Tag: Ottoman

A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide

On the enduring legacy of Karnig Panian and hist story.

Genocide and the Social Death of Children

Non-lethal elements of genocide are too often dismissed.

Armenian Feminism in Post-Genocide Turkey

On the complications of feminist speech and national belonging.

The Perils of Minorityhood

The nationalist fervor that led to the Armenian Genocide still haunts us today.

Revolutionary Fallout

How the Young Turks went from Carnegie Hall to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

Plumbing 250 Years of Sephardi History

A new documentary history sheds light on a vibrant culture. a Q&A with JULIA PHILLIPS COHEN & SARAH ABREVAYA STEIN Sephardi couple from Sarajevo, circa 1900. Public Domain image via Wikimedia Commons. Inspired by the relative scarcity of information and understanding about Sephardi culture, Julia Phillips 

How Does One Invent a Canon?

On collating hundreds of years worth of cultural history. by JULIA PHILLIPS COHEN & SARAH ABREVAYA STEIN Some six years ago, we began a collaboration with little idea that it would last so long, or yield such rich fruit. Our collaboration was motivated by a