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Survivor Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide
Lorne Shirinian, Survivor
Memoirs of the Armenian Genocide, Taderon Press: Reading (England), 1999;
Paperback, ISBN 0-9535191-4-7, 81 pages (with illustrations).
An excellent introduction
to survivor memoirs of the Armenian Genocide in Armenian diasporan literature.
Shirinian?s analysis is primarily through a literary perspective and focuses
on American-Armenian publications. ?There exists no suitable ready-made
form to give shape and meaning to their tragedy [the 1915 genocide], and
the writers know that few could have shared the same experiences. Therefore
the way they have chosen to construct their memoir and autobiographical
narratives is by incorporating the techniques often appropriate to the
novel.? Shirinian discusses literary techniques, points out similar works
on the Holocaust, and includes photographic images used in memoir literature
of the Genocide.
He also discusses
the impact official Turkish denial of the Armenian Genocide. ?Because of
the onslaught of genocide denial and the willingness of some states to
accept the perpetrator?s version of the historical events, it is often
difficult for Armenians to control the images that represent them. Taken
individually, narrative texts in the Armenian diaspora often appear as
broken and fragmentary. It seems that for Armenians, memory is not enough;
when they speak, they need to retell their story from the beginning on
each occasion as any chance for a conjunction of memory, language and contemporary
life often appears to be thwarted. Because so much has been lost, representation
is all that remains.? Nevertheless, Shirinian concludes that despite the
experience of mass annihilation, survivor memoirs are acts of resistance
and life affirmation.
Lorne Shirinian is
a poet, fiction writer, and professor of comparative literature. He is
currently head of the Department of English at the Royal Military College
of Canada. His works include Quest for Closure: the 1915 Genocide, the
Armenian Community in Canada, and the Federal Government, History of Armenia
and Other Fiction, and Rough Landing.
For more information
please contact garod@ibm.net or write to Garod Books Ltd., PO Box 2735,
Reading, RG4 8GF, England.
The Codex Etchmiadzin
We are pleased to inform you, that our publishing house, the Akademische
Druck und Verlagsanstalt in Graz, Austria, has now completed another
remarkable Fine Art Facsimile-Project. The Codex Etchmiadzin is one of
the most fascinating of all illuminated manuscripts. It is treated today
like a sacred relic and may no longer leave the Mashtots Matenadaran Library,
in Yerevan, Armenia, where it is kept. It is certainly one of the most
precious manuscripts in the world.
The 19 miniatures of this work are a testimony to the greatness of painting
in Armenian book illumination, especially in the case of four miniatures
from the 6th century which are not only the oldest examples of Armenian
book art, but were also to have a decisive influence on the development
of book production in Eastern Europe.
The text of the manuscript brings us closer to the original texts of the
four Evangelists than is the case with almost any other script. The unique
significance of this manuscript is complemented by its magnificent binding
and two monumental ivory plates.
For further information please contact Mag. Michael Pichler, Akademische
Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz, Auersperggasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria, Tel.
43 (0)316 3644, Fax 3 (0)316 3644-24, E-mail info@adeva.com.
Zoryan Institute
The Zoryan Institute for Contemporary Armenian Research and Documentation
has recently relocated its Cambridge office to 2286 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02140. The telephone number remains (617) 497-6713,
and the new fax number is (617) 441-0906.
The Institute has two new publications of interest to SAS members and institutional
libraries. The first is Vahakn Dadrian?s new book The Key Elements in the
Turkish Denial of the Armenian Genocide: A Case Study of Distortion and
Falsification. The book is published and distributed by the Institute.
The other is Levon Chorbajian and George Shirinian?s edited volume Studies
in Comparative Genocide. This collection contains original articles by
leading genocide scholars including Vahakn Dadrian, Irving Louis Horowitz,
Yehuda Bauer, Rouben Adalian, Helen Fein, Ben Kiernan, Henry Huttenbach,
Frank Sysyn, and Turkish historian Taner Akcam. Studies in Comparative
Genocide is available from the Zoryan Institute or St. Martin?s Press.
Recently Published
Journals
Ararat Quarterly
Volume XXXIX,
Autumn 1998, No.
156
Articles:
Alexander, Edward.
?Literature and the Armenian Image,? p. 2
Freiber, Jane. ?Remembering
Arshile Gorky,? p. 8
Special Supplement:
Hagop Oshagan
Oshagan-Voskeritchian,
Anahid. ?Hagop Oshagan Fifty Years Later,? p. 25
Trans. Taline Voskeritchian.
