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ELEVEN RENOWNED SCHOLARS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE TO MARK THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SDHP
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The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party is the longest serving Armenian
political party. Founded in Geneva in 1887, the SDHP has played an
important role at every stage of our nation's history.
An academic conference scheduled for October 27th at the Fletcher
Jones Foundation Auditorium of Woodbury University in Burbank will
mark the 125th Anniversary of the SDHP. The conference is organized
by the Armenian Educational Benevolent Union (A.E.B.U.) and Nor
Serount Cultural Association (N.S.C.A.); and co-sponsored by the
Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History at UCLA,
the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan, Dearborn;
Woodbury University and the National Association for Armenian Studies
and Research (NAASR). A host of renowned historians, academics and
scholars will conduct a day-long review of the political, intellectual
and social history of the Armenian people, as analyzed through the
history of the Hunchakian Party and many of its prominent members
who shaped it.
The following is the list of the scholars who will participate in
the Conference, and the titles of the papers they will be presenting:
Rev. Dr. Abel Manoukian "The Founders: Formative Period as University
Students"
Prof. Kevork Bardakjian (University of Michigan , Ann Arbor) "Ideology
and Literature: The Mother Party and Some of Her Literary Children"
Prof. Gerard Libaridian (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, retired)
"At the Origins of the Social Democratic Hunchakian Party: Problems
and Paradoxes"
Prof. Vahram Shemmassian (California State University, Northridge)
"Absolute Monarchy: The Hunchakian Revolutionary Episode in Armenian
Musa Dagh During the 1890s"
Dr. Garabet Moumdjian (Independent Historian) "1895 to 1914: The
Relations of Armenian Political/Revolutionary Organizations with the
Young Turks"
Prof. Hratch Tchilingirian (Oxford University) "From End of Empires
to the Global Age: Issues and Questions in Armenian Political Ideology
and Strategy"
Prof. Richard Hovannisian (University of California, Los Angeles)
"The Hunchakian Party and the First Republic of Armenia"
Mr. Aram Arkun (Independent Historian) "The Role of the Hunchakian
Party in Post WWI Cilicia"
Prof. Ara Dostourian (Prof. of History Emeritus, University of West
Georgia) "The Labor & Political Work of the SDHP of the Eastern
U.S.A. in the Context of the Worldwide Hunchakian Movement (1890-2000)"
Dr. Vartan Matiossian (Armenian National Education Committee) "The
Hunchakian Party in the Armenian Communities of South America: An
Outline of its Early History"
Prof. Ara Sanjian (University of Michigan, Dearborn) "Khrushchev,
Karabagh and the Hunchakians: A Documented Journey in the World of
Oral History In-Progress"
Seating to the Conference is limited. The organizers encourage all
who wish to attend to pre-register at [email protected].
Admission is free, however a $100 donation will offer the donors:
Confirmed registration to the Conference (lunch included), an
invitation to a special gathering "Dinner with the Scholars" due
to be held on the night of the Conference at Phoenicia Restaurant
in Glendale, and preferred seating to the SDHP 125th Anniversary
Celebration scheduled for Nov. 18th at the Glendale High School
Auditorium.
The conference will be broadcasted live on www.sdhp125.org and For
more information visit: www.sdhp125.org
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party
SDHP 1060 N. Allen Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91104
Tel: (626) 398-0506 Facebook Twitter
From: Baghdasarian
www.massispost.com
The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party is the longest serving Armenian
political party. Founded in Geneva in 1887, the SDHP has played an
important role at every stage of our nation's history.
An academic conference scheduled for October 27th at the Fletcher
Jones Foundation Auditorium of Woodbury University in Burbank will
mark the 125th Anniversary of the SDHP. The conference is organized
by the Armenian Educational Benevolent Union (A.E.B.U.) and Nor
Serount Cultural Association (N.S.C.A.); and co-sponsored by the
Richard Hovannisian Endowed Chair in Modern Armenian History at UCLA,
the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan, Dearborn;
Woodbury University and the National Association for Armenian Studies
and Research (NAASR). A host of renowned historians, academics and
scholars will conduct a day-long review of the political, intellectual
and social history of the Armenian people, as analyzed through the
history of the Hunchakian Party and many of its prominent members
who shaped it.
The following is the list of the scholars who will participate in
the Conference, and the titles of the papers they will be presenting:
Rev. Dr. Abel Manoukian "The Founders: Formative Period as University
Students"
Prof. Kevork Bardakjian (University of Michigan , Ann Arbor) "Ideology
and Literature: The Mother Party and Some of Her Literary Children"
Prof. Gerard Libaridian (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, retired)
"At the Origins of the Social Democratic Hunchakian Party: Problems
and Paradoxes"
Prof. Vahram Shemmassian (California State University, Northridge)
"Absolute Monarchy: The Hunchakian Revolutionary Episode in Armenian
Musa Dagh During the 1890s"
Dr. Garabet Moumdjian (Independent Historian) "1895 to 1914: The
Relations of Armenian Political/Revolutionary Organizations with the
Young Turks"
Prof. Hratch Tchilingirian (Oxford University) "From End of Empires
to the Global Age: Issues and Questions in Armenian Political Ideology
and Strategy"
Prof. Richard Hovannisian (University of California, Los Angeles)
"The Hunchakian Party and the First Republic of Armenia"
Mr. Aram Arkun (Independent Historian) "The Role of the Hunchakian
Party in Post WWI Cilicia"
Prof. Ara Dostourian (Prof. of History Emeritus, University of West
Georgia) "The Labor & Political Work of the SDHP of the Eastern
U.S.A. in the Context of the Worldwide Hunchakian Movement (1890-2000)"
Dr. Vartan Matiossian (Armenian National Education Committee) "The
Hunchakian Party in the Armenian Communities of South America: An
Outline of its Early History"
Prof. Ara Sanjian (University of Michigan, Dearborn) "Khrushchev,
Karabagh and the Hunchakians: A Documented Journey in the World of
Oral History In-Progress"
Seating to the Conference is limited. The organizers encourage all
who wish to attend to pre-register at [email protected].
Admission is free, however a $100 donation will offer the donors:
Confirmed registration to the Conference (lunch included), an
invitation to a special gathering "Dinner with the Scholars" due
to be held on the night of the Conference at Phoenicia Restaurant
in Glendale, and preferred seating to the SDHP 125th Anniversary
Celebration scheduled for Nov. 18th at the Glendale High School
Auditorium.
The conference will be broadcasted live on www.sdhp125.org and For
more information visit: www.sdhp125.org
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party
SDHP 1060 N. Allen Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91104
Tel: (626) 398-0506 Facebook Twitter
From: Baghdasarian