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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA LIBRARIES
Contact: Eileen M. Thornton
Assistant Director of Communications, USF Libraries
Tel: 813-974-5004
Email: Ethornton-at-usf-dot-edu
Dr. Mark Greenberg
Director of the USF Libraries Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center
Director of Special and Digital Collections, USF Libraries
Tel: 813-974-4141
Email: Migreenberg-at-usf-dotedu
09/28/2010 - Tampa, Florida
USF Tampa Library Hosts Armenian Culture & History Symposium
"Rediscovering Armenia"
http://guides.lib.usf.edu/aecontent.php?pid=79143&sid=591085
forges ties with local communities
Richard G. Hovannisian
,
preeminent scholar of Armenian history and UCLA Holder of the Armenian
Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History, speaks Friday,
October 29th at the USF Tampa Library , during a
symposium on Armenian history and culture
.
Kicking off the USF Libraries Holocaust & Genocide Studies Center
ıs Armenian programming and collections
focus, the one-day event will examine lesser-known elements in the Armenian
past, with an emphasis on the historical context of the little-known
Armenian genocide of 1915-1918.
Dr. Hovannisianıs two lectures at Fridayıs symposium are entitled,
³Descended from Mount Ararat: An Introduction to Armenian History and
Culture,² and ³The Armenian Genocide as Prototype.²
The symposium also features USF Professor Manoug Manougian, speaking on
³Armenians of the Holy Land,² with reflections on growing up Armenian in
Jerusalem; and local Armenian community leader Chris Sassouni, whose talk
³Rediscovering my Armenian Roots and the Legacy of My Family² traces the
highly improbable journey that led him to rediscover his Armenian heritage.
A full weekend of related programming across the Tampa Bay Area includes
outreach visits by Dr. Hovannisian to Kol Ami
synagogue, where his Friday evening talk, ³Genocide as a Defining Moment:
Armenian-Jewish Connections,² draws parallels between shared Armenian and
Jewish experiences, and his Saturday morning lecture, ³Remembrance and
Denial: Armenian and Jewish Experiences,² explores the complex and often
highly politicized nature of writing and teaching history.
Saturday evening, Dr. Hovannisian will speak across the Bay at St. Hagop
Armenian Church (Pinellas Park),
presenting ³The Vanishing Landscape of Historic Armenia and Cilicia: A
Pictorial Journey,² with visual accompaniment. A cocktail reception honoring
Dr. Hovannisian will be held prior to the presentation.
A full schedule of the weekendıs events can be found at:
http://genocide.lib.usf.edu , along with directions to the event venues.
All events are open to the public. USFıs ³Rediscovering Armenia² symposium
and the Saturday morning Sabbath services at Kol Ami synagogue are free of
charge.
In related events:
Reservations are required for the Friday evening dinner at Congregation
Kol Ami, telephone (813) 962-6338. Kol Ami is located at 3919 Moran
Road, Tampa, 33618, and for the Saturday evening reception and lecture
at St. Hagop Armenian Church, telephone Mallory Maslar at (727)
481-3271. St. Hagop is located at 7010 90th Avenue N., Pinellas Park,
33782.
The University of South Florida is among the nation's top 63 public research
universities and one of 39 community-engaged public universities as
designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is
one of Florida's top three research universities. USF was awarded more than
$300 million in research contracts and grants last year. The university
offers 219 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialist and
doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine. The university has a $1.8
billion annual budget, an annual economic impact of $3.2 billion, and serves
more than 45,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg,
Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland. USF is a member of the Big East Athletic
Conference.
From: A. Papazian
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA LIBRARIES
Contact: Eileen M. Thornton
Assistant Director of Communications, USF Libraries
Tel: 813-974-5004
Email: Ethornton-at-usf-dot-edu
Dr. Mark Greenberg
Director of the USF Libraries Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center
Director of Special and Digital Collections, USF Libraries
Tel: 813-974-4141
Email: Migreenberg-at-usf-dotedu
09/28/2010 - Tampa, Florida
USF Tampa Library Hosts Armenian Culture & History Symposium
"Rediscovering Armenia"
http://guides.lib.usf.edu/aecontent.php?pid=79143&sid=591085
forges ties with local communities
Richard G. Hovannisian
,
preeminent scholar of Armenian history and UCLA Holder of the Armenian
Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History, speaks Friday,
October 29th at the USF Tampa Library , during a
symposium on Armenian history and culture
.
Kicking off the USF Libraries Holocaust & Genocide Studies Center
ıs Armenian programming and collections
focus, the one-day event will examine lesser-known elements in the Armenian
past, with an emphasis on the historical context of the little-known
Armenian genocide of 1915-1918.
Dr. Hovannisianıs two lectures at Fridayıs symposium are entitled,
³Descended from Mount Ararat: An Introduction to Armenian History and
Culture,² and ³The Armenian Genocide as Prototype.²
The symposium also features USF Professor Manoug Manougian, speaking on
³Armenians of the Holy Land,² with reflections on growing up Armenian in
Jerusalem; and local Armenian community leader Chris Sassouni, whose talk
³Rediscovering my Armenian Roots and the Legacy of My Family² traces the
highly improbable journey that led him to rediscover his Armenian heritage.
A full weekend of related programming across the Tampa Bay Area includes
outreach visits by Dr. Hovannisian to Kol Ami
synagogue, where his Friday evening talk, ³Genocide as a Defining Moment:
Armenian-Jewish Connections,² draws parallels between shared Armenian and
Jewish experiences, and his Saturday morning lecture, ³Remembrance and
Denial: Armenian and Jewish Experiences,² explores the complex and often
highly politicized nature of writing and teaching history.
Saturday evening, Dr. Hovannisian will speak across the Bay at St. Hagop
Armenian Church (Pinellas Park),
presenting ³The Vanishing Landscape of Historic Armenia and Cilicia: A
Pictorial Journey,² with visual accompaniment. A cocktail reception honoring
Dr. Hovannisian will be held prior to the presentation.
A full schedule of the weekendıs events can be found at:
http://genocide.lib.usf.edu , along with directions to the event venues.
All events are open to the public. USFıs ³Rediscovering Armenia² symposium
and the Saturday morning Sabbath services at Kol Ami synagogue are free of
charge.
In related events:
Reservations are required for the Friday evening dinner at Congregation
Kol Ami, telephone (813) 962-6338. Kol Ami is located at 3919 Moran
Road, Tampa, 33618, and for the Saturday evening reception and lecture
at St. Hagop Armenian Church, telephone Mallory Maslar at (727)
481-3271. St. Hagop is located at 7010 90th Avenue N., Pinellas Park,
33782.
The University of South Florida is among the nation's top 63 public research
universities and one of 39 community-engaged public universities as
designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is
one of Florida's top three research universities. USF was awarded more than
$300 million in research contracts and grants last year. The university
offers 219 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialist and
doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine. The university has a $1.8
billion annual budget, an annual economic impact of $3.2 billion, and serves
more than 45,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg,
Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland. USF is a member of the Big East Athletic
Conference.
From: A. Papazian