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REMEMBERING ADANA 1909
A Hundred Year Perspective
Gibrahayer
24 September, 2008
Nicosia
To mark the centenary of the Adana Massacres of 1909 a one-day
symposium will be held at the London School of Economics on 28
March 2009.
The meeting will look back at Adana 1909 to evaluate the humanitarian
activity in the aftermath of the 1909 massacres and to explore the
response, imagery and meaning ascribed to those events.
Since 1909, Adana has continued to resonate as an evocative historic
community in the consciousness of the Armenian Diaspora, and it has
commanded artistic responses in literature, art and film.
Possible subjects might include, but are not limited to, the following:
* the response to Adana 1909 by observers, survivors, humanitarian
organizations and writers; * analysis of or new approaches to the
classic texts by authors such as Zabel Yesayian, Souren Bartevian,
Siamanto, Arshagouhi Teotig or Hagop Terzian; * analysis of texts by
foreign observers on Adana 1909; * Adana in oral narratives or song;
* the relationship between art, violence and mourning; * literary
texts or film or artwork exploring Adana as lost (or ancestral) home,
images of Adana, memory or Diasporan identity.
Those wishing to participate should send the titles of their proposed
papers with a 300 word summary to the organising committee. Entries
should include the names of presenters, their institutional
affiliations, as well as contact details. Once accepted the final
drafts of each paper should be sent to the organisers by February
1, 2009 for distribution amongst discussants prior to the seminar
meeting. The seminar will be in English.
For more details please email adana at gomidas dot org Organised by
the Gomidas Institute, 42 Blythe Rd., London, W14 0HA, England
A Hundred Year Perspective
Gibrahayer
24 September, 2008
Nicosia
To mark the centenary of the Adana Massacres of 1909 a one-day
symposium will be held at the London School of Economics on 28
March 2009.
The meeting will look back at Adana 1909 to evaluate the humanitarian
activity in the aftermath of the 1909 massacres and to explore the
response, imagery and meaning ascribed to those events.
Since 1909, Adana has continued to resonate as an evocative historic
community in the consciousness of the Armenian Diaspora, and it has
commanded artistic responses in literature, art and film.
Possible subjects might include, but are not limited to, the following:
* the response to Adana 1909 by observers, survivors, humanitarian
organizations and writers; * analysis of or new approaches to the
classic texts by authors such as Zabel Yesayian, Souren Bartevian,
Siamanto, Arshagouhi Teotig or Hagop Terzian; * analysis of texts by
foreign observers on Adana 1909; * Adana in oral narratives or song;
* the relationship between art, violence and mourning; * literary
texts or film or artwork exploring Adana as lost (or ancestral) home,
images of Adana, memory or Diasporan identity.
Those wishing to participate should send the titles of their proposed
papers with a 300 word summary to the organising committee. Entries
should include the names of presenters, their institutional
affiliations, as well as contact details. Once accepted the final
drafts of each paper should be sent to the organisers by February
1, 2009 for distribution amongst discussants prior to the seminar
meeting. The seminar will be in English.
For more details please email adana at gomidas dot org Organised by
the Gomidas Institute, 42 Blythe Rd., London, W14 0HA, England