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National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
395 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
Phone: 617-489-1610
Fax: 617-484-1759
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Marc A. Mamigonian
NAASR TO PRESENT ILLUSTRATED LECTURE BY PROF. RICHARD G. HOVANNISIAN
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will
present an illustrated lecture by Dr. Richard G. Hovannisian entitled
"The Changing Landscape of Historic Western Armenia: Reflections on a
Journey Into the Past," on Friday, February 23, at 8:00 p.m., at the
First Armenian Church Auditorium, 380 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA.
Dr. Hovannisian is the Armenian Educational Foundation Professor of
Modern Armenian History at the University of California, Los Angeles.
He is the author of the four-volume history The Republic of Armenia,
Armenia on the Road to Independence, and has edited and contributed to
more than twenty books including The Armenian Image in History and
Literature, The Armenian Genocide in Perspective, The Armenian Genocide:
History, Politics, Ethics, The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern
Times, Remembrance and Denial, Looking Backward, Moving Forward, and six
volumes on historic Armenian cities and provinces. He was elected to
the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia in 1990.
The landscape of Historic Western Armenia is ever changing. The mystical
names of the villages, towns, and provinces of a now-vanished generation
remain deeply imbedded in the minds and hearts of many descendants. But
how similar are the imagined homeland and the existing landscape?
After many years of hesitation, Dr. Hovannisian set out on a quest to
reconcile the "imagined" with the "real." His travels took him through a
part of the historic provinces from Trebizond on the Black Sea to
Baiburt, Erzerum, Kemakh, Agn, Kharpert, Dersim, Palu, Mush, Bitlis, and
Van. He will present his impressions in an illustrated presentation in
this special event for the Greater Boston audience.
Following the discussion there will be a reception at the NAASR Center
and the Bookstore will be open. The NAASR Center and Headquarters is
located opposite the First Armenian Church and next to the U.S. Post
Office. Parking is available at the First Armenian Church and around
the NAASR building and in adjacent areas on Concord Avenue.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
