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Fortieth Anniversary
of Armenian Studies
at UCLA, 1960-2000
The Armenian Genocide
and
Historical Memory:
Challenge of the
Twenty-First Century
(1915-2000)
Saturday, April 8,
2000
Sponsored by the Armenian
Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History, University of
California,
Los Angeles
Organized by Richard G. Hovannisian
Dickson Auditorium
University of California,
Los Angeles
Morning Session: 9:15 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
Introduction: 1915-2000
Richard Hovannisian,
UCLA
The United States Response
to the Genocide
Simon Payaslian, UCLA
Justice Thwarted: The
Turkish War Crimes Trials
Gary Bass, Princeton
University
From Empire to Republic
? The Continuities of Denial
Hilmar Kaiser, European
Institute University,
Florence
Intermission
The League of Nations
and the Reclamation of
Armenian Survivors
Vahram Shemmassian,
Merdinian School, Los Angeles
Bitter-Sweet Memories:
The Last Ottoman Armenian
Generation
Richard Hovannisian,
UCLA
Raphael Lemkin and
the Armenian Genocide
Steven L. Jacobs,
Temple B?nai Shalom, Huntsville, Alabama, and Martin Methodist College,
Pulaski, Tennessee
Discussion
Lunch Recess, 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
Afternoon Session: 2:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.
New Directions in Literary
Responses to the Genocide
Rubina Peroomian,
UCLA
The Politics of Media
and the Armenian Genocide
in the New Century
Christopher Simpson,
American University,
Washington D.C.
The Armenian Genocide
and International Law
Joe Verhoeven, Université
catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Looking Backward and
Forward: Teaching about
the Armenian Genocide
in the Twenty-First Century
Joyce Apsel, New York
University
Intermission
Denial and Free Speech:
The Case of the Armenian
Genocide
Henry Theriault, Worcester
State College
Healing and Reconciliation
Ervin Staub, University
of Massachusetts at Amherst
State and Nation: Their
Roles after Independence
Raffi K. Hovannisian,
Armenian Center for National and International Studies, Yerevan
Discussion
The Conference is organized
with support from:
Division of Social
Sciences, College of Letters and Science
International Studies
and Overseas Program
The Souren and Verkin
Papazian Fund
David and Lucy Tuchman
Eisenberg
Open to the Public.
No admission charge.
Parking in Structure
P3: Hilgard Avenue at Sunset Boulevard
The public is cordially
invited to attend the conference on the occasion of the 85th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide commencing in 1915.
Distinguished scholars
will consider the genocide in the context of collective historical memory
in the new century. Dickson Auditorium is in the Dickson Art Center (North
Campus). Parking is available, $5.00 (access from Hilgard Avenue,
immediately south of Sunset Boulevard).
For further information, contact Professor Hovannisian: telephone (a.m. hours): 310-825-3375 e-mail address: Hovannis@history.ucla.edu.
The Armenian International
Women?s
Association Third
International Conference ?New Visions, New Horizons?
The Armenian International Women?s Association has announced its Third International Conference, ?New Visions, New Horizons,? on October 8-11 in Yerevan, Armenia. Papers are solicited dealing with the changing role of Armenia women during the past 100 years, challenges facing Armenian women today, and new goals and opportunities for the future. Papers addressing areas of politics, business, education, health, family issues, history, religion, literature, arts, and public policy are welcome. Proposals not exceeding one page may be submitted by June 1, 2000, to Yerevan Conference Program Committee, P.O. Box 654, Belmont, MA 02478. Additional information is available by contacting Dr. Seda Ebrahimi-Keshishian, Program Chair, at (617) 547-8764.
The Armenian International Women?s
Association Third International Conference ?New Visions,
New Horizons?
The Armenian International Women?s Association has announced
its Third International Conference, ?New Visions, New Horizons,? on October
8-11 in Yerevan, Armenia. Papers are solicited dealing with the changing
role of Armenia women during the past 100 years, challenges facing Armenian
women today, and new goals and opportunities for the future. Papers addressing
areas of politics, business, education, health, family issues, history,
religion, literature, arts, and public policy are welcome. Proposals not
exceeding one page may be submitted by June 1, 2000, to Yerevan Conference
Program Committee, P.O. Box 654, Belmont, MA 02478. Additional information
is available by contacting Dr. Seda Ebrahimi-Keshishian, Program Chair,
at (617) 547-8764.
Scholar-in-Residence at the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan, Dearborn
The Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan,
Dearborn, under my direction, is happy to announce that Dr. Taner Akcam,
currently of Germany and formerly of Turkey, is presently a Scholar-in-Residence
at the Center. Dr. Akcam will be at the Center from January 15 through
March 15, 2000, to research American archival documents on the Ottoman
Empire.
The first Scholar-in-Residence at the Center was Mr.
Ara Sarafian from England, who did work on the Armenians in the Ottoman
Empire; the second was Dr. Boris Shpotov from Russia, who did work on the
Ford Motor Company and the USSR; the third was Dr. Babken Harutunyan
from Armenia, who did work on the first Armenian Republic (1918-1921);
the fourth was Hilmar Kaiser from Germany, who did work on the German archives
relating to the Armenian Genocide.
Now the Center has its first Turkish scholar. Since
we began the Scholar-in-Residence program, the Armenian Research Center
has become a virtual United Nations of researchers. It looks forward
to continuing its role as a place of research for all serious scholars.
Dennis R. Papazian, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Armenian Research
