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Armenian Studies Related Organizations and Centers 1. General information about the organization/center 8. Funds offered to 9. Approximate number of Armenian studies related books and materials available in the 10. Focus of library collections 11. Approximate percentage of Armenian studies books in the 12. List of special collections/archives related to Armenian studies available at the organization/center 13.Measures that the organization/center has taken to secure the 14. Availability of microfilm or 15. Armenian studies related materials digitized, being digitized or planned to be 16. Published catalogues of 17. Other activities or special programs 2. Membership 3. Number of 7.1 Number of visiting library collections in the following languages preservation of the special collections/archives microfiche collections related digitized holdings/collections system public lectures 4. Number of workshops / exhibits scholars/researchers to the Armenian studies organized by the 7.2 A. Official name of the organization/center B. Type of organization seminars organized by the 6. List of colloquia / conferences organized by the organization / center during the organized by the None Sources Condition D. Short description of focus of activities organization / 5. Topics of workshops/seminars Frequency Access Category Yes organization / center during last five years organization / center during the of exhibits YesNo No library Books Manuscripts Not If with special permission, 3.open to the (books, manuscripts, newspapers, the last five years center during the Physical location of the collection / archive Name of the collection 2. open with Xerox copies Contact Person C. Year of foundation (approxima No Other materials (newspapers, 1.open to the please mention the researchers/ 4.closed Microfilm Microfiche Digital Primary Extant already in the Research Center Institute Organization Other last five years applicable special placed in another Other None journals, etc.) planned te number) last five years Occasional Regular Closely Closely journals, etc.) public eligibility criteria scholars copies copies copies sources scholarship digitized process Yes ( title, year and (per year) Directly related Directly related General Specialized Armenian Russian English French Spanish German Other permission location Microfilms Microfiches None No N positions positions associated associated place of publicaion) 1. "Warum haben wir uns damit abgefunden, als Mörder tituliert zu werden?“ – Die Vernichtung und Vertreibung der Christen des Osmanischen Reiches – Versuch einer historischen und politischen Kontextualisierung. (Why did we accept A website with news related to genocide awareness, studies and recognition, announcing remembrance events and genocide related book Arbeitsgruppe Anerkennung ‐ gegen Genozid, für Berlin, May 2008: Genocide and Children ‐ Children in Genocide: Public lecture, workshops, to be labelled as murderers?" ‐The annihilation and expulsion of the Ottoman Christians ‐ an attempt of historical and Non‐profit human rights NGO with international membership, focusing on the genocide(s) against Ottoman Christians publications; offering primary sources on the Armenian genocide (the Bauernfeind Diary, Malatya 1915, in German original and French internationale Verständigung e.V. / Working Group theatre play and bus excursion 'Ottoman traces in Berlin'; organized together with the political conceptualization; Seminary on the genocide against the Armenians and syriac Christians together with the (Armenians, Arameans/Assyrians, Greeks); lectures and legislative initiatives (petitions) for genocide recognition and /year translation); rare books on Urfa and an updated selection of photograph documents from the IDZ collection: www.aga‐online.org. 1 Dr. Tessa Hofmann X 2003 20 2 2 Armenian Cultural and Church Association Berlin, funded by the Foundation "Erinnerung, Protest Academy of Berlin, April 2005); with publication of the lectures (Regional) 0XX X XXX X Recogniton ‐ Against Genocide, for International penalization of genocide denial. The online publication of early rare Russian books on the Armenian genocide (in original and German translation) is planned. Vergangenheit und Gegenwart" (EVZ) ‐ Remembrance, Past and Future" 2. Berlin, March 18, 2006: Cross‐Community Programme "Difficulties of Remembrance ‐ the Genocide against the Understanding, Germany Armenians"; Co‐organizers: Aktion Sühnezeichen ‐ Friedensdiensten e.V. , Human Rights Association Turkey‐Germany (TÜDAY); European Centre for Kurdish Studies (Lectures, Readings, Cultural Programme) (Regional) 1. Outreaching and coordination with other organizations or centers of genocide studies, such as the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota, Facing History and Ourselves and other organizations, Genocide studies related texts and Resource Center including independent researchers and scholars; 2. Research, collect, collate, publish and make available all materials 2 Armenian Genocide Resource Center, Richmond, California Richard Kloian X X 1997 X0 0 0 0 X 400 225 20 250 X documentsX 5% 0% 93% 2% 0% 0% 0% X XXX X related to the Armenian Genocide; 3. Video and audio documentation of lectures and symposia related to the Armenian Genocide. Armenian Institute Library, London Charles Dowsett papers X research purposes X The AI offers instruction for adults in eastern and western variants of Armenian language (with approx. 