Tag: Armenian

Remarks at NAASR’s “Expanding Horizons” Gala

Please join us in celebrating NAASR’s “Expanding Horizons” at our annual gala. Remarks: Lisa Gulesserian, Preceptor on Armenian, Harvard University Keynote: Ani Hovannisian, director, producer, and filmmaker of The Hidden Map

Միա-zine: A Zine Workshop in Armenian

I led a zine-making workshop for Hamazkayin Eastern Region’s Cultural Retreat on Saturday, 28 May 2022. In my workshop, participants were introduced to the zine format, produced Armenian-language zines, and presented their work.

ARISC The State Of South Caucasus Language Instruction In The U.S.: A Virtual Workshop

ARISC “The State Of South Caucasus Language Instruction In The U.S.: A Virtual Workshop” Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:30–2:30 pm EDT Zoom Registration required: https://bit.ly/3jPWGXy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Panelists: Fiala Abdullayeva (Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijani) Lisa Gulesserian (Harvard University, Western Armenian) Tereza Hovhannisyan (UCLA,… Continue reading ARISC The State Of South Caucasus Language Instruction In The U.S.: A Virtual Workshop

Անպարտելի Զապէլը: A Reading

Anbardeli Zabel / The Unstoppable Zabel / Անպարտելի Զապէլը: A Reading (book by Nora Kayserian and illustrated by Lusine Ghukasyan) All ages will enjoy this compelling picture-book biography of the writer and social justice activist Zabel Yessayan, read in period costume in Western Armenian by Dr. Lisa Gulesserian, who teaches Western Armenian at Harvard University. Don’t miss this opportunity to bring… Continue reading Անպարտելի Զապէլը: A Reading

Emcee: NELC Poetry Night

Join us for a night of readings and renditions of favorite poems in multiple languages. The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations presents Poetry Night Sponsored by the Aga Khan Foundation Open to the Harvard community only March 29, 2022 | 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Third… Continue reading Emcee: NELC Poetry Night

Twice Displaced: Syrian Armenian Stories of Resettlement and Revival in Armenia and Abroad

I organized and moderated this panel on the Syrian Armenian refugee community in Armenia. The CMES Armenian Studies Lecture Series presents… Rebecca L. Thomas, MSW, PhD Professor and Director, Center for International Social Work Studies, University of Connecticut School of Social Work Anoush Baghdassarian Harvard Law School 3L; co-founder of ReRooted, a Syrian-Armenian Archive Ani Schug Co-founder of ReRooted, a Syrian-Armenian… Continue reading Twice Displaced: Syrian Armenian Stories of Resettlement and Revival in Armenia and Abroad

United-AIO “Think Differently | Work Together | Act Urgently” Panel

Join me for a discussion about the future of Armenia during United-AIO’s day-long conference, Building Armenia Together: Wiser & Stronger. Panelists will be the leaders of six of the Armenian organizations participating in United-AIO. The moderator will invite each leader to make a brief introductory statement about his or her organization followed by a moderated… Continue reading United-AIO “Think Differently | Work Together | Act Urgently” Panel

On Ceasefires: International (In)action in the Nagorno-Karabakh War

On October 26, 2020, I moderated a panel discussion hosted by Zoravik on the Nagorno-Karabakh War with three experts on the region. They discussed how Azerbaijan has broken three ceasefires, hired lobbyists, harassed scholars, and funded pro-Azerbaijan think tanks. Watch to learn the facts about Artsakh. Moderator: Dr. Lisa Gulesserian, Preceptor on Armenian, Harvard University… Continue reading On Ceasefires: International (In)action in the Nagorno-Karabakh War

Crisis in the Caucasus: Nagorno-Karabakh under Siege

With students and faculty at Harvard, I organized a panel on Azerbaijan and Turkey’s attacks on Nagorno-Karabakh, “Crisis in the Caucasus: Nagorno-Karabakh under Siege.” Former US Ambassador John Evans, Professor Stephan Astourian (Director of the Armenian Studies Program at UC Berkeley), and Professor David Phillips (Director of Columbia’s Peace-Building and Human Rights Program) spoke at… Continue reading Crisis in the Caucasus: Nagorno-Karabakh under Siege