MJ Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 (edited) Contact: Professor R.G. HovannisianUniversity of California, Los Angeles 90095-1473 NEW JULFA CONFERENCE AT UCLA AND GLENDALE NOVEMBER 14-16, 2003 Los Angeles: The 400th anniversary of the founding of the historic Armenian community of New Julfa or Nor Jugha in Iran will be marked with a three-day conference sponsored by the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of California, Los Angeles. Chair Holder and conference organizer Professor Richard Hovannisian has invited specialists from Armenia, Iran, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, and various institutions in the United States to explore the history, art and architecture, religious administrative, and social structures, international trade and commerce, crafts and professions, Iranian-Armenian and European-Armenian interchanges, language and dialect, folklore and literature, and the current state of the community. An unprecedented number of scholars from Armenia will participate in this, the thirteenth in the UCLA series on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces. Three of seven will speak during the opening session in Armenian on Friday evening, November 14, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Glendale Presbyterian Church at 125 South Louise Street at Harvard Street. Hrachik Mirzoyan, Murad Hasratyan, and Jemma Barnasyan will speak on the New Julfa historical phenomenon, architecture, and dialect. They will be joined by Very Reverend Shahan Sarkissian, the primate of New Julfa, who will give an overview of the diocese today. The Armenian Society of Los Angeles (Iranahay Miutiun) is a co-sponsor of the conference and will offer a short cultural program during the Friday evening session.Other sponsors of the conference are the UCLA International Institute, G.E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies, and the Center for European and Eurasian Studies. The Saturday and Sunday sessions, November 15-16, will be held on the UCLA campus in Young Hall, Court of Sciences 50. The Saturday sessions are from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will be entirely in English. They include noted art historians, cultural historians, and specialists in the wide-ranging commercial activities of the New Julfa merchants—from Yerevan, Shushanik Khachikyan (Lazarian Trade Company) and Raisa Amirbekyan (Armenian-Iranian Cultural Relations); from Malaga, Spain, John Carswell (New Julfa, Past and Present); from Manchester, Edmund Herzig (New Julfa and the East India Company) and from Oxford, Amy Landau (Arakel Tavrizhetsi); from Brussels, Sayeh Laporte-Eftekharian (Western Iconographic Models); from the United States, Richard Hovannisian (Historical Overview), Ina Baghdiantz McCabe (Armenians in Safavid Iran), Vazken Ghougassian (Social and Administrative Structures), Sylvie Merian (New Julfa Manuscripts), Sebouh Aslanian (Indian Ocean Julfan Merchants and English Prize Laws), and Vartan Matiossian (Connections to Spain and South America). The Sunday sessions will begin at 1:30 in the afternoon in Young Hall at UCLA. The first afternoon session will be in Armenian—from Yerevan, Artsvi Bakhchinyan (New Julfa Merchants and Northern Europe), and Ashot Stepanyan (Daily Life Styles in the 17th-18th Centuries); from Aachen Germany, Armen Hakhnazarian (New Julfa Architecture and Vandalism in Old Julfa). The second Sunday afternoon session will be in English—from Kuwait, Archbishop Goriun Babian (Western Models of Wall-Paintings); and from the United States, Bert Vaux (New Julfa Dialect), Anahid Keshishian (Everyday Life in Song and Verse), and Leonardo Alishan (Sumbat’s Paintings and Leonardo’s Poetry). All sessions are without charge and open to the public. UCLA parking on Saturday and Sunday is in Parking Structure No. 2, Entrance at Hilgard at Westholme Avenues (between Sunset Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue) The UCLA campus map may be accessed on the web at www.ucla.edu/map and the conference program may be viewed at www.UCLAArmenian.org. PART OF FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS IN ARMENIAN FONTSFriday, November 14, 2003, Glendale Presbyterian Church 7:30-10:00 p.m. Çï³ÅáÕáíÇ ´³óáõÙ. Üáñ æáõÕ³--âáñë ¸³ñèÇã³ñ¹ . ÚáíѳÝݿ뻳Ý, ø³ÉÇýáñÝdzÛÇ Ð³Ù³Éë³ñ³Ý, Èáë ²Ý×»ÉÁë (UCLA) New Julfa—Four CenturiesRichard G. Hovannisian, University of California, Los Angeles Üáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ ü»ÝáÙ»ÝÇ ä³ïÙ³-öÇÉÇëá÷³Û³Ï³Ý ì»ñÉáõÍáõû³Ý öáñÓÐñ³ãÇÏ ØÇñ½áÛ»³Ý, ºñ»õ³ÝÇ ä»ï³Ï³Ý гٳÉë³ñ³ÝA Historical-Philosophical Analysis of the New Julfa PhenomenonHrachik