PRESS RELEASE
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
395 Concord Ave.
Belmont, MA 02478
Contact: Marc Mamigonian
Tel: 617-489-1610
Fax: 617-484-1759
E-mail: [email protected]
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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EDUCATION
Reaching Into the School Curriculum
A Panel Discussion with
Prof. Richard G. Hovannisian
Armenian Education Foundation Professor of
Modern
Armenian History, UCLA
Margot Stern Strom
Executive Director, Facing History and
Ourselves
Adam Strom
Director of Research and Development, Facing
History and
Ourselves
Dr. Henry Theriault
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Worcester State College
Over the past several decades a remarkable amount of work has been
done to document and analyze the Armenian Genocide committed by the
Ottoman Turks in 1915- 23. Yet the level of knowledge of the Genocide
outside the Armenian community remains disappointingly low; and,
moreover, the lessons of the Armenian Genocide and other 20th century
genocides have not halted the practice of mass killings for political
purposes, as recent events in Darfur attest.
Facing History and Ourselves of Brookline, MA, has been a leader in
producing Holocaust and genocide curricula since it’s founding in the
late 1970s. They have now published an important textbook on the
Armenian Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The
Genocide of the Armenians, supervised by Adam Strom with significant
input from leading scholars such as Richard Hovannisian. The
existence of such a text, as well as the huge body of scholarship on
the subject, raises key questions: How to get the text and the
teaching of the Armenian Genocide into public schools in Massachusetts
and beyond? What is the most effective way to teach the Armenian
Genocide to non- Armenians? Can the lessons of the Armenian Genocide
have a far-reaching effect in the prevention of future genocides?
These and many other questions will be addressed by the panel which
will be moderated by Marc A. Mamigonian of NAASR. Join us for the
opportunity to engage in an in- depth conversation on this most
relevant subject and learn more about Crimes Against Humanity and
Civilization.
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Friday
September 30, 2005
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TIME:
7:30 p.m
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LOCATION:
Belmont High School Auditorium
Concord Ave.,
Belmont,
MA
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CO-SPONSORS:
Facing History and ourselves
National Association for Armenian Studies and
Research
Armenian Assembly of America
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* Admission free (donations accepted)
* Reception following program at NAASR Center
* Parking is available at Belmont High School and in
adjacent areas on Concord Ave.