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CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE LINGERING IMPACTS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE ON THE DESCENDANTS OF ITS INHABITANTS
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11:45, October 19, 2012
Internationally Renowned Novelist Amitav Ghosh Joins as Keynote Speaker
Several years of artistic collaborations, informal conversations, and
public discussions among artists and scholars from around the world
have resulted in the Strategies of (Un) Silencing (SoUS) Conference
being held in Yerevan, Armenia on October 26-27, 2012 at the American
University of Armenia.
SoUS developed out of the Blind Dates Project, a series of artistic
collaborations that tackle the traces or 'what remains' of the peoples,
places and cultures that once constituted the diverse geography of
the Ottoman Empire. The undertaking explores the effects of various
forms of ruptures, gaps, erasures as well as (re)constructions through
the prism of contemporary lived-experiences.
SoUS focuses on the intersections among artistic practice, literature,
and ethics/law. The conference will also include comparisons/contrasts
to other 'residues' of similar or parallel ruptures, including those
involving the Soviet regime and the Cold War.
Internationally renowned Bengali author Amitav Ghosh will be the
conference's keynote speaker. The distinguished novelist and essayist
will address the bonds between Indian and Armenian prisoners in death
camps in Syria from 1916-1918. A host of academics, artists, and
cultural critics from Armenia, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey,
and the United States will deliver presentations. "Their topics range
from reconsidering national narratives, the limits and possibilities
of expressing violence and trauma, and critical perspectives in
reimagining the legacy of empires," said Neery Melkonian, external
director of Blind Dates Project and initiator of SoUS.
- A press conference will be held on October 26, 10:30 AM, at AUA
- The two day event is free and open to the public
- Registration at the door 15 minutes prior to each session
- For program details see attachment or please visit:
http://blinddatesproject.org/sous/
- SoUS has been made possible through a grant from Open Society
Foundations-Armenia
and by patrons of the Blind Dates Project
Home page
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From: A. Papazian
hetq
11:45, October 19, 2012
Internationally Renowned Novelist Amitav Ghosh Joins as Keynote Speaker
Several years of artistic collaborations, informal conversations, and
public discussions among artists and scholars from around the world
have resulted in the Strategies of (Un) Silencing (SoUS) Conference
being held in Yerevan, Armenia on October 26-27, 2012 at the American
University of Armenia.
SoUS developed out of the Blind Dates Project, a series of artistic
collaborations that tackle the traces or 'what remains' of the peoples,
places and cultures that once constituted the diverse geography of
the Ottoman Empire. The undertaking explores the effects of various
forms of ruptures, gaps, erasures as well as (re)constructions through
the prism of contemporary lived-experiences.
SoUS focuses on the intersections among artistic practice, literature,
and ethics/law. The conference will also include comparisons/contrasts
to other 'residues' of similar or parallel ruptures, including those
involving the Soviet regime and the Cold War.
Internationally renowned Bengali author Amitav Ghosh will be the
conference's keynote speaker. The distinguished novelist and essayist
will address the bonds between Indian and Armenian prisoners in death
camps in Syria from 1916-1918. A host of academics, artists, and
cultural critics from Armenia, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Turkey,
and the United States will deliver presentations. "Their topics range
from reconsidering national narratives, the limits and possibilities
of expressing violence and trauma, and critical perspectives in
reimagining the legacy of empires," said Neery Melkonian, external
director of Blind Dates Project and initiator of SoUS.
- A press conference will be held on October 26, 10:30 AM, at AUA
- The two day event is free and open to the public
- Registration at the door 15 minutes prior to each session
- For program details see attachment or please visit:
http://blinddatesproject.org/sous/
- SoUS has been made possible through a grant from Open Society
Foundations-Armenia
and by patrons of the Blind Dates Project
Home page
Print | Õ~@Õ¡ÕµÕ¥O~@Õ¥Õ¶
From: A. Papazian