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PRESS RELEASE --- April 30, 2004
Contact: Richard Hovannisian
Department of History
University of California, Los Angeles CA 90095-1473
e-mail [email protected],
telephone: 310-825-3375; Fax 310-206-9630
UCLA--The Armenian Communities of Iran will be featured in the 14th
UCLA conference on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces. Scholars
from seven countries will make presentations on the history, culture,
art and architecture, political activities and involvement, and
current state of the Iranian Armenians. The first session is in
Armenian and will be held in the Glendale Presbyterian Church on
Friday evening, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. The remaining sessions on
Saturday, May 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday, May 16,
from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. will be held in Young Hall in the Court of
Sciences on the UCLA campus. Parking in Structure no. 2, entrance
from Hilgard Avenue at Westholme. The conference is open to the public
at no charge.
Further details may be found on the web at UCLAArmenian. org.
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The Armenian Communities of Iran
Friday-Sunday, May 14-16,
2004
Glendale Presbyterian Church (Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m.)
UCLA, Court of Sciences 50 (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m, Sunday, 1:30-5:30
p.m.)
University of California, Los Angeles
Sponsored by
Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History
University of California, Los Angeles
Co-Sponsored by
Armenian Society of Los Angeles
and the UCLA
International Institute
G.E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies
Center for European and Eurasian Studies
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Friday, May 14, 7:30-10:00 P.M.
Glendale Presbyterian Church
125 South Louise Street (at Harvard), Glendale, California 91205
Friday Evening Session in Armenian
Conference Opening: Armenian-Persian Relations
Richard G. Hovannisian, University of California, Los Angeles
Salmast--Its History, Ethnography, and Role
Onnik Hayrapetian, Mashdotz College and Glendale Community College
The Life and Work of Archbishop Nerses Melik-Tangian, Prelate of Atrpatakan
Gohar Avagyan, National Archives of Armenia, Erevan
The Monasteries of Saint Thaddeus (Tade) and Dzordzor
Armen Hakhnazarian, Research on Armenian Architecture
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Saturday, May 15, 2004, 9:30- a.m. 5:30 p.m.
Court of Sciences 50 (Young Hall), UCLA Campus
Sessions in English - 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The Armenian Communities of IranAn Introduction
Richard G. Hovannisian, UCLA
Armenian Iran in the History of Vaspurakan, 9th-10th Centuries
Anne Elizabeth Redgate, University of Newcastle, England
Armenian Activities in Tabriz under the Il-Khans, 13th-14th Centuries
Peter Cowe, University of California, Los Angeles
Armenian Reactions to the Fall of the Principality of Maku in 1426
Hovann Simonian, University of Southern California
INTERMISSION
Ottoman Military Operations in Azerbayjan, the Silk Trade, and the
Armenians, 16th-18th Centuries
Thomas Sinclair, University of Cyprus, Nicosia
Epigraphic Documents (Inscriptions) as a Source for Study of the
Socio-Political Life of the Armenians in Northern Iran, 17th-19th Centuries
(Armenian with English summary)
Gabriella Uluhogian, University of Bologna, Italy
Armenian Rural Settlements in Central Iran, 17th-19th Centuries
Vazken Ghougassian, Prelacy of the Armenian Church, New York
LUNCH RECESS
2:00-5:30 p.m.
The Place of the Atrpatakan Region in the Armenian Liberation Movement
Rubina Peroomian, UCLA
"Our Country": Iranian-Armenian Identity during the Iranian Constitutional
Revolution
Houri Berberian, California State University, Long Beach
The Massacres in Khoi--Experiences of Armenians and Iranians, 1914-1918
RoseMary Cohen, Los Angeles
INTERMISSION
Raffi's Stories on Iranian Armenian Life
Gayane Hagopian, UCLA
Hakob Karapents' Iran
Anahid Keshishian, UCLA
Persian Armenian: The Third Literary Dialect of Modern Armenian
Bert Vaux, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
DISCUSSION
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Sunday, May 16, 2004 -1:30-5:30 p.m.
50 Court of Sciences, UCLA Campus
First Session in Armenian (Summaries in English)
Bibliographic Sources on the Persian Armenians in the16th and 18th Centuries
Armen Ter Stepanyan, Mashtots Matenadaran, Erevan
Armenian Gharadagh
Armen Hakhnazarian, Research on Armenian Architecture
Armenians in the Iranian Theater and Cinema
Artsvi Bakhchinyan, Erevan
INTERMISSION
Second Session in English
The Armenian Bourgeoisie in the Economic Life of Iran, Late 19th -Early
20th Centuries
Samvel Stepanian, Glendale, formerly Institute of Oriental Studies, Erevan
The Armenian Community of Tehran--Past, Present, Prospects
Aida Avanessian, Tehran, Iran
The Economic and Social Integration of Armenian Iranians in Southern California
Claudia Der-Mardirosian, UCLA, and Anny Bakalian, New York University
DISCUSSION
Photographic Exhibit by Richard and Anne Elizabeth Elbrecht,
Davis, California
Open to the Public* No Charge* Limited
Seating*
Parking Structure No. 2, Hilgard and Westholme Entrance
Contact: Richard Hovannisian
Department of History
University of California, Los Angeles CA 90095-1473
e-mail [email protected],
telephone: 310-825-3375; Fax 310-206-9630
UCLA--The Armenian Communities of Iran will be featured in the 14th
UCLA conference on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces. Scholars
from seven countries will make presentations on the history, culture,
art and architecture, political activities and involvement, and
current state of the Iranian Armenians. The first session is in
Armenian and will be held in the Glendale Presbyterian Church on
Friday evening, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. The remaining sessions on
Saturday, May 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday, May 16,
from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. will be held in Young Hall in the Court of
Sciences on the UCLA campus. Parking in Structure no. 2, entrance
from Hilgard Avenue at Westholme. The conference is open to the public
at no charge.
