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National Association for Armenian
Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel.: 617-489-1610
E-mail: [email protected]
LAURE MARCHAND AND GUILLAUME PERRIER, NOTED FRENCH JOURNALISTS, TO
SPEAK AT NAASR
Acclaimed journalists Laure Marchand and Guillaume Perrier
will present a talk in conjunction with their newly published book
Turkey and the Armenian Ghost: On the Trail of the Genocide, on
Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., at the National Association
for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Center, 395 Concord Ave.,
Belmont, MA 02478.
The first genocide of the twentieth century remains unrecognized and
unpunished. Turkey continues to deny the slaughter of over a million
Ottoman Armenians in 1915 and the following years. What sets the
Armenian Genocide apart from other mass atrocities is that the country
responsible has never officially acknowledged its actions, and no
individual has ever been brought to justice.
In Turkey and the Armenian Ghost (McGill-Queen's University Press,
2015), with a foreword by Taner Akçam, a translation of the
award-winning La Turquie et le fantôme arménien, Laure Marchand (Le
Figaro and Le Nouvel Observateur) and Guillaume Perrier (Le Monde and
Le Point) visit historic sites and interview politicians, elderly
survivors, descendants, authors, and activists in a quest for the
hidden truth. Taking the reader into remote mountain regions, tiny
hamlets, and the homes of traumatized victims of a deadly persecution
that continues to this day, they reveal little-known aspects of the
history and culture of a people who have been rendered invisible in
their ancient homeland.
Seeking to illuminate complex issues of blame and responsibility,
guilt and innocence, the authors discuss the roles played in this
drama by the "righteous Turks," the Kurds, the converts, the rebels,
and the "leftovers of the sword." They also describe the struggle to
have the genocide officially recognized in Turkey, France, and the
United States. Arguing that this giant cover-up has had consequences
for Turks as well as for Armenians, the authors point to a society
sickened by a century of denial.
For more information about this event please contact NAASR at
617-489-1610 or [email protected].
Belmont, MA
March 2, 2015
National Association for Armenian
Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel.: 617-489-1610
E-mail: [email protected]
LAURE MARCHAND AND GUILLAUME PERRIER, NOTED FRENCH JOURNALISTS, TO
SPEAK AT NAASR
Acclaimed journalists Laure Marchand and Guillaume Perrier
will present a talk in conjunction with their newly published book
Turkey and the Armenian Ghost: On the Trail of the Genocide, on
Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., at the National Association
for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Center, 395 Concord Ave.,
Belmont, MA 02478.
The first genocide of the twentieth century remains unrecognized and
unpunished. Turkey continues to deny the slaughter of over a million
Ottoman Armenians in 1915 and the following years. What sets the
Armenian Genocide apart from other mass atrocities is that the country
responsible has never officially acknowledged its actions, and no
individual has ever been brought to justice.
In Turkey and the Armenian Ghost (McGill-Queen's University Press,
2015), with a foreword by Taner Akçam, a translation of the
award-winning La Turquie et le fantôme arménien, Laure Marchand (Le
Figaro and Le Nouvel Observateur) and Guillaume Perrier (Le Monde and
Le Point) visit historic sites and interview politicians, elderly
survivors, descendants, authors, and activists in a quest for the
hidden truth. Taking the reader into remote mountain regions, tiny
hamlets, and the homes of traumatized victims of a deadly persecution
that continues to this day, they reveal little-known aspects of the
history and culture of a people who have been rendered invisible in
their ancient homeland.
Seeking to illuminate complex issues of blame and responsibility,
guilt and innocence, the authors discuss the roles played in this
drama by the "righteous Turks," the Kurds, the converts, the rebels,
and the "leftovers of the sword." They also describe the struggle to
have the genocide officially recognized in Turkey, France, and the
United States. Arguing that this giant cover-up has had consequences
for Turks as well as for Armenians, the authors point to a society
sickened by a century of denial.
For more information about this event please contact NAASR at
617-489-1610 or [email protected].
Belmont, MA
March 2, 2015