?Madmazel Yeva,? p. 25
Trans. Aris Sevag,
?The Story of a Kiss,? p. 31
Trans. Aris Sevag,
?The Woman Who Fell From the Sky,? p. 35
Trans. Aris Sevag.
?Dobij,? p. 40
Trans. G.M. Goshgarian.
?The Remnants,? p. 47
Vahe Oshagan. ?Hagop
Oshagan Today,? p. 49
?A Succinct Bibliography
of Oshagan?s Work,? p. 53
Hagop K. Kalayjian.
?A Survivor?s Memoir,? p. 62
Fiction:
Howse, Sylvie. ?An
Invisible Procession,? p. 9
Derderian, V. L. ?Giving
Away the Bride,? p. 16
Pakravan, Saideh.
?The Interview,? p. 21
Michaelian, William.
?When the World Softly Dies,? p. 54
Minassian, Michael.
?Hasten Unto Death,? p. 57
Heboyan-DeVries, Esther.
?Let Us Not Figure,? p. 59
Poetry:
Contemporary Poets
Translated by
Diana Der-Hovanessian
Zulal Kazandjian.
?61 Rue Tochefoucaut,? p. 6
Yuri Sahakian. ?Start
Your Day with Poems,? p. 6
Jacques Hagopian.
?Autumn,? p. 7
Reuben Sevag. ?His
Going,? p. 7
Toros Toranian. ?Minas
Avedisian,? p. 8
Toros Toranian. ?Sowers,
Planters,? p. 8
Henrik Toumanian.
?Thirty Years,? p. 61
Barton Kunstler. ?The
Armenian Bowl,? p. 70
Departments:
Karen Dildilian, ?Komitas-
Aslamazian,? p. 71
Vartan Matiossian,
?A Catalan Novel on the Genocide,? p. 72
Ararat Quarterly
Volume XL,
Winter 1999, No.
157
Articles:
Kouymjian, Dickran.
?Pioneer in Armenian Art History,? p. 2
Kochakian, Garabed
D. ?The Church of Ererouk,? p. 16
Merguerian, Arshag.
?Armenian Church Buildings in the United States,? p. 20
Alexander, Edward.
?Defying Soviet Tyranny,? p. 26
Garabed, C. K. ?Badarak
as Grand Opera,? p. 32
Ter Tulian, Anoush.
?Daily Life in Artsakh,? p. 33
Abrahamian-Der Simonian,
Jackie. ?A New Option for Mom,? p. 44
Finn, Paul. ?The Narrow
Door,? p. 46
McTeer Gulian. ?Leona
Martyr, Rebel and Preacher,? p. 47
Bulbulian, Stephan.
?William Saroyan: A 90th Birthday Celebration,? p. 53
Muradian, Vazgen.
?My Brother Gevorg Emin,? p. 61
Fiction:
Madigan, Vonnie. ?September
Can?t Be Trusted,? p. 10
Pogarian, Aida. ?An
Armenian Folktale,? p. 38
Apkarian-Russell,
Pamela. ?A Copse of Avakians,? p. 39
Poetry:
Bulbulian, Stephan.
?Two Poems,? p.8
Trans. By Diana Der-Hovanessian.
?Four Contemporary Poets,? p. 36
Trans. By G. Goshgarian.
?Five Poems,? Gevorg Emin. pp. 62-63
Departments:
Lionel Galstaun. ?An
Appreciation of William Saroyan,? p. 55
Harry Keyishian. ?Saroyan?s
Progress,? p. 55
Eddie Armavoudian.
?A Forgotten Classic,? p. 58
Stephan Bulbulian.
?History in Verse,? p. 58
Ara Baliozian. ?Turkey
Unveiled,? p. 59
Ararat Quarterly
Volume XL,
Spring 1999, No.
158
Articles:
Hovanessian, Vaughn.
?Return to Armenia,? p. 2
Mekhitiarian, Kourken.
?A Portrait of Hmayyag Shems?
(trans. Vahe Baladouni
and John Gery) p. 15
Hewsen, Robert. ?General
Without Fear,? p. 20
Matossian, Lou Ann.
?Politics in Translation: Letters,? p. 25
Papasian, Gerald.
?The Three Versions of Arsace Secondo,? p. 43
Terzian, James. ?Tarzan
of the Neighborhood Jungle,? p. 49
Fiction:
Smith, Timothy J.
?Smyrna,? p. 11
Liebold, Louise. ?The
Courtship of Elsie Derderian,? p. 32
Atamian, Christopher.
?Father Dickran,? p. 38
Ekizian, Michael.
?Beef,? p. 46
Poetry:
Der-Hovanessian, Diana.
