The D Group headquarters, London - 5 September 2013

Guest of Honour Speaker on "The Future Prospects for the Caucasus and the Wider Caspian Region"

Hosted by Frances Edmonds

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Chatham House Russia and Eurasia Programme

Invited participant - "What Future for the Azerbaijani Opposition?" with Camil Hasanli, National Council, Azerbaijan. 

13 September 2013

 Chatham House, London

Եւրոպահայութեան լրատուական պահանջները եւ հայկական մամուլի կարիքները

Զրոյց լրատւութեամբ գերյագեցած հասարակարգի մէջ հայկական մամուլին դերին ու անոր արդիական ըմբռնումին մասին Նոր Յառաջ թերթի խմբագիր Ժիրայր Չոլաքեանի եւ Օքսֆորտ Համալսարանի Դոկտ. Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեանին հետ:

16 Յուլիս 2013, ժամը 19:30ին, Կիւլպենկեան սրահ, Լոնտոն

Mass Communications and Armenian Media in Europe

A discussion on the role and contemporary understanding of Armenian media and mass communications in Europe with Mr Jirayr Jolakian, the editor of Nor Haratch newspaper (Paris) and Dr Hratch Tchilingirian of Oxford Armenian Studies. (The discussion will be held in Armenian, with short briefings in English)

16 July 2013, 7:30 PM, Nvart Gulbenkian Hall, Iverna Gardens, Kensington, London

Chatham House Russia and Eurasia Programme

Invited participant: select group of experts' "Brainstorming with Philippe Lefort, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus".

7 May 2013

 Chatham House, London

Oriental Institute, University of Oxford - 5 March 2013

Lecture: Cultural Production and Preservation in Diaspora: What is "Armenian about Armenian Culture?

This final session of an eight-lecture seminar will tie together all the discussions in previous sessions and will attempt to outline the key elements of "Armenian culture". What is it that needst o be "preserved" in Armenian culture? What are the key "cultural components" in hayapahpanum? etc.

Hilary Term 2013 Seminars

Oriental Institute, University of Oxford - 19 February 2013

Lecture: Cultural Production and Preservation in Diaspora: "People of the book"

As part of a series of 8 lectures, this session will introduce a number of diaspora writers and present a sociological reading of their works in order to draw attention to some of the problems of language, literary production and readership in theDiaspora.

Hilary Term 2013 Seminars

Oriental Institute, University of Oxford - 22 January 2013

Lecture: Cultural Production and Preservation in Diaspora: Visual and Performing Arts

As part of a series of 8 lectures, this session will explore the works of a number of diaspora artists with roots in the Middle East, such as painters Paul Guiragossian, Krikor Norikian and Shant Avedissian and performing artists like Gerarld Avedissian, Krikor Satamian, and others. What is universal in their artistic creation and what is particularly Armenian?

Hilary Term 2013 Seminars