Mirzoyan, Erevan State University Üáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ Ð³ÛÏ³Ï³Ý ºÏ»Õ»óÇÝ»ñÇ ²é³ÝÓݳ۳ïÏáõÃÇõÝÝ»ñÁØáõñ³¹ гëñ³Ã»³Ý, ²ñáõ»ëïÇ ÆÝëïÇïáõï, ºñ»õ³Ý The Distinct Architectural Characteristics of the Armenian Churches of New JulfaMurad Hasratyan, Institute of the Arts, Erevan Æð²Ü²Ð²Ú ØÆàôÂÆôÜ—ØÞ²Îàô²ÚÆÜ Ú²Úî²ÆðIRANAHAY MIUTIUN/ARMENIAN SOCIETY—CULTURAL PROGRAM Üáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ ´³ñµ³éÁ Áëï Ðñ³ã»³Û ²×³é»³ÝÇ §øÝÝáõÃÇõÝ Üáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ ´³ñµ³éǦ ²ß˳ïáõû³Ýæ»ÙÙ³ ´³éݳ뻳Ý, ²×³é»³ÝÇ ³Ýáõ³Ý È»½áõ³µ³Ý³Ï³Ý ÆÝëïÇïáõï, ºñ»õ³ÝThe New Julfa Dialect According to Hrachia Acharyan's "Study of the New Julfa Dialect" Jemma Barnasyan, Acharyan Linguistic Institute, ErevanÜáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ »õ гñ³õ³ÛÇÝ ä³ñëϳëï³ÝÇ Â»ÙÇ Ü»ñÏ³Û Æñ³íÇ׳ÏÁ Þ³Ñ³Ý ì³ñ¹³å»ï ê³ñ•Ç뻳Ý, ²é³çÝáñ¹, êå³Ñ³Ý-Üáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ Ð³Ûáó »ÙÇ The Present State of the Armenian Diocese of New Julfa and Southern IranShahan Vardapet Sarkissian, Primate, New Julfa Saturday, November 15, 2003Young Hall, CS 50, UCLA Campus, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sessions in English 10:00-1:00 The New Julfa SagaRichard Hovannisian, UCLA New Julfa, Past and PresentJohn Carswell, Malaga, Spain The Armenian Diaspora in Safavid Iran: Conversion, Acculturation, and ResistanceIna Baghdiantz McCabe, Tufts University The Social and Internal Administrative Structureof New Julfa in the 17th CenturyVazken Ghougassian, Armenian Church Eastern Prelacy, New York INTERMISSION Arakel Davrizhetsi and Safavid AestheticsAmy Landau, Oxford University Seventeenth Century Manuscripts of New Julfa: Reflections of a Cosmopolitan SocietySylvie Merian, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City Circulation and Use of Prints with Religious Subjectsin Safavid Persia: The New Julfa CaseSâyeh Laporte-Eftekharian, Université Libre de Bruxelles LUNCH INTERMISSION 2:00-5:30 P.M. Relations between the New Julfa Merchants and the English East India Company ReconsideredEdmund Herzig, University of Manchester The Lazarian Trade Company According to Harutiun Lazarian's Ledger and CorrespondenceShushanik Khachikyan, Mashtots Matenadaran, Erevan The Discovery of a Treasure Trove of New Julfa Mercantile LettersSebouh Aslanian, Columbia University INTERMISSION New Julfa as an Armenian-Iranian Cultural Contact Zonein the Period of Qajar RuleRaisa Amirbekyan, Caucasian Center for Iranian Studies, Erevan A Far West Story: From New Julfa to Spain and South AmericaVartan Matiossian, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, and Hovnanian School of New Jersey Discussion Sunday, November 16, 1:30-5:30 P.M. ²é³çÇÝ ÜÇëïÁ̀ гۻñ¿ÝáíFirst Session in Armenian ÐÇõëÇë³ÛÇÝ ºõñáå³Ý »õ Üáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ Ð³Û ²é»õïñ³Ï³ÝÝ»ñÁ²ñÍáõÇ ´³ËãÇÝ»³Ý, ºñ»õ³Ý Northern Europe and the Armenian Merchants of New JulfaArtsvi Bakhchinyan, Erevan Üáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ Î»Ýó³Õ³ÛÇÝ Øß³ÏáÛÃÁ, 17-18 ¸³ñ»ñ--²ñÑ»ëﳕáñÍáõÃÇõݲßáï êï»÷³Ý»³Ý, ²ñ»õ»É³•Çïáõû³Ý ÆÝëïÇïáõï, ºñ»õ³Ý The Life-Style Culture of New Julfa during the 17th-18th Centuries: Arts and CraftsAshot Stepanyan, Institute of Oriental Studies, Erevan Üáñ æáõÕ³ÛÇ Ö³ñï³ñ³å»ïáõÃÇõÝÁ²ñÙ¿Ý Ð³Ëݳ½³ñ»³Ý, Ð³Û Ö³ñï³ñ³å»ïáõÃÇõÝÝ àõëáõÙݳëÇñáÕ Î³½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÇõÝ, ²³Ë»Ý, »ñÙ³Ýdz The Architecture of New Julfa Armen Hakhnazarian, Research on Armenian Architecture, Aachen, Germany INTERMISSION Second Session in English Western Models for the Wall Paintings of Holy Savior's Cathedral and St. Bethlehem ChurchArchbishop Goriun Babian, Prelate, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates, and Former Prelate, New Julfa The Armenian Dialect of New JulfaBert Vaux, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The Depictions of Everyday Life in Song and Verse of the New Julfa RegionAnahid Keshishian, University of California, Los Angeles Images of New Julfa: Sumbat's Paintings and Some RemembrancesLeonardo Alishan, University of Utah Discussion Photographic Exhibit by Richard and Anne Elizabeth Elbrecht, Davis, California EDIT: Could the Moderators fix the title of the thread, please? Thanks in advance. Edited November 5, 2003 by MJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellthecat Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 The Sunday sessions will begin at 1:30 in the afternoon in Young Hall at UCLA. The first afternoon session will be in Armenian—from Yerevan, Artsvi Bakhchinyan (New Julfa Merchants and Northern Europe), and Ashot Stepanyan (Daily Life Styles in