Undergraduate Student Council Honors Centennial with Genocide Movie Screening Series
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YEREVAN, Armenia – Throughout the month of April, the American University of Armenia (AUA)’s Undergraduate Student Council (USC) organized a ‘Genocide Movie Screening Series’ of films related to the commemoration of genocides around the world. Each film was followed by short, informative, and educational discussions with guest speakers. The purpose of the series was to raise public awareness of different genocides of the past in order to prevent genocides in the future.
The film series began on April 9th with a screening of “The Armenian Genocide,” a 2006 film by Andrew Goldberg, and was followed by a discussion with AUA Professor Nareg Seferian. On April 14, “Schindler’s List,” a famous 1993 Steven Spielberg film about the Holocaust, was shown. On April 17, “Hotel Rwanda,” a 2004 Terry George film about the Rwandan Genocide, was shown, and on April 21, “The Roots of War: Bloody Bosnia,” a 1992 Christophe Talczeewski film about the Bosnian Genocide was shown. The last three film screenings featured discussions with AUA Visiting Professor and genocide expert Yair Auron.
Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, independent university located in Yerevan, Armenia and affiliated with the University of California. AUA provides a global education in Armenia and the region, offering high-quality, graduate and undergraduate studies, encouraging civic engagement, and promoting public service and democratic values.