BELMONT, Mass.—On Fri., Jan. 20, the First Armenian Church of Belmont and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will sponsor “An Illustrated Journey to Kars and Ani” by UCLA Professor Richard G. Hovannisian.
- Hovannisian (4th from left) with the NAASR group at the Ani Cathedral in 2011
Hovannisian traveled through Historic Armenia in spring 2011 as the historian-guide for a NAASR Armenian Heritage Tour led by Armen Aroyan, providing him with the opportunity to visit and reflect on these cities and regions that he has so often written about as a scholar.
His newest edited volume Armenian Kars and Ani is the 10th volume of proceedings from the UCLA conference series “Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces.” This present volume represents a departure from its predecessors, which have focused on historic Western Armenian areas, whereas Kars and Ani were very much a part of Eastern or Russian Armenia.
The lecture begins at 8 p.m. at the Nahigian Fellowship Hall at First Armenian Church, 380 Concord Ave., in Belmont. A book signing of Armenian Kars and Ani will follow the lecture. A reception will then be held at the NAASR Center, across the street from First Armenian Church, at 395 Concord Ave. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public.
Hovannisian is the author of Armenia on the Road to Independence, the 4-volume history The Republic of Armenia, and has edited and contributed to more than 25 books including The Armenian Genocide in Perspective; The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times; Remembrance and Denial; Looking Backward, Moving Forward; and The Armenian Genocide: Cultural and Ethical Legacies.
For more information, contact NAASR (617-489-1610 or hq@naasr.org) or First Armenian Church (617-484-4779 or office@facbelmont.org).
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