THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
California State University, Northridge - The Armenian Studies Program
Presents a Conference Dedicated to the Generations of 1915 and 2015
As a Part of the United Armenian Council of Los Angeles’
Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemorative Events
Saturday, January 31, 2015, 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., the Grand Salon, CSUN
California State University, Northridge - The Armenian Studies Program
Presents a Conference Dedicated to the Generations of 1915 and 2015
As a Part of the United Armenian Council of Los Angeles’
Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemorative Events
Saturday, January 31, 2015, 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., the Grand Salon, CSUN
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Co-Sponsors
*United Armenian Council of Los Angeles *National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) *Knights of Vartan – Los Angeles County Chapters *Armenian Bar Association *Armenian General Benevolent Union *Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, CSUN *Mousa Ler Association of California & An exhibit of Near East Relief posters by the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Mission Hills, CA |
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MORNING PANELS
Vahram Shemmassian: Introduction I. Language as a Victim Hagop Gulludjian: Moderator Vartan Matiossian: Pleading No-Context: On Uses and Abuses of the Word Yeghern Barlow Der Mugrdechian: Western Armenian Language and Literature in Exile: Genocide and its Consequences Shushan Karapetian: The Burden of Language as a Moral Obligation II. Teaching Genocide Rubina Peroomian: Moderator Hasmig Baran: Content and Pedagogy of Genocide Education in the 21st Century: The Armenian Case Roxanne Makasjian: Armenian Genocide Education in Secondary Schools Today Kori Street: Educating for Change: Using Testimonies in Teaching about Genocide |
AFTERNOON PANELS
III. Those Who Were Forced to Assimilate Levon Marashlian: Moderator Khatchig Mouradian: Un-Hiding the Past: Myth-Making and the “Hidden Armenians” of Turkey Elyse Semerdjian: “The Girl with the Cross Tattoo”: Field Notes on Crypto-Armenians Vahram Shemmassian: The Fate of Captive Armenian Genocide Survivors in Syria IV. Legal Responses to Genocide-Related Liabilities Garo Ghazarian: Introduction of the Armenian Bar Association and Its Panelists Armen K. Hovannisian: Moderator Saro Kerkonian: Justice for Genocide: Opportunities and Challenges in United States Courts Edvin Minassian: Justice for Genocide: Opportunities and Challenges in Turkey’s Courts Karnig Kerkonian: Justice for Genocide: Opportunities and Challenges in International Courts Commentary: Richard G. Hovannisian |
The Armenian Studies Program at
CSUN
The Armenian Studies Program (ASP) functions within the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures at the California State University, Northridge. It has two broad goals: to disseminate Armenian Culture in the larger context of World Civilization and to prepare students to become teachers of Armenian and professionals in various other fields where Armenian proficiency is advantageous or required. More specifically, the ASP offers a major in Languages and Cultures with Armenian as an Option, and an Armenian Minor. The courses taught include Armenian Language, Culture, and Literature, as well as the Armenian American Child, Changing Roles of Armenian Women, Contemporary Armenian Issues, etc. Several scholarships are available to eligible students majoring or minoring in Armenian. Last but not least, the Alumni and Friends of the Armenian Studies Program (AFASP) supports the ASP financially and otherwise. For further information, you may contact the Program’s director, Prof. Vahram Shemmassian, at [email protected] or (818) 677-3456.
The Armenian Studies Program (ASP) functions within the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures at the California State University, Northridge. It has two broad goals: to disseminate Armenian Culture in the larger context of World Civilization and to prepare students to become teachers of Armenian and professionals in various other fields where Armenian proficiency is advantageous or required. More specifically, the ASP offers a major in Languages and Cultures with Armenian as an Option, and an Armenian Minor. The courses taught include Armenian Language, Culture, and Literature, as well as the Armenian American Child, Changing Roles of Armenian Women, Contemporary Armenian Issues, etc. Several scholarships are available to eligible students majoring or minoring in Armenian. Last but not least, the Alumni and Friends of the Armenian Studies Program (AFASP) supports the ASP financially and otherwise. For further information, you may contact the Program’s director, Prof. Vahram Shemmassian, at [email protected] or (818) 677-3456.