Raymond Kévorkian and Stephan Astourian Discuss Centennial Events around the World

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YEREVAN, Armenia – On April 1, 2015, the American University of Armenia (AUA) hosted French Armenian historian Raymond Kévorkian and Professor Stephan Astourian for a discussion on ‘Centennial Events around the World.’ The event was part of AUA’s Centennial series, a year-long series of events that aims to support the nation-wide effort to raise awareness about the Armenian Genocide and promote the prevention and timely response to genocide worldwide. 

The speakers discussed the many ways in which the upcoming 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is being remembered and honored in cities around the world, presenting schedules and descriptions of events, film screenings, talks, public gatherings, and more.

Raymond Kévorkian is a French Armenian historian and Foreign Member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences. He holds a PhD in History (1980) and currently teaches and serves as Research Director at the French Institute of Geopolitics (Institut Français de Géopolitique) of the University of Paris VIII: Vincennes – Saint-Denis. Kevorkian is the director of Nubarian Library in Paris and the author of The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History.” In 2010, Kevorkian received the Presidential Award from Armenian President Serge Sarkisian in recognition of his enormous contributions as a scholar.

Stephan Astourian is Executive Director of the Armenian Studies Program and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to and after earning his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Dr. Astourian has taught at California State University, Long Beach, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and UCLA. Dr. Astourian has published a number of articles about the Armenian Genocide, Armenian Ottoman and Azerbaijani history and politics, and current issues relating to Armenians in the homeland and the Diaspora. He was the past editor of “JUSUR: The UCLA Journal of Middle Eastern Studies”. He is a member of the Academic Board of the Zoryan Institute, of the Advisory Committee of the Caucasus and Central Asia Program (Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, U.C. Berkeley), and of the Center for Contemporary Armenian Studies (Paris, France).

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.