Hovannisian, Gulludjian to Speak at Glendale Library Nov. 4

GLENDALE, Calif.—On Fri., Nov. 4, the Armenian Educational Foundation, the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will sponsor a book presentation and illustrated talk on “Armenian Kars and Ani” at the Glendale Central Library.

In the first part of the evening, Hagop Gulludjian, lecturer in Armenian language and literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will provide an introduction to the recently published Armenian Kars and Ani, edited by Richard G. Hovannisian, professor of Armenian and Near Eastern history at UCLA. Armenian Kars and Ani is the 10^th volume of proceedings from the UCLA conference series “Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces.” This volume represents a departure from its predecessors that focused on historic Western Armenian areas, whereas Kars and Ani were very much a part of eastern or Russian Armenia. Armenian Kars and Ani will be available for purchase and signing the night of the event.

Hovannisian will conduct a photo presentation of his travels through Historic Armenia in spring 2011 as the historian-guide for a NAASR Armenian Heritage Tour led by Armen Aroyan, which provided him with the opportunity to visit and reflect on the cities and regions he has so often written about as a scholar.

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 20 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.

The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Glendale Central Library, 222 East Harvard St., 2^nd floor, in Glendale. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact NAASR (617-489-1610 or hq@naasr.org), the Ararat-Eskijian Museum (818-838-4862 or aem@ararat-eskijian-museum.com), or the Armenian Educational Foundation (818- 242-4154).