The Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno is sponsoring four lectures and a commemorative event during April in recognition of the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Dr. Bedross Der Matossian, a history professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. will begin the events at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, with a lecture about “The Taboo within the Taboo: The Fate of the ‘Armenian Capital’ in the end of the Ottoman Empire.”
Dr. Levon Marashlian, a professor of history at Glendale Community College, will follow with “Problems with Denial and Denying with the Armenian-Turkish Protocols.”
At 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, freelance writer and editor Michael Bobelian will present “The Struggle for Armenian Genocide Recognition in the United States.”
At noon April 23, the Armenian Studies Program will join the Armenian Student Organization in sponsoring an Armenian Genocide commemorative event at the Free Speech Area, with speakers from the Armenian community and Fresno City Council Member Andreas Borges. The event is a prelude to April 24’s community recognition of the genocide on the annual Armenian Martyrs Day.
Dr. Abraham Terian, the Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies, will conclude the university’s lecture series at 7:30 p.m. April 29, speaking about “The Less-Known Victims of the Armenian Genocide.”
The memorial and lectures, which are scheduled in the Alice Peters Auditorium of the University Business Center, are free and open to the public. Free parking for the lectures is available in Lots A and J.
For more information, contact the Armenian Studies Program at 559.278.2669.