?Six Poems,? p. 8
Gerrish, Deborah.
?Treetops,? p. 19
Sonentz, Tatul. ?Dream
Boat,? p. 19
Sadaniantz, Ara. ?Bones
and Ghosts,? p. 19
Ezegelyan, Alice.
?Two Poems,? p. 24
Shordjian, Yeghia.
?Six Poems,? p. 36
Departments:
Aram Arkun. ?Two New
Works on Ottoman Armenia,? p. 56
Edward Alexander.
?Botching Up History,? p. 59
Eddie Arnavoudian.
?An Armenian Classic,? p. 61
Ara Baliozian. ?I?ve
Been Reading,? p. 62
Ararat Quarterly
Volume XXXIX,
Autumn 1998, No.
156
Articles:
Alexander, Edward.
?Literature and the Armenian Image,? p. 2
Freiber, Jane. ?Remembering
Arshile Gorky,? p. 8
Special Supplement:
Hagop Oshagan
Oshagan-Voskeritchian,
Anahid. ?Hagop Oshagan Fifty Years Later,? p. 25
Trans. Taline Voskeritchian.
?Madmazel Yeva,? p. 25
Trans. Aris Sevag,
?The Story of a Kiss,? p. 31
Trans. Aris Sevag,
?The Woman Who Fell From the Sky,? p. 35
Trans. Aris Sevag.
?Dobij,? p. 40
Trans. G.M. Goshgarian.
?The Remnants,? p. 47
Vahe Oshagan. ?Hagop
Oshagan Today,? p. 49
?A Succinct Bibliography
of Oshagan?s Work,? p. 53
Hagop K. Kalayjian.
?A Survivor?s Memoir,? p. 62
Fiction:
Howse, Sylvie. ?An
Invisible Procession,? p. 9
Derderian, V. L. ?Giving
Away the Bride,? p. 16
Pakravan, Saideh.
?The Interview,? p. 21
Michaelian, William.
?When the World Softly Dies,? p. 54
Minassian, Michael.
?Hasten Unto Death,? p. 57
Heboyan-DeVries, Esther.
?Let Us Not Figure,? p. 59
Poetry:
Contemporary Poets
Translated by
Diana Der-Hovanessian
Zulal Kazandjian.
?61 Rue Tochefoucaut,? p. 6
Yuri Sahakian. ?Start
Your Day with Poems,? p. 6
Jacques Hagopian.
?Autumn,? p. 7
Reuben Sevag. ?His
Going,? p. 7
Toros Toranian. ?Minas
Avedisian,? p. 8
Toros Toranian. ?Sowers,
Planters,? p. 8
Henrik Toumanian.
?Thirty Years,? p. 61
Barton Kunstler. ?The
Armenian Bowl,? p. 70
Departments:
Karen Dildilian, ?Komitas-
Aslamazian,? p. 71
Vartan Matiossian,
?A Catalan Novel on the Genocide,? p. 72
Ararat Quarterly
Volume XL,
Winter 1999, No.
157
Articles:
Kouymjian, Dickran.
?Pioneer in Armenian Art History,? p. 2
Kochakian, Garabed
D. ?The Church of Ererouk,? p. 16
Merguerian, Arshag.
?Armenian Church Buildings in the United States,? p. 20
Alexander, Edward.
?Defying Soviet Tyranny,? p. 26
Garabed, C. K. ?Badarak
as Grand Opera,? p. 32
Ter Tulian, Anoush.
?Daily Life in Artsakh,? p. 33
Abrahamian-Der Simonian,
Jackie. ?A New Option for Mom,? p. 44
Finn, Paul. ?The Narrow
Door,? p. 46
McTeer Gulian. ?Leona
Martyr, Rebel and Preacher,? p. 47
Bulbulian, Stephan.
?William Saroyan: A 90th Birthday Celebration,? p. 53
Muradian, Vazgen.
?My Brother Gevorg Emin,? p. 61
Fiction:
Madigan, Vonnie. ?September
Can?t Be Trusted,? p. 10
Pogarian, Aida. ?An
Armenian Folktale,? p. 38
Apkarian-Russell,
Pamela. ?A Copse of Avakians,? p. 39
Poetry:
Bulbulian, Stephan.
?Two Poems,? p.8
Trans. By Diana Der-Hovanessian.
?Four Contemporary Poets,? p. 36
Trans. By G. Goshgarian.
?Five Poems,? Gevorg Emin. pp. 62-63
Departments:
Lionel Galstaun. ?An
Appreciation of William Saroyan,? p. 55
Harry Keyishian. ?Saroyan?s
Progress,? p. 55
Eddie Armavoudian.