Further details may be found on the web at UCLAArmenian. org.
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The Armenian Communities of Iran
Friday-Sunday, May 14-16,
2004
Glendale Presbyterian Church (Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m.)
UCLA, Court of Sciences 50 (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m, Sunday, 1:30-5:30
p.m.)
University of California, Los Angeles
Sponsored by
Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History
University of California, Los Angeles
Co-Sponsored by
Armenian Society of Los Angeles
and the UCLA
International Institute
G.E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies
Center for European and Eurasian Studies
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday, May 14, 7:30-10:00 P.M.
Glendale Presbyterian Church
125 South Louise Street (at Harvard), Glendale, California 91205
Friday Evening Session in Armenian
Conference Opening: Armenian-Persian Relations
Richard G. Hovannisian, University of California, Los Angeles
Salmast--Its History, Ethnography, and Role
Onnik Hayrapetian, Mashdotz College and Glendale Community College
The Life and Work of Archbishop Nerses Melik-Tangian, Prelate of Atrpatakan
Gohar Avagyan, National Archives of Armenia, Erevan
The Monasteries of Saint Thaddeus (Tade) and Dzordzor
Armen Hakhnazarian, Research on Armenian Architecture
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, May 15, 2004, 9:30- a.m. 5:30 p.m.
Court of Sciences 50 (Young Hall), UCLA Campus
Sessions in English - 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
The Armenian Communities of IranAn Introduction
Richard G. Hovannisian, UCLA
Armenian Iran in the History of Vaspurakan, 9th-10th Centuries
Anne Elizabeth Redgate, University of Newcastle, England
Armenian Activities in Tabriz under the Il-Khans, 13th-14th Centuries
Peter Cowe, University of California, Los Angeles
Armenian Reactions to the Fall of the Principality of Maku in 1426
Hovann Simonian, University of Southern California
INTERMISSION
Ottoman Military Operations in Azerbayjan, the Silk Trade, and the
Armenians, 16th-18th Centuries
Thomas Sinclair, University of Cyprus, Nicosia
Epigraphic Documents (Inscriptions) as a Source for Study of the
Socio-Political Life of the Armenians in Northern Iran, 17th-19th Centuries
(Armenian with English summary)
Gabriella Uluhogian, University of Bologna, Italy
Armenian Rural Settlements in Central Iran, 17th-19th Centuries
Vazken Ghougassian, Prelacy of the Armenian Church, New York
LUNCH RECESS
2:00-5:30 p.m.
The Place of the Atrpatakan Region in the Armenian Liberation Movement
Rubina Peroomian, UCLA
"Our Country": Iranian-Armenian Identity during the Iranian Constitutional
Revolution
Houri Berberian, California State University, Long Beach
The Massacres in Khoi--Experiences of Armenians and Iranians, 1914-1918
RoseMary Cohen, Los Angeles
INTERMISSION
Raffi's Stories on Iranian Armenian Life
Gayane Hagopian, UCLA
Hakob Karapents' Iran
Anahid Keshishian, UCLA
Persian Armenian: The Third Literary Dialect of Modern Armenian
Bert Vaux, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
DISCUSSION
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Sunday, May 16, 2004 -1:30-5:30 p.m.
50 Court of Sciences, UCLA Campus
First Session in Armenian (Summaries in English)
Bibliographic Sources on the Persian Armenians in the16th and 18th Centuries
Armen Ter Stepanyan, Mashtots Matenadaran, Erevan
Armenian Gharadagh
Armen Hakhnazarian, Research on Armenian Architecture
Armenians in the Iranian Theater and Cinema
Artsvi Bakhchinyan, Erevan
INTERMISSION
Second Session in English
The Armenian Bourgeoisie in the Economic Life of Iran, Late 19th -Early
20th Centuries
Samvel Stepanian, Glendale, formerly Institute of Oriental Studies, Erevan
The Armenian Community of Tehran--Past, Present, Prospects
Aida Avanessian, Tehran, Iran
The Economic and Social Integration of Armenian Iranians in Southern California
Claudia Der-Mardirosian, UCLA, and Anny Bakalian, New York University
DISCUSSION
Photographic Exhibit by Richard and Anne Elizabeth Elbrecht,
Davis, California
Open to the Public* No Charge* Limited
Seating*
Parking Structure No. 2, Hilgard and Westholme Entrance