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Armenian Genocide, The
90 Years Later, April 24, 2005
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DVD box includes two full length articles on Taner Akcam, Stephen Feinstein, and the Center of Holovcaust and Genocide Studies.
April 2005 marked the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian massacres of 1915, which most scholars and many governments today acknowledge as the Armenian Genocide. 2005 was a year for many commemorations, especially as the 50 year landmark for the end of World War II in 1945. The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota, a study and research center in the
College of Liberal Arts, undertook an initiative with TPT, Twin Cities Public
Television to produce a program about the Armenian Genocide, an important event that might ""fall through the cracks"" in a big year of memory.
With support provided by the Cafesjian Family Foundation it was produced by Sherece Lamke of TPT and directed by Stephen Feinstein. Research Coordinator was Lou Ann Matossian. The program is part of an ongoing series about genocide and its lingering effects. ""The Armenian Genocide: 90 Years Later"" is a historical overview of the events that led to the genocide and includes a candid analysis of issues related to genocide recognition, the impact on Turkish democracy, and the question of how historical writing takes place amidst contested histories.
Generally it may be said that regimes that decree an official history about certain issues in their society and their past have problems with their forms of democracy, especially when they bring criminal prosecution against scholars, writers and others who attempt to bring truths about the past into the present, which raises serious questions about their true commitment to democracy. Therefore, the issue of the recognition of the
Armenian Genocide of 1915 bears directly on the impact and current status of Turkish democracy, as well as academic freedom in universities and issues involving language and identity for minorities.
Program discussants include three scholars from the University of Minnesota, descendants of survivors, and members of the local community who explore key issues related to the genocide.
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