The American University of Armenia (AUA) is marking the
hundred years’ passing of April 24, 1915 with a year-long program of lectures,
exhibits, film screenings, and seminars. Through these events, AUA aims to support the nation-wide
effort to raise awareness about the Armenian Genocide and promote the
prevention and timely response to genocide worldwide. The program is being
overseen by a university-wide committee chaired by the Dean of the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences Tom Samuelian appointed by President Der
Kiureghian.
The program has already drawn significant interest among
students, faculty, and the community in Armenia and the diaspora. Dean
Samuelian points out that “AUA is committed to preparing leaders for the
future, who are aware of their own history and the challenges confronting
Armenia and the world. Despite
international legal commitments, the scourge of genocide has spread. Impunity
for the Armenian Genocide has been a factor. As victims and survivors of
Genocide, Armenians have a special role and mission in halting genocide.
Promoting and protecting human rights, and in particular punishment and
prevention of Genocide, are ongoing concerns of AUA’s curriculum and public
outreach, which this year’s events have brought into sharper focus.”
The Centennial series features speakers from both within the
AUA community and from around the globe, as the topic of genocide is not just
an Armenian issue, but a universal issue. Many classes are also integrating
genocide issues into their course work at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels, including Criminal Law, International Law, Human Rights, Topics in
Cinema and Law, and Justice in Popular Culture.
Speakers from AUA include Professor Nareg Seferian, Visiting
Lecturer Vahram Ter Matevosyan, Institutional Research Manager Anush Bezhanyan,
and Dean Samuelian.
International scholars from Armenia and abroad are making
presentations, including Levon Avdoyan of the Library of Congress, Ethnographer
Haroutyun Maroutyan, Turkish Historian Mehmed Polatel, Turkologist Ruben
Safratsyan, Art Historian Shahen Khachatryan, and many others. The Centennial
series will also feature a presentation by AUA Visiting Professor Yair Auron of
the Open University of Israel, who is teaching two graduate seminars for
Political Science and Law students this semester.
As the centennial approaches, AUA’s Digital Library is also
paying tribute by making the works of the many Armenian writers, literary
critics, editors, and publicists who perished during the genocide freely
accessible on the Internet.
President Der
Kiureghian commented, “As an institution dedicated to learning and scholarship,
AUA cannot be indifferent to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. Our
students, faculty and staff will be engaged throughout the year in remembering
and reflecting on this tragic event in order to learn the history and to
discuss means for restitution and for prevention of future genocides. By
digitizing and freely providing the works of scholars who perished during the
Genocide, we intend to immortalize the contributions that these intellectuals
made to humanity before their lives were cut short.”
Photo exhibits around campus, as well as film screenings on
various genocides throughout history, will also be available for viewing.
If you have suggestions, please feel free to contact 1915
Centennial Committee Chair, Dean Tom Samuelian – tsamuelian@aua.am. 1915
Centennial Events are posted to the AUA Events Calendar and are open to the
public. Please check regularly for updates.
DIANA MANUKYAN | AUA PR MANAGER
Office of Communications
American University of Armenia
40 Marshal Baghramyan Ave. | Yerevan, 0019, Armenia
Tel: +374 60 612 522; Email: Diana@aua.am | www.aua.am
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