and eyewitnesses testimonies it can be seen that the crime committed against not only Armenians but also the Assyrians was intended to destroy these people as national, ethnic, racial or religious groups, in whole or in part.
HOW WESTERN ARMENIAN CAME TO BE: A Story of People, Purism, and Global Ideas ~ Thursday, October 12, 2023 ~ On Zoom
This presentation explores the emergence of the standard language known today as Western Armenian. In particular, it examines the intellectual labor that led to the acceptance of this language as the dominant written medium among Ottoman Armenians by 1915.
ATROCITIES, GENOCIDE, and the DUTY to PREVENT and to PUNISH UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW: The Situation of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh ~ Tuesday, October 10, 2023 ~ In Person/Virtual
Looking at the situation with respect to attacks against ethnic Armenians as a result of the Lachin Corridor blockade, and recent active military attacks in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh and in Armenia generally, this panel will explore the following key questions drawing from action taken thus far by States and international actors (or not):
The Art of Armenian Mural Painting: A Historical Overview ~ October 6, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
The works of Armenian medieval mural paintings stand out for their artistic merits, with often original iconography and are of great importance not only for Armenian, but also for world art. Mural painting (fresco) is one of the oldest branches of Armenian art, one which is inextricably linked with architecture. Ancient samples of mural painting in Armenia have been preserved from the times of the Kingdom of Urartu (Ararat), 8-7th centuries BC.