April 20, Wednesday
Registration: 9:00 - 9:30
Opening of the Conference: 9:30 - 9:45
Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
Conference Hall
Opening speech
Dr. Harutyun Marutyan Chair of the Organizing Committee, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation (AGMI)
Welcoming Speech
Janna Andreasyan Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia
Keynote speech: 9:45 - 10:15
Dr. Harutyun Marutyan (Director of AGMI)
The Problems of Teaching the Armenian Genocide in the Context of Value Orientations
Opening of the Temporary Exhibition: 10:15 – 11:30
“TRACING THE ARMENIAN SCHOOLS: AN ENLIGHTENED NATION’S CERTIFICATES”
Coffee break: 11:30 - 12:00
SESSION I: 12:00 - 13:20
Genocide Teaching: Value and Ethical Issues
Chair Dr. Edita Gzoyan (Deputy Scientific Director, AGMI)
Dr., Assoc. Prof. Armine Yeprikyan
(Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan (ASPU) ) The Multifaceted Approach to the Teaching of the Armenian Genocide
Naira Yerkanyan
(Teacher at Hambardzum Galstyan High School No. 83, Yerevan) Problems of Teaching the Armenian Genocide in High School
Yeghia Tashjian
(Associate Fellow at Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon) Sectarianism and the Armenian Genocide: The Politics of the Absence of the Genocide Education in Lebanon
Dr. Shushan Khachatryan
(Head of the Armenian Genocide Victims and Survivors Documentation and Research Department, AGMI) On the Methods of Presenting the Role of Religion in the Armenian Genocide
Q&A
Lunch break: 13:20 - 14:20
Visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial: 14:20 - 15:00
Keynote speech: 15:00 - 15:30
Dr. Yael Richler-Friedman (Pedagogical Director of International School for Holocaust Education, Yad Vashem, Israel)
Social Emotional Holocaust Education in Israel: Challenges and Methodology
SESSION II: 15:30 - 16:40
Teaching the Genocide in Secondary Educational Institutions
Chair Dr. Suren Manukyan (AGMI)
Dr., Prof. Khachatur Stepanyan
(Head of the Chair of the World His-tory and its Teaching Methods, ASPU) On Some Features of Teaching the History of the Armenian Genocide in the High Schools of the Republic of Armenia
Dr. Yerazik Harutyunyan
(The Director of the School named after Hovh. Tumanyan of Krasnodar Krai Armenia National Cultural Autonomy, Russian Federation) The Specific Features of Teaching Genocide in Armenian Schools of the Diaspora
Sara Cohan
(The Education Director of the Genocide Education Project, USA) The Teaching of the Armenian Genocide in Secondary Level Education in U.S. Schools: Challenges and Achievements
Q&A
April 21, Thursday
Keynote speech: 10:00 - 10:30
Dr. Jean-Damascène Gasanabo (Independent Researcher, Rwanda)
Teaching about Genocide in Rwanda
SESSION I: 10:30 - 12:10
Teaching the Genocide in Higher Education Institutions
Chair Dr., Prof. Khachatur Stepanyan (ASPU)
Dr., Prof. Samvel Poghosyan
(Deputy Dean for Science and International Cooperation, ASPU) Problems of Teaching the Armenian Genocide in Higher Education Institutions
Dr. Suren Manukyan
(Head of the Comparative Genocide Studies Department after Vahagn Dadrian, AGMI) Teaching Genocide Studies in Armenian Universities: Some Observations
Dr., Assoc. Prof. Mariam Yeghyan
(ASPU) On the Issue of Teaching the Topic “The Armenian Genocide” at the Higher Education Institutions
Dr., Assoc. Prof. Chris Kostov
(IE University, Spain) The Challenge of Teaching the Armenian Genocide in a Multinational University
Dr. Tehmine Martoyan
(Senior Researcher at the Armenian Genocide Victims and Survivors Documentation and Research Department, AGMI) Experience in Teaching the Topic of the Armenian Genocide: Development and Implementation of “Intergenerational Memory Transfer” Project
Q&A
Coffee break: 12:10 - 12:40
Keynote speech: 12:40 - 13:10
Dr. Kori Street (USC Shoah Foundation, Interim Executive Director)
From Pedagogy to Action: Teaching about Genocide with Testimony
SESSION II: 13:10 - 14:30
The Role and Contribution of Museums to Genocide Education
Chair Dr. Shushan Khachatryan (AGMI)
Anna Amiryan
(A+ Skill Educational Center, ESL instructor) The Role of Visual Arts and Museums in Teaching Genocide Studies
Kristine Najaryan (Junior Researcher at the Armenian Genocide Victims and Survivors Documentation and Research Department, AGMI) Problems of Teaching the Topic of the Armenian Genocide in the RA Schools and the Experience of AGMI’s Educational Programs
Catherine Boyd, Mduduzi Ntuli (Education Department, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, Republic of South Africa) Genocide in the Curricula: How to Teach About it in a Museum Setting
Q&A
Lunch break: 14:30 - 15:10
Visit to the Museum of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin 15:10 - 18:00
Workshop for Armenian Schoolteachers, Moderator: Sedda Antekelian, Shoah Foundation, USA 15:10 - 17:10
April 22, Friday
Keynote speech: 10:00 - 10:30
Dr. Rubina Peroomian (Genocide Scholar, Author of Books and Textbooks on Armenian Genocide)
Teaching about the Armenian Genocide in Armenian Educational Institutions in America, from Conception to Action and Beyond
SESSION I: 10:30 - 11:50
Teaching the Armenian Genocide through Individual Stories
Chair Dr. Arman Maloyan (NCEDI Foundation, RA)
Dr. Narine Margaryan (Scientific Secretary, AGMI) Methodological Issues of Teaching Genocide through the Microstories of Survived Armenian Genocide Orphans
Lusine Abrahamyan (AGMI Deputy Director for Museum Affairs) Teaching the Genocide through Individual Stories: The Story of Aurora Mardiganian and “Ravished Armenia” memoir
Dr., Assoc. Prof. Lilit Mkrtchyan (Head of Educational Innovations and Research Department, NCEDI Foun-dation) A Family Story: The Great Ashchyan Family
Mihran Minassian (AGMI, Advisor) The Determination to Survive: The Example of Aram Antonyan
Q&A
Coffee break: 11:50 - 12:20
Keynote speech: 12:20 - 12:50
Pheng Pong-Rasy (Prey Veng Documentation Center, Director, DC-Cam, Cambodia)
Teaching about Genocide in Cambodia
SESSION II: 12:50 - 14:00
Particular Emphasis on Teaching the Armenian Genocide
Chair Dr. Samvel Poghosyan (ASPU)
Dr. Arman Maloyan (Head of Training Program Development and Training Effectiveness Evaluation Department, National Center for Education Development and Innovation Foundation (NCEDI)) Teaching the Genocide Using Remarkable Episodes of Armenian Martyrdom
Regina Galustyan (Researcher at the Comparative Genocide Studies Department after V. Dadryan, AGMI) Teaching about Perpetrators: Importance and Challenges
Dr. Samvel Muradyan (YSU, Acad. Honorary Head of the Chair of History of Armenian Literature after H. Tamrazyan, Doctor of Philological Sciences) Some Aspects of Teaching the Poem “The Armenian Dantesque” by H. Shiraz
Q&A
Round Table Discussion: 14:00-14:30
(Moderator Harutyun Marutyan)
Closing of the Conference: 14:30-15:00
(Harutyun Marutyan, Edita Gzoyan, Suren Manukyan, Khachatur Stepanyan, Shushan Khachatryan, Arman Maloyan, Samvel Poghosyan)
