BELMONT, Mass.—Prof. Henry Theriault of Worcester State University will present a talk entitled, “‘Resolution with Justice’: Reparations for the Armenian Genocide Considered,” on Thurs., Feb. 12, at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Center in Belmont.
In recent years, the issue of reparations for the Armenian Genocide has gone from being a marginal concern to a central focus in popular and academic circles. Most of the efforts to date have been in the form of piecemeal individual reparation cases. But what are the possibilities and limitations of pursuing broader reparations?
Theriault chaired the Armenian Genocide Reparations Study Group that in fall 2014 published its report, “Resolution with Justice: Reparations for the Armenian Genocide.” The report attempts to provide an analysis and recommendations that would lead to a larger process of reparations for the extensive outstanding damages of the genocide than has previously been undertaken. At the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide, with a gradual increase in genuine, non-denialist engagement with the genocide in Turkey, and with the emergence of a global reparations movement involving numerous human rights violations and victim groups, it is an appropriate time to take a serious look at a long-neglected topic.
Henry Theriault is professor in and chair of the Philosophy Department at Worcester State. His research focuses on reparations, victim-perpetrator relations, genocide denial, genocide prevention, and mass violence against women and girls. He has published numerous journal articles and chapters in the area of genocide studies, and was recently named co-editor of Transaction Publishers’ Genocide: A Critical Bibliographic Review book series. From 2007-12, he served as co-editor of Genocide Studies and Prevention, and was guest editor of the International Criminal Law Review special issue on “Armenian Genocide Reparations” (2014), and the Armenian Review special issue on the “New Global Reparations Movement” (2012). His autobiographical article, “Out of the Shadow of War and Genocide,” is one of 15 featured in the forthcoming Scholars of Genocide Studies: New Generations.
The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. at NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., in Belmont. Copies of the report “Resolution with Justice: Reparations for the Armenian Genocide” will be available. For more information about Theriault’s talk, contact NAASR by calling (617) 489-1610 or e-mailing hq@naasr.org.
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How can i get a copy of this lecture…i live in Farmington Hills Michigan and would love to read this…thankyou..my email is listed above..Henry is my my second cousin on my mothers side..congrats to him!
Can it be found on youtube, and if yes where can I find it ?