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VD ONSSHd £9£ ON liULiad aivd 9§BJSOd sn lyojy-uoN I008-0W.£6 VD 'onsay P 3d S/PM 9AV *«peg ^ SPZS uor)eziue§io sjuaprqg uEiuaxujy pue uieiSojy sarprqg ueiuauuy OUS9JJ 'A|TSJ9AT[If} 9JEJS BIUJOJITEQ SHARZHOOM Armenian Action 4tt3 Gtkr&nnir 28 th Year October 2006 Vol. 28, No. 1 (95) Ethnic Supplement to The Collegian Dr. Chookaszian Appointed 6th Henry S. Kazan Visiting Professor Dr. Levon Chookaszian Staff Report Dr. Levon Chookaszian, UNESCO Chair of the Department of Art History at Yerevan State University, Armenia, has been appointed the sixth Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2006 semester. Dr. Chookaszian is teaching a three-unit course, Armenian Studies 120T, "Armenian Massacres and Genocide Reflected in Ann em an Art of the 20th Century," which is offered on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:00-3:15 PM. The course is illustrated with slides. This is the first time such a course has been offered anywhere in the world. Teaching the course gives Dr. Chookaszian a chance to reflect about it in a classroom setting, after writing about the topic for so long. He became interested in the topic because his family includes genocide survivors, and also because during many years of research he has discovered more and more artists connected to the subject. He has found dozens and dozens of Armenian painters, who have utilized Genocide in their work, and many non-Arm enian painters have been concerned about the massacres, such as Jean-Louis Forain and Theophile Alexandre Steinlen. The Armenian Massacres of 1895-96 and of 1905-1907 stimulated the appearance of topics related to those events inthe works of Armenian painters. The first artist who represented the acts of violence and ethnic cleansing was Haroutyune Shamshinian (1856- 1914). Later on numerous Armenian artworks were produced by different artists depicting those horrible pages of Armenian modern history. During the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, certain painters be- see Chookaszian page 3 Eighth Annual Armenian Film Festival at Fresno State to be Held in Spring 2007 Spring 2007 (Exact date to be announced soon) Sponsored by the Armenian Students Organization Armenian Studies Program California State University,Fresno Partially funded by the Diversity Awareness Program ofthe University Student Union, California State University,Fresno First Call for Entries Entries are being sought for the 8th Annual Armenian Film Festival to be held at the California State University, Fresno campus. Films made by Armenian directors/writers, or films with an Armenian theme are being sought. Films up to 1 hour in length. Films may be in any language, English preferred. Films may be on any topic, Armenian theme preferred. Film must be in video (NTSC)/ or DVD format. Deadline for entries to be received is January 15, 2007. Please send the video/DVD to: Armenian Film Festival c/o Armenian Studies Program 5245 N Backer Ave. PB4 Fresno, CA 93740-8001 Entries should be accompanied by a CV of the director/writer and a synopsis of the film. Telephone: 559-278-2669 Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu The Festival Committee will meet to view and judge which entries will be accepted for the Film Festival. Entrants will be contacted by email with the decisions. Mamikonian Concert Attracts Hundreds to the Opening ofthe Keyboard Concert Series Sebouh Krioghlian Staff Writer On a Sunday afternoon, September 10, 2006, Vardan Mamikonian, a prize-winning pianist, performed in the Fresno State Concert Hall to a sold-out crowd. This opening concert of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts series was co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program. Mamikonian's performance was moving, to say the least. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Mamikonian started studying music early, at the age of six, at the Y ere van S chool of Musi c. H e then moved on to studying at the Moscow Conservatory and later to the prominent T chaikovsky Conservatory, where he became the pupil of Valery Kastelsky. Following this, he studied with Lazar Berman, and received First Prize at the Balis Dvarionas Piano Competition in Vilnius in 1981. He soon received Pianist Vardan Mamikonian (left) with Philip Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series Director Andreas Werz. many otherfirstprizes andrecorded works by Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Babajanian, Stravinsky, and Khatchaturian for Solistice Records; Chopin's Etudes Op. 10 and Op. 25 and waltzes by Ravel, Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin for the Callipe label; and works by Bach and concerti by Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and Mendelssohn for Orfeo label. Vardan Mamikonian began his performance with music by Armenian composers, from Komitas to Babajanian, winch compnsed the more unique part of the recital. see Concert page 7 Elementary Armenian Language Course Filled to Capacity With New Students Eager to Learn Knar Mekhitarian Staff Writer Nayiri, Hagop, Kelli, Svetlana, Ani, Brad, Emily, Lara, and twenty- two other students of all ages, await anxiously in the Family Food and Science Building, Room 216, for instruction to begin. "Parev," a simple "Hello" in Armenian, is enunciated to the class from Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian, as he promptly receives a greeting in return. T here are m any peopl e who have never had the chance to learn to read, speak and write Armenian due to various reasons. Fresno State is among the few universities in the United States that offer an Armenian language class to students who are interested in the opportunity to learn a very beautiful and ancient language. A Course in Modem Western Armenian, by Tom Samuelian, is the text used in the class. Worksheets, and reading and writing exercises are also passed out to the students. Students learn to recite and write the Armenian alphabet in both lower and upper cases. Johnny Oganesyan, a sophomore, is planning on attaining his minor in Armenian Studies. Born in Armenia, his family later moved to Fresno when he was six. Johnny Standing (I. to r.) Lara Agulian, Avo Arikian, Hagop Ohanessian, Emily Derderian, Nayiri Moumdjian, Suzan Merdzhimekyan, Tigran Imirian, Johnny Oganesyan, and Lindsey Nielson. Seated (I to r.) Seta Knnablian, Timothy Aivazian, Brad Kalebjian, Ani Menendian, Aaron Telloian, John- RossGlueck, Natalina Farinelli, Caitlin Tiftick, Ani Samarjian, Erin Surabian, Kelli Parnagian, and Svetlana Bagdasarov. attended the Armenian Commu- to the Indo-European family and is nity School of Fresno for over five years. "This class is a great way for me to refresh my reading and writing skills, as well as perfect my grammar and spelling." Tim Aivazian, aBuchananHigh School graduate, is taking the class as a freshman. Born in New Jersey and raised in Fresno, Tim hopes to get a lot out of the class. "I want to learn how to read and write, and expand my Armenian vocabulary. Prof. Der Mugrdechian is a great teacher, and I really enjoy Ms class." The Arm enian language belongs spoken by six to seven million people worldwide. The Armenian alphabet was created by Saint Mesrop Mashtots in405 A. D. There are 38 letters in the Armenian alphabet, each with a specific sound and pronunciation. Armenian 1A, Elementary Armenian is a four-unit class offered Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 11:00 to 11:50AM. This semester Prof. Der Mugrdechian is also teaching Armenian 2A, Intermediate Armenian.
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Title | 2006_10 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper October 2006 |
Alternative Title | Armenian Action, Vol. 28 No. 1 October 2006; Ethnic Supplement to the Collegian. |
Publisher | Armenian Studies Program, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 2006 |
Description | Published two to four times a year. The newspaper of the California State University, Fresno Armenian Students Organization and Armenian Studies Program. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno – Periodicals. |
Contributors | Armenian Studies Program; Armenian Students Organization, California State University, Fresno. |
Coverage | 1979-2014 |
Format | Newspaper print |
Technical Information | Scanned at 200-360 dpi, 18-bit greyscale - 24-bit color, TIFF or PDF. PDFs were converted to TIF using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. |
Language | eng |
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Title | October 2006 Page 1 |
Full-Text-Search | VD ONSSHd £9£ ON liULiad aivd 9§BJSOd sn lyojy-uoN I008-0W.£6 VD 'onsay P 3d S/PM 9AV *«peg ^ SPZS uor)eziue§io sjuaprqg uEiuaxujy pue uieiSojy sarprqg ueiuauuy OUS9JJ 'A|TSJ9AT[If} 9JEJS BIUJOJITEQ SHARZHOOM Armenian Action 4tt3 Gtkr&nnir 28 th Year October 2006 Vol. 28, No. 1 (95) Ethnic Supplement to The Collegian Dr. Chookaszian Appointed 6th Henry S. Kazan Visiting Professor Dr. Levon Chookaszian Staff Report Dr. Levon Chookaszian, UNESCO Chair of the Department of Art History at Yerevan State University, Armenia, has been appointed the sixth Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2006 semester. Dr. Chookaszian is teaching a three-unit course, Armenian Studies 120T, "Armenian Massacres and Genocide Reflected in Ann em an Art of the 20th Century," which is offered on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:00-3:15 PM. The course is illustrated with slides. This is the first time such a course has been offered anywhere in the world. Teaching the course gives Dr. Chookaszian a chance to reflect about it in a classroom setting, after writing about the topic for so long. He became interested in the topic because his family includes genocide survivors, and also because during many years of research he has discovered more and more artists connected to the subject. He has found dozens and dozens of Armenian painters, who have utilized Genocide in their work, and many non-Arm enian painters have been concerned about the massacres, such as Jean-Louis Forain and Theophile Alexandre Steinlen. The Armenian Massacres of 1895-96 and of 1905-1907 stimulated the appearance of topics related to those events inthe works of Armenian painters. The first artist who represented the acts of violence and ethnic cleansing was Haroutyune Shamshinian (1856- 1914). Later on numerous Armenian artworks were produced by different artists depicting those horrible pages of Armenian modern history. During the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, certain painters be- see Chookaszian page 3 Eighth Annual Armenian Film Festival at Fresno State to be Held in Spring 2007 Spring 2007 (Exact