International scholars will take part in a conference, part of the 22nd Vardanants Day Armenian lecture series, titled “New Topics in Armenian History and Culture.” The conference, which will explore the linguistic, artistic, social and musical history of Armenia, will take place on Tuesday, June 26, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in room LJ119 of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, located at 10 First Street S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. The conference is being presented to coincide with the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival which will highlight Armenia and Catalonia.
The scholars’ presentationswill go beyond discussion of Armenia as a nation to explore the ancient culture of the Armenian people, many of whom live outside the Republic in a diaspora around the world including the United States. The scholars participating in this program, whose research spanned the globe in archives and libraries including the Library of Congress, have contributed to the story of those who claim Armenian descent.
The speakers and the titles of their presentations for the program are:
The Vardanants Day lecture series was created to explore and present all aspects of Armenian culture and history. It is named after the Armenian holiday that commemorates the battle of Avarayr (451 A.D.), which was waged by the Armenian General Vardan Mamikonian and his compatriots against invading Persian troops who were attempting to reimpose Zoroastrianism on the Christian state. Though a religious holiday, it also celebrates the Armenians’ secular triumph over forces of assimilation.
For a list of the twenty-one previous Vardanants Day lectures and links to webcasts of those since the 9th in 2001, visit this Library website. The Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division is the center for the study of 78 countries and regions from Southern Africa to the Maghreb and from the Middle East and the Caucasus to Central Asia. For more information, visit loc.gov/rr/amed/.
About the Library of Congress:
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