In postsocialist Armenia, the production of knowledge and the politics of memory are related processes, both profoundly shaped by the Soviet legacy. In this webinar, two anthropologists discuss their work on the formation of Armenian intellectuals and the memory practices through which Armenian society confronts Stalinist repression trauma. What is the role of knowledge-makers in shaping landscapes of memory? How do personal experiences of becoming intelligentsia in Armenia, and experiencing intergenerational trauma as Armenians, shape ethnographic research on these topics?

Speakers:

Yulia Antonyan Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural Studies, Faculty of History, Yerevan State University (since 2008). Her professional interests are in the fields of anthropology of religion, anthropology of social structure, and intellectuals/intelligentsia. She mostly made fieldwork in Armenia and Armenian communities of Georgia, Syria and Lebanon. Dr. Antonyan has published around 45 articles in English, Armenian and Russian, and edited a volume on anthropology of elites in the South Caucasus (2016). You can find her major articles at https://yerevan.academia.edu/YuliaAntonyan․

Gayane Shagoyan is a leading researcher at the Department of Contemporary Anthropological Studies of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (IAE NAS RA). She received her PhD in anthropology from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography in 2010. The areas of her research interests include daily life, urban studies, and anthropology of memory. She is the author of about 90 publications including Seven Days and Seven Nights: Panorama of the Armenian Wedding (2011, Yerevan: “Gitutyun”, 618 p., in Armenian), co-author of Stalin Era Repressions in Armenia: History, Memory, and Daily Life (Yerevan: “Gitutyun,” 2015, 440 p., in Armenian).

Moderator:

Lori Khatchadourian is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University. Her research uses the methods of archaeology and ethnography to study the relations between people, power, and the material world. Dr. Khatchadourian studies the materiality of social life across temporal divides – ancient and modern – with a particular focus on Armenia and the South Caucasus. She is author of Imperial Matter: Ancient Persia and the Archaeology of Empires (2016) and numerous articles on the archaeology of the Caucasus, Anatolia, and Iran. Khatchadourian is currently working on a book about modernity and the Armenian experience, as told through the ruins of genocide, Soviet socialism, and war.

Hosted by CO+POS:

Housed within the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University, Critical Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Studies (CO+POS) highlights the latest in innovative research about Southwest Asia, North Africa, and Southeast Europe—a region encompassing the Turkic world, the Ottoman Empire, and its successor nation-states.

CO+POS gives scholars, artists, and practitioners a platform for challenging traditional understandings of this part of the world. From novel perspectives on the Ottoman Empire's architectural heritage to critical policy analyses of current events, CO+POS offers fresh approaches to the study of the dynamic region at the center of the Afro-Eurasia continent.

Iraq: From the Inside Out

After the American invasion of Iraq, along with a collapse of much of the social order, many of the state norms and regulations governing architecture, heritage sites, and city planning also broke down.

This webinar will feature two Iraqi scholars working on architecture and city planning in Baghdad. They will discuss transformations in the city’s built urban environment and highlight the prospects for solutions that would involve policy makers and the Iraqi society as a whole.

Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Qasim Al Ani, Architecture, Al Nahrain University, Iraq

Speaker: Dr. Saba Al Ali, Architecture, Al Nahrain University, Iraq

Moderator: Dr. Esra Akcan, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell University

In English and Arabic

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Panelists:
Başak Can, Koç University
Sinan Erensü, Boğaziçi University
Moderator:
Begüm Adalet, Cornell University
Host:
Mostafa Minawi, Cornell University

This event focuses on research and academic freedom. Specifically, it will be about the politics of ethnographic and medical research in Turkey. Against the backdrop of debates around rising authoritarianism in the country, we will discuss ethical and political dilemmas researchers face when conducting research with human subjects. We will highlight a non-profit research center supporting academics. Finally, we will reflect on the relationship between knowledge production and authoritarianism. The event will conclude with a 30-minute Q & A session.

Registration Link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gae791_gSImGRXJThL4GtA

Informal gathering for European Studies minors and students interested in Europe.

Stop by. Have a slice (or many!).

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Hosted by: European Studies Minor and the Institute for European Studies

Students interested in Europe or international politics are invited to attend this interactive Zoom meeting with Vanessa Frazier. H.E. Frazier will be sharing a presentation about the work her work, how she built her career, insight into the operations of the UN, the impact of the work on Malta, and thoughts about how the pandemic has impacted the work of the UN, followed by a question-and-answer session.

*Advanced registration is required.