Stewards of Trauma
Oral History and Its Implications
Join us for this in-person event at the Institute for Armenian Studies on oral history and its implications. Organized in conjunction with the USC Dornsife Institute for Armenian Studies, the day will offer two panel discussions on the evolving place and role of oral history in the field of Armenian Studies.
The panel discussions will also be recorded and available on Institute’s YouTube channel after the event.
10:30 to 12 noon
Armenian Genocide Survivor Testimonies at USC Shoah Foundation
moderated by Manuk Avedikyan, USC Institute of Armenian Studies
Survivor Testimony as a Key Primary Source for the Study of Armenian Genocide Deportations
Robert Sukiasyan, Independent Scholar
The Voice of the Armenian Genocide Orphans
Arman Khachatryan, Ben-Gurion University
The Armenian Genocide in Iran 1914-1918: Wishing for Safety
Osik Moses, Independent Scholar
The Ottoman-Armenian Refugee Experience in Russian-Armenia (1915-1920)
Diana Yayloyan, Middle East Technical University
12:30 to 2:00 pm
Stewards of Trauma: Weighing the Impact on the Oral Historian
moderated by Salpi Ghazarian, USC Institute of Armenian Studies
Shushan Karapetian, USC Institute of Armenian Studies
Gegham Mughnetsyan, USC Institute of Armenian Studies
Sarkis Tricha, University of Kent
For more information, contact armenian@usc.edu.
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