Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute
RA, Yerevan 0028
Contact: Arevik Avetisyan
Tel: (374 10) 39 09 81
Fax: (374 10) 39 10 41
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From Memory to Memorizing

The International Conference Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of the
Tsitsernakaberd memorial of the victims of Armenian Genocide

27-28 November 2007
Yerevan, Armenia

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI)
() is organizing an international
conference in Yerevan on 27-28 November 2007, in occasion to the 40th
Anniversary of the Tsitsernakaberd memorial Complex of the victims of
Armenian Genocide.

Papers on all aspects of genocide and genocide victims’ commemoration,
as well as museum exhibitions on the genocides and mass killings and war
crimes are welcome. Of particular interest are papers on memory,
memorizing and monuments dedicated to mass crime victims’ memory and
destruction of cultural heritage. Another interesting aspect is
comparative study of the destruction of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian
genocides, especially survivors’ memoirs, commemoration, monuments
description, reutilization of the commemoration etc.

For paper proposals, please send abstracts (350 words maximum) and
biographical information on the presenters to Arevik Avetisyan,
Press-Secretary of AGMI info@genocide-museum.am /
presscenter@genocide-museum.am or to Hayk Demoyan, Director of AGMI
director@genocide-museum.am

All proposals should be submitted by 15 October 2007 and will be
refereed by Organization Committee. conference@genocide-museum.am

The meeting will begin with opening of plenary session in the morning of
Monday, 26 November. On Tuesday, 27 November the session will be held
in the National Academy General session room.

Cultural program includes choral of Komitas and visit to Echmiadzin Holy
See and excursion to the Garni and Geghard historical sites.

Partial or complete support for travel, lodging, and meals will be
provided for a limited number of participants who will present papers
and come from developing countries, whose institutions cannot pay their
travel and other expenses, and who have special circumstances.

PLEASE NOTE: Selected papers will be included in the second issue of
the Journal of Xenophobia and Genocide Studies.

Contacts of editor: editor@genocide-museum.am