date to be announced soon) Sponsored by the Armenian Students Organization Armenian Studies Program California State University,Fresno Partially funded by the Diversity Awareness Program ofthe University Student Union, California State University,Fresno First Call for Entries Entries are being sought for the 8th Annual Armenian Film Festival to be held at the California State University, Fresno campus. Films made by Armenian directors/writers, or films with an Armenian theme are being sought. Films up to 1 hour in length. Films may be in any language, English preferred. Films may be on any topic, Armenian theme preferred. Film must be in video (NTSC)/ or DVD format. Deadline for entries to be received is January 15, 2007. Please send the video/DVD to: Armenian Film Festival c/o Armenian Studies Program 5245 N Backer Ave. PB4 Fresno, CA 93740-8001 Entries should be accompanied by a CV of the director/writer and a synopsis of the film. Telephone: 559-278-2669 Email: barlowd@csufresno.edu The Festival Committee will meet to view and judge which entries will be accepted for the Film Festival. Entrants will be contacted by email with the decisions. Mamikonian Concert Attracts Hundreds to the Opening ofthe Keyboard Concert Series Sebouh Krioghlian Staff Writer On a Sunday afternoon, September 10, 2006, Vardan Mamikonian, a prize-winning pianist, performed in the Fresno State Concert Hall to a sold-out crowd. This opening concert of the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts series was co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program. Mamikonian's performance was moving, to say the least. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Mamikonian started studying music early, at the age of six, at the Y ere van S chool of Musi c. H e then moved on to studying at the Moscow Conservatory and later to the prominent T chaikovsky Conservatory, where he became the pupil of Valery Kastelsky. Following this, he studied with Lazar Berman, and received First Prize at the Balis Dvarionas Piano Competition in Vilnius in 1981. He soon received Pianist Vardan Mamikonian (left) with Philip Lorenz Keyboard Concert Series Director Andreas Werz. many otherfirstprizes andrecorded works by Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Babajanian, Stravinsky, and Khatchaturian for Solistice Records; Chopin's Etudes Op. 10 and Op. 25 and waltzes by Ravel, Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin for the Callipe label; and works by Bach and concerti by Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and Mendelssohn for Orfeo label. Vardan Mamikonian began his performance with music by Armenian composers, from Komitas to Babajanian, winch compnsed the more unique part of the recital. see Concert page 7 Elementary Armenian Language Course Filled to Capacity With New Students Eager to Learn Knar Mekhitarian Staff Writer Nayiri, Hagop, Kelli, Svetlana, Ani, Brad, Emily, Lara, and twenty- two other students of all ages, await anxiously in the Family Food and Science Building, Room 216, for instruction to begin. "Parev," a simple "Hello" in Armenian, is enunciated to the class from Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian, as he promptly receives a greeting in return. T here are m any peopl e who have never had the chance to learn to read, speak and write Armenian due to various reasons. Fresno State is among the few universities in the United States that offer an Armenian language class to students who are interested in the opportunity to learn a very beautiful and ancient language. A Course in Modem Western Armenian, by Tom Samuelian, is the text used in the class. Worksheets, and reading and writing exercises are also passed out to the students. Students learn to recite and write the Armenian alphabet in both lower and upper cases. Johnny Oganesyan, a sophomore, is planning on attaining his minor in Armenian Studies. Born in Armenia, his family later moved to Fresno when he was six. Johnny Standing (I. to r.) Lara Agulian, Avo Arikian, Hagop Ohanessian, Emily Derderian, Nayiri Moumdjian, Suzan Merdzhimekyan, Tigran Imirian, Johnny Oganesyan, and Lindsey Nielson. Seated (I to r.) Seta Knnablian, Timothy Aivazian, Brad Kalebjian, Ani Menendian, Aaron Telloian, John- RossGlueck, Natalina Farinelli, Caitlin Tiftick, Ani Samarjian, Erin Surabian, Kelli Parnagian, and Svetlana Bagdasarov. attended the Armenian Commu- to the Indo-European family and is nity School of Fresno for over five years. "This class is a great way for me to refresh my reading and writing skills, as well as perfect my grammar and spelling." Tim Aivazian, aBuchananHigh School graduate, is taking the class as a freshman. Born in New Jersey and raised in Fresno, Tim hopes to get a lot out of the class. "I want to learn how to read and write, and expand my Armenian vocabulary. Prof. Der Mugrdechian is a great teacher, and I really enjoy Ms class." The Arm enian language belongs spoken by six to seven million people worldwide. The Armenian alphabet was created by Saint Mesrop Mashtots in405 A. D. There are 38 letters in the Armenian alphabet, each with a specific sound and pronunciation. Armenian 1A, Elementary Armenian is a four-unit class offered Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 11:00 to 11:50AM. This semester Prof. Der Mugrdechian is also teaching Armenian 2A, Intermediate Armenian. |