Dr. Taner Akcam

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Dr. Taner Akcam
Turkish professor Taner Akcam speaking about issues concerning the Turkish Republic inability to recognize the Armenian massacres as a "Genocide," and the moral and ethic problems that go with it. Outakes from TPT-TV show of April 24, 2005, "The Armenian Genocide: 90 Years Later."

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Defining and denying a genocide-Taner Akcam

Turkey has rejected a resolution that it must recognize the killing of Armenians in 1915 as genocide as a pre-requisite for joining the European Union. Midmorning examines the political implications of acknowledging historical atrocities.


Guests:
Taner Akcam, visiting professor of history at the University of Minnesota. He was one of the first Turkish scholars to break the taboo about challenging Turkey's denial of the Armenian genocide. He is the author of "From Empire to Republic: Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide." He also has a forthcoming book "A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility". Eric Weitz, professor of history at the University of Minnesota and the director of the Center for German and European Studies. He is the author of "A Century of Genocide: Utopias of Race and Nation". Paul Boghossian, professor of philosophy at New York University.

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/programs/midmorning/

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Thanks.

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REenial!

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