“Women’s Resource Center” NGO together with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung South Caucasus (Tbilisi) organizes the series of public lectures dedicated to the analysis and discussion of the women’s issues in Armenia during the history and nowadays. This public event includes 6 lectures that aim to present women’s issues in Armenia in different spheres of life, such as art, politics, economic relations, military, etc.
Timeline for the lectures for May-July, 2016:
May 19: Militarized Masculinity and Violence within the Army
Speaker: Milena Abrahamyan
May 26: Unearthing the Gender Discourse in Armenia: from Hysteria to Constructive Dialogue
Speaker: Anna Harutyunyan
June 2: Why Women Should be Politicized and Should Politicize their Struggle?
Speaker: Armineh Arakelian
June 16: Women's Bodies in Serve of Ideology in Georgian Cinema of 20th Century
Speaker: Tamta Tatarashvili
June 30: Marriage Law and Marriage Culture among Ottoman Armenians, 1876-1914
Speaker: Hasmik Khalapyan
July 7: Gender Quotas: Pro and Against
Speaker: Tamara Hovnatanyan
The meetings will take place in the evenings from 18:30 to 20:30, at Aeon anti-café, 34 Teryan Street, Yerevan.
The language of the lectures is ARMENIAN. Only the lecture by our Georgian colleague will be conducted in English.
At the end of the lecture series certificates of attendance will be given to the participants. For this you have to participate in all the lectures.
For the participation, please fill this short application below and send the answers to the following email addresses by May 17 with the subject “Application for Lecture Series”: siranhovhannisyan@ysu.am and/ or gohar@womenofarmenia.org
Name, Surname
Age
Profession
Phone number
Please, answer the following questions:
- Why is the topic of feminism interesting to you?
- In your opinion, what is the situation of women‘s rights in Armenia today?
The reply to your email is the confirmation of your registration.
For all other questions concerning the Lecture Series please feel free to contact us by emails mentioned above