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Video: Gagrule.net Interveiw with Professor Siranush Galstyan, Armenian Cinema Book

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siranush-bookThis book is the first English language study of Armenian cinema. It is divided into twelve chapters, followed by an appendix on animation.

Chapter 1 explores the birth of cinema in Armenia in 1899 with a screening in Yerevan and provides the setting for the following survey. Chapter 2 is dedicated to the founder of the Armenian cinema, Hamo Beknazaryan, whose work represents an entire era not only of Armenian but also in Soviet cinema, since his name stands alongside those of Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Dovzhenko, and other great filmmakers. Chapter 3 concerns other works created during the silent period in Armenia. Chapter 4 discusses the processes of Armenian cinema in the Stalin era, broadly covering the period from 1930 to 1959. New filmmakers appeared on the stage during those years. The role of the short film genre is mentioned, as well as films that were shelved by Soviet censorship. Chapter 5 analyzes the most significant films for the subsequent rise of Armenian cinema as well as musical films. Chapters 6 and 7 are devoted to prominent filmakers, Sergei Parajanov and Artavazd Peleshyan, subjecting their works to theoretical and morphological analyses

 

Siranush Galstyan

Professor Siranush Galstyan received her degree from the Yerevan State (the former Yerevan State Polytechnic Institute) in 1991. In 1999 she graduated from the School of History of Cinema, Theory and Film Criticism at the Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema. In 2008, she completed her doctoral thesis “Metaphors, Symbols and Allegory in Armenian Cinema,” at the Institute of Arts in the Academy of Sciences of Armenia in Yerevan. Since 1995, she had been contributing critical and theoretical articles to various newspapers and magazines in Armenia. Some of her work has also been published abroad. Beginning in 1999, she has lectured on the History of Film at the Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema and, since 2002, at the Yerevan State University. She has been a member of the FIRESCI since 2000 and the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia since 2007. She has also participated as FIPRESCI jury member at different film festivals.

To order the book contact: Mazda publishers  English Version

 To order the book contact:  book.am                 Armenian Version

Siranush article on Parajanov in Italian magazine CINERGIE http://www.cinergie.it/?p=4879

100th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide “Essaï: I do not forget – Chem morana” Video

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arton107773-394x268On the occasion of the 100th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, singer-songwriter Essaï, family name Altounian, created a song especially dedicated to the victims of genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman government. “I do not forget,” his new single will take off in Armenia even this week, where Essaï went to promote.

 

 

#armenia Host Paul B. YouTuber Explains Armenia in a Fun Way

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Paul-b-armeniaPaul B., It is always interesting to see how foreigners view Armenia. In this case it comes in a form of a geography lesson from a very funny YouTube channel Geography Now. If you love Geography you should certainly check it out. Here I am going to share the video on Armenia titled: Geography Now! Armenia, enjoy! #armenia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422579428&feature=player_embedded&x-yt-cl=85114404&v=sL4JK_bDo0A

Video: Judge Robertson speech call Talat, Ottoman Hitler at European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Armenian Genocide Case

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 Amal Clooney has accused Turkey of having double standards over freedom of expression for defending a man accused of denying the Armenian genocide.

At the request of Switzerland, Strasbourg judges are reviewing the case between Bern Dogu Perinçek. The Turkish nationalist had called the Armenian Genocide “international lie”. It was in Strasbourg that the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) must reconsider Wednesday at the request of the case between Bern Switzerland Dogu Perinçek

Video-Interview: Armenian Cinema book Overview with Prof. George Bournoutian

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Quick Overview

Armenian-Cinema-Overview-Book-500This book is the first English language study of Armenian cinema. It is divided into twelve chapters, followed by an appendix on animation.

Chapter 1 explores the birth of cinema in Armenia in 1899 with a screening in Yerevan and provides the setting for the following survey. Chapter 2 is dedicated to the founder of the Armenian cinema, Hamo Beknazaryan, whose work represents an entire era not only of Armenian but also in Soviet cinema, since his name stands alongside those of Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Dovzhenko, and other great filmmakers. Chapter 3 concerns other works created during the silent period in Armenia. Chapter 4 discusses the processes of Armenian cinema in the Stalin era, broadly covering the period from 1930 to 1959. New filmmakers appeared on the stage during those years. The role of the short film genre is mentioned, as well as films that were shelved by Soviet censorship. Chapter 5 analyzes the most significant films for the subsequent rise of Armenian cinema as well as musical films. Chapters 6 and 7 are devoted to prominent filmakers, Sergei Parajanov and Artavazd Peleshyan, subjecting their works to theoretical and morphological analyses.

Siranush GalstyanSiranush Galstyan

Professor Siranush Galstyan received her degree from the Yerevan State (the former Yerevan State Polytechnic Institute) in 1991. In 1999 she graduated from the School of History of Cinema, Theory and Film Criticism at the Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema. In 2008, she completed her doctoral thesis “Metaphors, Symbols and Allegory in Armenian Cinema,” at the Institute of Arts in the Academy of Sciences of Armenia in Yerevan. Since 1995, she had been contributing critical and theoretical articles to various newspapers and magazines in Armenia. Some of her work has also been published abroad. Beginning in 1999, she has lectured on the History of Film at the Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema and, since 2002, at the Yerevan State University. She has been a member of the FIRESCI since 2000 and the Union of Cinematographers of Armenia since 2007. She has also participated as FIPRESCI jury member at different film festivals.

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VIDEO: Russo-Iranian relations and the formation of Modern Armenian

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Lecture by Professor George Bournoutian
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UC IRVINE Armenian Studies

An evening with George Bournoutian he is professor, Historian, and author. he is a Senior professor of History at Iona College and the author of over twenty-eight books, primarily on Armenian history. He has taught Armenian history at Columbia University, tufts University, new York University, Rutgers University, the University of Connecticut, Ramapo College, and Glendale community College. He is currently the visiting professor of Armenian History at Columbia.

Professor Bournoutian earned his bachelors, master, and doctorate degrees from UCLA.

To Order Professor Bournoutian Books: www.mazdapublishers.com

(Video) James Corbett Lecture Gladio B operation and Turkey the Epicenter

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The Secret War: Gladio and the Battle for Eurasia
Corbett-ReportOperation Gladio B’–the continuation of the old NATO Gladio program–covers a tangled web of covert operatives, billionaire Imams, drug running, prison breaks and terror strikes. Its goal: the destabilization of Central Asia and the Caucasus. In this presentation to Studium Generale in Groningen on November 19, 2014, James Corbett lifts the lid on this operation, its covert operatives, and the secret battle for the Eurasian heartland.


CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS

Central Asia is a vast expanse of the map whose defining characteristic is its ability to defy characterization. Stretching from the shores of the Caspian Sea in the west to the border of China in the east, and from Iran and Pakistan’s doorstep in the south to Russia’s in the north, it encompasses everything from the snow-capped slopes of Victory Peak in Kyrgyzstan to the remarkable “door to hell” in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert to the sprawling grasslands of the Kazakh Steppe. Settled by migrants from the Persian, Turkic, Chinese and Slavic civilizations, its inhabitants speak Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek and Turkmen and include Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists.

The much smaller Caucasus region, a narrow land bridge sandwiched between the Black and Caspian seas, is equally diverse. The region contains over 50 ethnic groups and is home to three local language families and several dozen languages, from the obscure Bohtan Neo-Aramaic tongue with less than 500 native speakers to the more widely spoken Azerbaijani and Armenian languages.