Here's a timely event happening in Toronto. I decided to post the detailed info regarding this event. I think we are starting to think and mostly act quickly using the opportunity at hand to our advantage.
(PS: BRAVO Raffi, Gor and all the others who worked hard at getting Gor and Hover all the way to the AMA. That in itself is a great reward for your hard work. By the way, Idi get a chance to see Hover perform live when I was in Yerevan... Wow! oh yes, did you know that Peter B was form Montreal?)
ZORYAN INSTITUTE OF CANADA, INC.
255 Duncan Mill Rd., Suite 310
Toronto, ON, Canada M3B 3H9
Tel: 1-416-250-9807 Ext. 104 Fax: 1-416-512-1736 E-mail:
zoryan@idirect.ca
www.zoryaninstitute.org
GENOCIDE AND FILM:
A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ATOM EGOYAN'S ARARAT
Atom Egoyan's new film Ararat is causing a sensation, both as a work of
cinematic art and as an exploration of how history affects us today. The
Armenian Genocide of 1915, in which up to 1.5 million Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire died as the result of government policy, is largely outside
of people's knowledge of history and is thus ignored today. Yet the impact
of this tragedy still resonates powerfully for the survivors and their
descendents. The Turkish government's dismissal of this tragedy, and its
ongoing and active denial that a genocide took place further aggravate the
effects of these events.
The background of the story in this film has immense implications today
regarding truth, justice and universal human rights. Egoyan explores these
issues among many provocative themes in his latest film. The viewer is
challenged with such concepts as the horror of living with an atrocity that
has been systematically denied; what it means to pass judgment on somebody
living today for things done by people who are no longer alive; story
telling and how history is remembered; identity and the way it is passed on
from one generation to another; the denial of truth and its psychological
repercussions; the relationship of genocide to diasporan identity, and
more. A panel will explore these and other topics from a variety of
perspectives.
The program is as follows:
Screening of an excerpt of an interview with Eleanor Ussher-Baker, daughter
of Clarence D. Ussher, who is the author of An American Physician in Turkey
and a character of the "film within a film" in Ararat. This excerpt gives
her recollections of the massacre at Van in 1915, of which she was an
eyewitness.
"The Life and Work of Dr. Clarence D. Ussher in Van."
David R. Baker, JD, grandson of Clarence D. Ussher, author of An American
Physician in Turkey.
"Cinema as History: Egoyan's Ararat and the Armenian Genocide."
Dr. Taner Akçam, Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of History, University
of Minnesota Minneapolis.
"Genocide and Diaspora in Atom Egoyan's Cinema."
Lisa Siraganian, Johns Hopkins University.
"Genocide and the Formation of Identity in the Armenian Diaspora."
Dr. Anny Bakalian, City University of New York.
"The Psychological Impact of Genocide: Survivors and Their Descendents."
Louis M. Najarian, MD; Fellow American Psychiatric Association; Diplomate,
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Clinical Associate Professor
Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine.
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2002
Time: 10:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
Location: York Hall, Room 204, Glendon College, York University
2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto
There will be no admission charge, but donations may be made at the door,
with official tax receipts available. Free parking has been arranged.
Copies of Clarence D. Ussher's book, An American Physician in Turkey, will
be available for sale.
For additional information, please contact the Zoryan Institute of Canada.
(PS: BRAVO Raffi, Gor and all the others who worked hard at getting Gor and Hover all the way to the AMA. That in itself is a great reward for your hard work. By the way, Idi get a chance to see Hover perform live when I was in Yerevan... Wow! oh yes, did you know that Peter B was form Montreal?)
ZORYAN INSTITUTE OF CANADA, INC.
255 Duncan Mill Rd., Suite 310
Toronto, ON, Canada M3B 3H9
Tel: 1-416-250-9807 Ext. 104 Fax: 1-416-512-1736 E-mail:
zoryan@idirect.ca
www.zoryaninstitute.org
GENOCIDE AND FILM:
A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ATOM EGOYAN'S ARARAT
Atom Egoyan's new film Ararat is causing a sensation, both as a work of
cinematic art and as an exploration of how history affects us today. The
Armenian Genocide of 1915, in which up to 1.5 million Armenians in the
Ottoman Empire died as the result of government policy, is largely outside
of people's knowledge of history and is thus ignored today. Yet the impact
of this tragedy still resonates powerfully for the survivors and their
descendents. The Turkish government's dismissal of this tragedy, and its
ongoing and active denial that a genocide took place further aggravate the
effects of these events.
The background of the story in this film has immense implications today
regarding truth, justice and universal human rights. Egoyan explores these
issues among many provocative themes in his latest film. The viewer is
challenged with such concepts as the horror of living with an atrocity that
has been systematically denied; what it means to pass judgment on somebody
living today for things done by people who are no longer alive; story
telling and how history is remembered; identity and the way it is passed on
from one generation to another; the denial of truth and its psychological
repercussions; the relationship of genocide to diasporan identity, and
more. A panel will explore these and other topics from a variety of
perspectives.
The program is as follows:
Screening of an excerpt of an interview with Eleanor Ussher-Baker, daughter
of Clarence D. Ussher, who is the author of An American Physician in Turkey
and a character of the "film within a film" in Ararat. This excerpt gives
her recollections of the massacre at Van in 1915, of which she was an
eyewitness.
"The Life and Work of Dr. Clarence D. Ussher in Van."
David R. Baker, JD, grandson of Clarence D. Ussher, author of An American
Physician in Turkey.
"Cinema as History: Egoyan's Ararat and the Armenian Genocide."
Dr. Taner Akçam, Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of History, University
of Minnesota Minneapolis.
"Genocide and Diaspora in Atom Egoyan's Cinema."
Lisa Siraganian, Johns Hopkins University.
"Genocide and the Formation of Identity in the Armenian Diaspora."
Dr. Anny Bakalian, City University of New York.
"The Psychological Impact of Genocide: Survivors and Their Descendents."
Louis M. Najarian, MD; Fellow American Psychiatric Association; Diplomate,
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Clinical Associate Professor
Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine.
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2002
Time: 10:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
Location: York Hall, Room 204, Glendon College, York University
2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto
There will be no admission charge, but donations may be made at the door,
with official tax receipts available. Free parking has been arranged.
Copies of Clarence D. Ussher's book, An American Physician in Turkey, will
be available for sale.
For additional information, please contact the Zoryan Institute of Canada.
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