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LITERARY LIGHTS: The Prospectors ~ Saturday, March 9, 2024 ~ On Zoom

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.

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ARE ARMENIANS WHITE? Race, Ethnicity, and Armenian-American Identity ~ Thursday, March 7, 2024 ~ In-Person: NAASR

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.

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OUTCASTING ARMENIANS: Tanizimat of the Provinces ~ Tuesday, March 5, 2024 ~ In Person, UCLA/On Zoom/YouTube

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.

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Վանի Անհետացած Աշխարհը / The Disappearing World of Van ~ Sunday, February 25, 2024 ~ In Person

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. 

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SERGEI PARAJANOV AT ONE HUNDRED: Chimeras of Nation, Form, and Being ~ Thursday through Saturday, February 22-24, 2024 ~ In-Person

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.

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