Donald Abcarian Talk
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011, 2:00 PM

"Raffi: A Glimpse at His Life and Three of His Novels in English Translation"
A Talk by Donald Abcarian

Alumni House, UC Berkeley Campus

Admission is free, wine & cheese reception will follow the presentation.
Co-sponsored by Hamazkayin "Nigol Aghpalian" Chapter

Raymond Kevorkian Book Presentation
MONDAY, MAY 9th, 7:00 PM

Book Presentation and Discussion
Dr. Raymond Kévorkian
French Institute of Geopolitics (University Paris VII-Sanit-Denis)

The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History
(London: I.B. Tauris, 2011)

Dwinelle Hall 370-371, U.C. Berkeley Campus
Free admission

Mr. Kevorkian will be available to sign copies of his book.

Co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program (U.C. Berkeley), the Armenian
General Benevolent Union (Silicon Valley Chapter), and the Institute of
Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (U.C. Berkeley).

For more information, please contact: Rita Zorian (408)243-0829

U.C. BERKELEY ARMENIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION GENOCIDE AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAM:

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

When: Sunday, April 17th, 7 PM
Where: Memorial Glade

Kick-off Genocide Awareness Week and join the ASA in unveiling this
year’s tremendous memorial. At this solemn and uplifting event you
will see ASA members recite poetry, sing, and deliver
eulogies to those lost in the Armenian Genocide, and all other
genocides and human rights violations.

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SPEAKER PANEL

When: Monday, April 18th, 7 PM
Where: 105 Boalt

Join the ASA in bringing together three phenomenal UC Berkeley
professors, Darren Zook, Edward Walker, and ASP Director Stephan Astourian, as they
discuss structural violence and genocide as it relates to not only the
Armenian Genocide, but also all other people affected by crimes
against humanity. Following the panel, we will open the floor up to
questions.

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"MAYRIG" MOVIE SCREENING

When: Tuesday, April 19th, 7 PM
Where: 101 Moffitt

Come watch the iconic French film about the Armenian Genocide with the
ASA. This powerful and sad film portrays the plight of an Armenian boy
and his family during the genocide. Winner of numerous awards in
France, and with a cast that includes Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia)
and Claudia Cardinale (8 ½, Pink Panther), this is a movie that you
can’t miss.

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KEITH DAVID WATENPAUGH KEYNOTE LECTURE

When: Wednesday, April 20th, 7 PM
Where: 105 Boalt

UC Davis Professor Keith David Watenpaugh will deliver the Keynote
lecture of the week, titled “The Three Faces of Social Death in the
Armenian Genocide.” Professor Watenpaugh’s emphasis will be on the way
in which the Armenian Genocide became the first venue for concentrated
American foreign humanitarian efforts.

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ELEMENT BAND CONCERT

When: Thursday, April 21st, 8:30 PM
Where: Wheeler Auditorium
FREE ADMISSION!!

ELEMENT BAND IS COMING TO BERKELEY! Internationally acclaimed,
innovative traditional Armenian Ensemble will be performing at Cal for
the first time. We would like to use this as a venue to spread
awareness about the Armenian Genocide and other human rights
violations. Bring your family, friends, neighbors, fellow students,
colleagues, to this fantastic concert that will not disappoint.
Admission is FREE, so come enjoy some quality music with the ASA!!!

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UNITED HANDS ACROSS CAL

When: Friday, April 22nd, 12 PM
Where: Upper Sproul

The Culmination of Genocide Awareness Week, United Hands Across Cal
(UHAC) is an award winning event that everyone should attend. It is a
fervent display of students standing against genocide and human rights
violations. Many student groups, affected by human rights violations,
will be present; ASA members will be reciting poetry, singing hymns,
giving eulogies, and remembering the forgotten. This is an incredible
event which brings together over 300 students.

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DR. FATMA MUGE GOCEK LECTURE

When: Friday, April 22nd, 2 PM
Where: 219 Dwinelle

The UC Berkeley Armenian Studies Program, and the Institute of Slavic,
East European, and Eurasian Studies will host University of Michigan
Professor, Fatma Muge Gocek as she gives a lecture titled “ Deciphering Denial: Ottoman Past, Turkish Present, and the Collective Violence against the Armenians.”

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MOUNT DAVIDSON CROSS VIGIL

When: Saturday, April 23rd
Where: Mount Davidson Cross, SF

Ara Oshagan will give the keynote
lecture while other guest speakers and cultural performers will
perform in honor of the victims of the Armenian genocide, 96 years
ago. Visit www.agccnc.org for more information.

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ASP Public Lectures - Spring 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 5:30pm
2040 Valley Life Sciences Building
Lina Yacoubova
Yerevan State University

"The First Assyrian Diaspora from the Homeland: Assyrians in Armenia,
Georgia, and Tsarist Russia."

Co-sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Studies and the Armenian
Studies Program (U.C. Berkeley).

Tuesday, March 8, 12 noon
270 Stephens Hall
Dr. Kim S. Theriault
Associate Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism (Dominican
University)

"Arshile Gorky, Displacement, and the Making of Modern Art"

Co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program, NAASR, and the Institute of
Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (U.C. Berkeley).

Friday, March 18, 12 noon
219 Dwinelle Hall
Dr. Hayk Demoyan
Director, The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

"Directions of Armenian Genocide Research in Armenia"

Co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program and the Institute of Slavic,
East European, and Eurasian Studies (U.C. Berkeley).

Friday, April 22, 12 noon
Location: TBA
Dr. Fatma Müge Göçek
Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies
(The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

"Deciphering Denial: Ottoman Past, Turkish Present, and the Collective
Violence against the Armenians, 1789-2009."

Co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program and the Institute of Slavic,
East European, and Eurasian Studies (U.C. Berkeley).