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Genocide Education Project establishes course at University of Rhode Island
12:43, 28 Jan 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The University of Rhode Island is offering "The Armenian Experience:
History and Culture," a course on Armenian history, at its Kingston
campus for the spring 2015 semester, beginning Jan. 26, Asbarez
reports.
As part of its "GenEd-HigherEd" initiative, The Genocide Education
Project Rhode Island branch co-chairs, Pauline Getzoyan and Esther
Kalajian, developed and proposed the honors seminar course, which went
through a rigorous approval process by the university during the fall
semester. Getzoyan and Kalajian will teach the course, which will
focus on diasporan studies as they relate to the Armenian experience.
Topics will include an understanding of genocide and the implications
of genocide on culture, identity, and religion.
The course will include a robust offering of guest speakers, including
author Chris Bohjalian and filmmaker Talin Avakian, who will speak
about "Literature and Film: An Author's and Filmmaker's Responsibility
to Truth - Exploring history, fiction, and non-fiction;" Tom
Zorabedian, Assistant Dean of the URI College of Arts and Sciences and
the Harrington School of Communication and Media; Dr. Catherine Sama,
professor of Italian at URI, who will speak about Armenians in the
diaspora with a focus on Italy and about the subject of genocide in
Italian literature and film; George Aghjayan and author/professor
Marian MacCurdy, who will be part of a panel discussing "The Aftermath
of Genocide: the Issue of Denial and Justice Specific to the Armenian
Genocide;" Berge Zobian, owner of Gallery/Studio Z in Providence, RI,
who will introduce the students to Armenian art and architecture, pre-
and post-Genocide; and Charles Kalajian, who will introduce the
students to Armenian musical instruments and the aural tradition of
learning music, with assistance from Ken Kalajian and Leon Janikian.
"This course, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, is the realization of a ten-year-long dream for us,
as genocide education advocates in the state of Rhode Island," said
Pauline Getzoyan. "Through this course, we intend to convey to
students the many layers of history and social experience surrounding
the Armenian Genocide and its aftermath. In doing so, we not only
honor the memory of the victims, but we seek to help students make
more informed choices as they become global citizens confronted with
related issues."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/01/28/genocide-education-project-establishes-course-at-university-of-rhode-island/
12:43, 28 Jan 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The University of Rhode Island is offering "The Armenian Experience:
History and Culture," a course on Armenian history, at its Kingston
campus for the spring 2015 semester, beginning Jan. 26, Asbarez
reports.
As part of its "GenEd-HigherEd" initiative, The Genocide Education
Project Rhode Island branch co-chairs, Pauline Getzoyan and Esther
Kalajian, developed and proposed the honors seminar course, which went
through a rigorous approval process by the university during the fall
semester. Getzoyan and Kalajian will teach the course, which will
focus on diasporan studies as they relate to the Armenian experience.
Topics will include an understanding of genocide and the implications
of genocide on culture, identity, and religion.
The course will include a robust offering of guest speakers, including
author Chris Bohjalian and filmmaker Talin Avakian, who will speak
about "Literature and Film: An Author's and Filmmaker's Responsibility
to Truth - Exploring history, fiction, and non-fiction;" Tom
Zorabedian, Assistant Dean of the URI College of Arts and Sciences and
the Harrington School of Communication and Media; Dr. Catherine Sama,
professor of Italian at URI, who will speak about Armenians in the
diaspora with a focus on Italy and about the subject of genocide in
Italian literature and film; George Aghjayan and author/professor
Marian MacCurdy, who will be part of a panel discussing "The Aftermath
of Genocide: the Issue of Denial and Justice Specific to the Armenian
Genocide;" Berge Zobian, owner of Gallery/Studio Z in Providence, RI,
who will introduce the students to Armenian art and architecture, pre-
and post-Genocide; and Charles Kalajian, who will introduce the
students to Armenian musical instruments and the aural tradition of
learning music, with assistance from Ken Kalajian and Leon Janikian.
"This course, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, is the realization of a ten-year-long dream for us,
as genocide education advocates in the state of Rhode Island," said
Pauline Getzoyan. "Through this course, we intend to convey to
students the many layers of history and social experience surrounding
the Armenian Genocide and its aftermath. In doing so, we not only
honor the memory of the victims, but we seek to help students make
more informed choices as they become global citizens confronted with
related issues."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/01/28/genocide-education-project-establishes-course-at-university-of-rhode-island/