Muslim and Alevi Armenians
Muslim and Alevi Armenians
This second lecture in the series "Armenians and 'Other Armenians' in Contemporary Turkey", will be devoted to the officially Muslim and hence legally “non-Armenian” citizens of the Republic of Turkey who, drawing on their Armenian ancestors Islamized or Alevized generations earlier, identify as Armenians today. The talk will discuss the contextual developments that facilitated the unprecedented public “coming out” of such individuals during the last few decades, and examine these people’s understandings of Armenianness, their experiences in the post-genocidal context, and their relations with the Christian Armenians of Istanbul.
Fresno State, University Business Center
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM on Fri, 7 Oct 2022
Event Supported By
Fresno State Armenian Studies Program
Fresno State, University Business Center
5245 N Backer Ave.
Fresno,
California
93740