Prior Years
Armenia Through 30 Objects: Stories from the History Museum of Armenia ~ Saturday, May 3, 2025 ~ On YouTube and on Zoom
This lecture will explore key episodes of Armenian history and culture through 30 selected objects, each revealing a unique and compelling story.
Armenian Cultural Foundation Presents: A Conversation and Reception with Narine Abgaryan ~ Sunday, April 27, 2025 ~ In-Person (Armenian Cultural Foundation)
Book Launch: A Conversation and Reception with Narine Abgaryan, author of "To Go on Living."
The Right of Return and the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armenians ~ Friday, April 25, 2025 ~ In-Person (Yale University)
The conversation will explore the legal and humanitarian challenges facing displaced Armenians from Artsakh, drawing on the speakers’ firsthand experiences in governance, advocacy, and international law.
Sahag II Khabayan (1849-1939): Catholicos of Cilicia as Witness to Massacres and the Armenian Genocide ~ Friday, April 25, 2025 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom
The talk examines the life and work of Sahag II Khabayan, the Catholicos of the House of Cilicia, as a lens through which to explore the Armenian Genocide and its aftermath.
The Genocide of the Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): Methods and Consequences ~ Friday, April 25, 2025 ~ In-Person (Yale University)
Artak Beglaryan, former Minister and Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Artsakh, will be discussing how the Armenians of Artsakh were killed and what the consequences are for the region.
April 24: The Origins of Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day ~ Thursday, April 24, 2025 ~ In-Person (NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building), on Zoom, and on YouTube
This lecture will outline the genesis of Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day on April 24.
Nancy Kricorian in Conversation with Nanore Barsoumian ~ Tuesday, April 15, 2025 ~ In-Person (NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building), on Zoom, and on YouTube
Nanore Barsoumian and Nancy Kricorian will be discussing Kricorian’s new novel The Burning Heart of the World.
Construction of the Armenian Genocide Denial Narrative ~ Monday, April 14, 2025 ~ On Zoom
This lecture explores the roots of Armenian genocide denialist discourse and its construction as part of the official Ottoman state narrative.
The Genocide of the Armenians of Trabzon ~ Saturday, April 12, 2025 ~ In-Person (Ararat-Eskijian Museum) and on YouTube
This lecture will discuss the anatomy of the Trabzon Armenian genocide and how sexual violence was one of the main components of it.
Book Event: The Burning Heart of the World ~ Monday, April 7, 2025 ~ In-Person (Columbia University)
Featuring Nancy Kricorian in conversation with Marianne Hirsch.