Community Conversation with Peter Balakian
Event Date: 05/14/2009 Event Fee: No Fee
Event Time: 7:30-9:00 PM
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Armenian Golgotha: An Eyewitness Account of Genocide and Survival
San Francisco, CA, May 12, 2009
and,Los Angeles, CA, May 14, 2009
Thu. Noon. Free. Glendale Community College, SR 138 Krieder Hall, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. Also, 7:30 p.m. Free. Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles. R.S.V.P. required. (626) 744-1177, ext. 23.
Scholar and best selling author Peter Balakian will discuss the newly translated book, Armenian Golgotha, a dramatic eyewitness account of the first modern genocide and the implications for human rights issues today. The story of Grigoris Balakian, Peter Balakian's great-uncle, is a brilliant witness to what human beings can overcome and endure. Peter Balakian is also well known for his past works, Black Dog of Fate and The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. He is the recipient of many awards, including the Raphael Lemkin Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He holds a Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University and teaches at Colgate University, where he is a Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities.
Reservations required. Free self-parking with validation.
Book sale and signing to follow program.
Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation present a series of community-wide dialogues across the US. Prominent scholars, authors, filmmakers, and policy leaders will speak and participate in discussions about civic engagement, individual and collective responsibility and tolerance.
Event Date: 05/14/2009 Event Fee: No Fee
Event Time: 7:30-9:00 PM
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Armenian Golgotha: An Eyewitness Account of Genocide and Survival
San Francisco, CA, May 12, 2009
and,Los Angeles, CA, May 14, 2009
Thu. Noon. Free. Glendale Community College, SR 138 Krieder Hall, 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. Also, 7:30 p.m. Free. Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles. R.S.V.P. required. (626) 744-1177, ext. 23.
Scholar and best selling author Peter Balakian will discuss the newly translated book, Armenian Golgotha, a dramatic eyewitness account of the first modern genocide and the implications for human rights issues today. The story of Grigoris Balakian, Peter Balakian's great-uncle, is a brilliant witness to what human beings can overcome and endure. Peter Balakian is also well known for his past works, Black Dog of Fate and The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. He is the recipient of many awards, including the Raphael Lemkin Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He holds a Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University and teaches at Colgate University, where he is a Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities.
Reservations required. Free self-parking with validation.
Book sale and signing to follow program.
Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation present a series of community-wide dialogues across the US. Prominent scholars, authors, filmmakers, and policy leaders will speak and participate in discussions about civic engagement, individual and collective responsibility and tolerance.
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