?A Forgotten Classic,? p. 58
Stephan Bulbulian.
?History in Verse,? p. 58
Ara Baliozian. ?Turkey
Unveiled,? p. 59
Ararat Quarterly
Volume XL,
Spring 1999, No.
158
Articles:
Hovanessian, Vaughn.
?Return to Armenia,? p. 2
Mekhitiarian, Kourken.
?A Portrait of Hmayyag Shems?
(trans. Vahe Baladouni
and John Gery) p. 15
Hewsen, Robert. ?General
Without Fear,? p. 20
Matossian, Lou Ann.
?Politics in Translation: Letters,? p. 25
Papasian, Gerald.
?The Three Versions of Arsace Secondo,? p. 43
Terzian, James. ?Tarzan
of the Neighborhood Jungle,? p. 49
Fiction:
Smith, Timothy J.
?Smyrna,? p. 11
Liebold, Louise. ?The
Courtship of Elsie Derderian,? p. 32
Atamian, Christopher.
?Father Dickran,? p. 38
Ekizian, Michael.
?Beef,? p. 46
Poetry:
Der-Hovanessian, Diana.
?Six Poems,? p. 8
Gerrish, Deborah.
?Treetops,? p. 19
Sonentz, Tatul. ?Dream
Boat,? p. 19
Sadaniantz, Ara. ?Bones
and Ghosts,? p. 19
Ezegelyan, Alice.
?Two Poems,? p. 24
Shordjian, Yeghia.
?Six Poems,? p. 36
Departments:
Aram Arkun. ?Two New
Works on Ottoman Armenia,? p. 56
Edward Alexander.
?Botching Up History,? p. 59
Eddie Arnavoudian.
?An Armenian Classic,? p. 61
Ara Baliozian. ?I?ve
Been Reading,? p. 62
Openings
Henry S. Khanzadian
Kazan Visiting Professor
California State
University, Fresno
1. Proposed Appointment: A one semester appointment as the Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor
2. Available for the Academic Year: Fall term 2000
3. Salary: Placement on the salary schedule is dependent upon academic preparation and professional experience
4. Teaching Load: One course in Armenian studies covering modern Armenia (nineteenth or twentieth century)
5. Course Level: Undergraduate
6. Specific Position
Characteristics: The successful candidate will be required to teach a single
course in Armenian studies in the modern period (nineteenth or twentieth
century). In addition, the successful candidate will be required to give
three public lectures in conformity with the requirements of the professorship
on a single topic to be published later as a monograph.
The successful candidate
may be called upon to teach in a distance education mode. The successful
candidate will be expected to work cooperatively with faculty and staff
in the program and college.
Qualifications:
1. Academic Preparation: The university is seeking candidates who possess a record of distinguished publication and research in modern Armenian studies. Candidates with university teaching experience will be preferred for this initial appointment of a Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor.
2. Teaching or Other Professional Experience: The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socieconomic backgrounds.
Applications: Correspondence, applications, and confidential papers should be sent to:
Dr. Dickran Kouymjian,
Committee Chair; Armenian Studies Program, California State University,
Fresno, 5245 N. Backer Ave. M/S PB04, Fresno, CA 93740-8001; Phone: (559)
278-2669 FAX: (559) 278-2129; e-mail: franz @csufresno.edu
William Saroyan
Visiting Position
in Armenian Studies
University of California,
Berkeley
The College of Letters and Science and the Center for Slavic and East European
Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, are now accepting applications
for a visiting position in Armenian Studies. The position is for
one year of teaching, officially beginning July 1, 2000, and is renewable
for an additional two years. The applicant is expected to teach undergraduate
courses on approved topics in Armenian Studies, supervise and assist student
research, interact with faculty and students in related fields, present
public lectures, and lead the development of an active program. The emphasis
is on contemporary Armenia and contemporary issues in the Caucasus, but
the program is flexible and may encompass any of several fields, including
history, sociology, political science, and anthropology. Title and
salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience. Requirements:
the candidate must have a Ph.D. or equivalent, teaching experience, and
a high level of proficiency in the English language. The application
package must include a curriculum vitae, a proposed syllabus and description
of course(s), and at least two references.
Interested individuals should send their applications to Dr. Barbara Voytek,
Executive Director, Center for Slavic and East European Studies, 361 Stephens
Hall #2304, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2304. Fax:
(510) 643-5045; E-mail bvoytek@socrates.berkeley.edu.
The deadline for application is February 1, 2000. The University of California
is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