30 students enrolled for 3 terms annually). AI organizes approximately 35 or more events annually, including concerts, workshops, book launches, seminars and lectures. It Arts‐related (hands‐on), music (currently the Bechstein at the Gulbenkian series of lecture Armenian Institute Library, London Mischa Kudian papers X research purposes X The Armenian Institute is dedicated to making Armenian culture and history a living experience through innovative 1. Layered Lives: Iranian‐Armenian Contemporary Arts (International) Armenian/Middle Eastern/Caucasian Forthcoming in has programs and events for children as well as adults and strives to provide an enjoyable and stimulating social atmosphere for people to 30/year About 20/year demonstrations and master‐classes), oral history, story‐telling, puppetry, children's No frequency 3 Armenian Institute, London Prof. Susan Pattie X 2001 programs, educational resources, workshops, academic events, exhibits and performances. 250 2. Identities Without Borders: Colloquium on Integration and Diversity (International) 3 X4000 2000 2000 Studies/Folklore 35% 5% 30% 15% 0% 5% 10% X X X 2012 meet as well as other occasions which are more academically oriented. Events usually draw a wide range of ages, including a sizeable workshops. George S. Kurkjian papers X X number of young people. The variety of events reflects the diversity of London and also an active outreach program, going beyond the Armenian Institute Library, London research purposes Armenian community itself. Our principal aim is to promote Armenian Studies in all its aspects and to facilitate exchange between armenologists, as Art. 2 of the • La diffusion de la pensée et des oeuvres néoplatoniciennes dans la tradition arménienne et Constitution explains: Buts de l’Association. gréco‐syriaque. (L'oeuvre de David l'Invincible) L’Association a pour but la promotion des études arméniennes sous tous leurs aspects et le développement d'échanges entre savants Genève, 27‐28 février 2004 spécialisés entièrement ou partiellement dans ce domaine d'Études. L’AIEA est une société savante. • Armenian Art and Architecture, Salzburg, 11‐13 avril 2005 The organization of meetings and the diffusion of information through our means of communication (Newsletter, website, AIEAnet list) are • Armenian Syntax (sous les auspices de l'AIEA) Pithiviers, 23‐25 mai 2005 1. General conference, not about special topic ‐ Vitoria/Gasteiz, sept. 2005 (International) Armenian Studies our principal tasks in achieving the aims outlined above. 4 X 1981 250 0 6 • La philologie arménienne entre passé et futur: du manuscrit au document digitalisé, 2. Idem ‐ Paris, sept. 2008 (International) 0X X X Some of the workshops indicated above have been organized in the framework of the "Armenian Studies 2000 Program." Its purpose is the Genève, 5‐7 octobre 2006 (d'entente la Hebrew University of Jerusalem) publication of 6 volumes of Handbooks on the principal fields of Armenian Studies: Literature, Philology, History, History of Ideas (histoire • Les arts libéraux et les sciences dans l'Arménie ancienne et médiévale des idées), Art and Architecture, Linguistics. Each handbook will contain an assessment of the state of art of the discipline with an indication Genève, 8 décembre 2007 Association Internationale des Etudes Arméniennes / The of perspectives for future research. • AIEA Workshop on Armenian Literature, Oxford, 25‐27 septembre 2009 International Association of Armenian Studies, Switzerland Prof. Valentina Calzolari X XX X 107 ASC Der Manuelian collection X 106 ASC Garabed Bedrosian collection X Books and serials (part of Google X X X 106 ASC Harb collection X project) Center for Armenian Research and Publication, University Documentation and publication of the history of the Armenian people; assisting students and researchers; community‐ 5 Prof. Ara Sanjian X 1985/1986 X 4/year 0 0 0 X12000 4000 471 25000 X 50% 3% 39% 4% less than 1% 2% 10% 106 ASC Catholicos Garegin II collection X X X XX X Scholar‐in‐Residence program; internships and independent study; sponsoring of Armenian‐language