Monthly Archives: December 2010

From my files: Mapping Boston @ the Boston Public Library

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Taline Voskeritchian

This review of the exhibit “Mapping Boston” appeared in the April 2000 issue of artsMedia, a Boston-based magazine of the arts, which has since ceased publication.  The construction of the BPL Courtyard has been completed for a while now, and … Continue reading →

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~~Season’s Greetings~~

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Taline Voskeritchian

To family, friends, and colleagues. ~~Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year~~ ~~Շնորհաւոր Նոր Տարի եւ Սուրբ Ծնունդ~~كل عام وأنتم بخير ~~~

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Notes on Eric Friedler’s Aghét:From massacre to catastrophe to genocide

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Taline Voskeritchian

The equation of German documentary film-maker Eric Friedler’s  Aghét:Nation Murder is of two parts: aghét and genocide. Aghét (whose literal meaning is catastrophe) is the word  Armenians use for the what that was visited on their ancestors, proclaims the film. … Continue reading →

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From my files: Hagop Oshagan: December 9, 1883-February 17, 1948

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Taline Voskeritchian

The Armenian novelist, literary critic, dramatist, and historian of literature Hagop Oshagan (1883-1948) stands at the juncture where Western Armenian culture ends and that of the Armenian diaspora begins. His life and literary output straddle the rural world of his … Continue reading →

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Meditations on the pomegranate…

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Taline Voskeritchian

There it was, in the middle of the grocery store (a regular one, mind you, and not Whole Foods), with a huge sign announcing its discounted price, in one of these cardboard boxes with the fruits all stacked one on … Continue reading →

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