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    MOURADIAN NAMED SEVENTH ARSHAM AND CHARLOTTE OHANESSIAN LECTURER

    http://www.hairenik.com/weekly/2009/06/0 3/mouradian-named-seventh-arsham-and-charlotte-oha nessian-lecturer/
    June 3, 2009

    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (A.W.)-Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian
    was recently named the Seventh Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian
    Lecturer at the University of Minnesota. His talk, titled "What's in
    a Name?: The Adoption of 'Genocide' to Describe the Annihilation of
    the Armenians in 1915-16," will explore the various terms Armenians
    have used to describe the catastrophe that befell them in 1915-16,
    and the way the term "genocide" was incorporated into the discourse
    of Armenian newspapers.

    Mouradian is a journalist, writer, and translator. He was an editor
    of the Lebanese-Armenian Aztag Daily from 2000-07, when he moved to
    Boston and assumed the editorship of the Armenian Weekly. Mouradian's
    articles, interviews, and poems have appeared in publications worldwide
    and been translated to many languages. He has lectured extensively
    and participated in conferences in Armenia, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon,
    Syria, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, and the United States.

    The Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian Lectures result from a generous
    gift by Arsham Ohanessian to the College of Liberal Arts of the
    University of Minnesota. Previous speakers include Prof. Peter
    Balakian, Prof. Richard Hovannisian, and Etyen Mahcupyan.

    Arsham Ohanessian was a successful businessman and avid musician. He
    was devoted to maintaining the memory of the Armenian Genocide as
    a way of promoting peaceful reconciliation among peoples. His gift
    to the University of Minnesota supports a wide range of educational,
    research, and public programs concerning ethnic and national conflicts
    and human rights.

    The lecture will be held on June 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mississippi
    Room at Coffman Union, East Bank Campus, at the University of
    Minnesota.
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