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Prior Years

Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908 ~ Monday, November 4, 2024 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom

Ottoman Passports: Security and Geographic Mobility, 1876-1908 ~ Monday, November 4, 2024 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom

İlkay Yılmaz reconsiders the history of two political issues, the Armenian and Macedonian questions, approaching both through the lens of mobility restrictions during the late Ottoman Empire from 1876 to 1908 in her book Ottoman Passports.

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Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement ~ Saturday, November 2, 2024 ~ In-Person (USC Dornsife)

Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement ~ Saturday, November 2, 2024 ~ In-Person (USC Dornsife)

In light of the ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of the Artsakh, the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies is hosting a daylong symposium featuring prominent figures from academia, the arts, and civil society, who will share their firsthand experiences of conflict, life under blockade, and dispossession.

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Conversations on Photography: Images of Global Armenian Life ~ Tuesday, October 29, 2024 ~ In-Person (Project Save)

Conversations on Photography: Images of Global Armenian Life ~ Tuesday, October 29, 2024 ~ In-Person (Project Save)

Erhan Arik will discuss his work from 'Gayan', a book featuring images of modern Armenian life around the world. 

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Book Talk: An Armenian Futūh Narrative ~ Monday, October 28, 2024 ~ In-Person (Columbia University)

Book Talk: An Armenian Futūh Narrative ~ Monday, October 28, 2024 ~ In-Person (Columbia University)

Historians Sergio La Porta and Alison M. Vacca will discuss their English translation of Armenian priest Lewond’s chronicle of 8th century caliphal rule in Armenia. 

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Classifying the Cartozians: Visibility and Citizenship ~ Thursday, October 24, 2024 ~ In-Person (NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building), on YouTube, and on Zoom

Classifying the Cartozians: Visibility and Citizenship ~ Thursday, October 24, 2024 ~ In-Person (NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building), on YouTube, and on Zoom

This lecture addresses the politics of visibility and legal belonging by following the Cartozian family—from their sitting for an Ottoman expatriation portrait to exit the Ottoman Empire in 1906 to the family’s own deft use of advertising and portrait photography in the United States.

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