the 17th-18th Centuries); from Aachen Germany, Armen Hakhnazarian (New Julfa Architecture and Vandalism in Old Julfa). If anyone is going there, I would like to know what VISUAL evidence Armen Hakhnazarian presents to prove that there has been recent destruction at the Julfa cemetery. Though photographic evidence is often said to exist, I have been unable to ever see any. I even went as far as asking Armen for such evidence, but didn't get any proper answer. The photos that I have seen online are bogus - they are actually photos of stones smashed up during Soviet times or even earlier - and I am beginning to suspect that most of the story is just exagerated Armenian propaganda. And how ironic that the one session that should be in English (to get the maximum publicity), is going to be in Armenian! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted November 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Steve, I think the reason of having several talks in Armenian is that the speakers are not fluent in English. According to the document above, they are from Armenia. I cannt see any other reason. As to the materials of interest to you, I recommend that you contact Richard H. I can give you his info if you decide to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellthecat Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Armen Haghnazarian is German, and can speak German - a language that is far more international and widely understood (and translatable) than Armenian. So I think that the reason for it being delivered in Armenian is more to do with American insularity and fear of foreign languages than the fact that it is a conference where there will be a lot of Armenian speakers. It was the same during the Ani conference - a paper on the one issue that was of current importance - the issue of the Turkish "restorations" and "excavations" - was delivered in Armenian, though the presenter could speak fluent French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 If anyone is going there, I would like to know what VISUAL evidence Armen Hakhnazarian presents to prove that there has been recent destruction at the Julfa cemetery. ... http://www.armenianow.com/2004/february27/...jugha/index.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Once again we are at the whining mode instead of winning, a reactive instead of active mode. Look at the map below and tell us how long it would take to walk on to Jugha, some 20 miles?, and tell those SOBs it is not nice to fool with Mayr Hayastan. It is rumored that Turkey has a treaty to intervene if Nakhijevan's security is threteaned. So!! Let them intervene!! Click on the sections and see details. http://www.armsite.com/maps/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastia Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 (edited) I don't think Armenia will ever attack nackijevan. The only time this will happed is when they atack us and when THAT happens, the turks can't do anything about it if the Armenians decide to take Nackijevan back. Edited March 2, 2004 by Sebastia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koko Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 (edited) Bell the cat. Id rather say the opposite its just turkish propaganda, actually the situation is much worse than you think it is. During the soviet union they gave away nakhietjvan and Artsahk, as you all are aware of, to Azerbadjian. Everyone did everything, to try to let go of the past, No nationalistic dreams So smooth things up, and kiss there asses(sorry for the use of words) some more they gave it to the turks (azerbadjian). Armenian monuments, even in Georgia, are subject to real"censorship" of the goverment in Georgia, monuments wich originally are "armenian" are beeing subject to censorship, like churches... More than hundreds of them, they may not be destroyed but a la turkish style, they come up with another story behind the church. and of course its "georgian" in origin. And in many cases if there is an armenain inscription for example replaced it with other writings in georgian.Anyhow, I think that Georgia and Armenia has to much in common historically and culturally, we are like brothers and sisters, to make a big fuss out of it. But somethings is wrong to say the least they should show some respect to history, as we all are aware of the past forms the future. I have a documentation at home wich deals with this issue, in a more detailed and specific way. Wich I hope to find and post here later. Edited March 5, 2004 by koko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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