The Legacy of 1915 Genocide in the Ottoman Empire
Conference – March 23, 2009, Kungsholmens Konferens, Fleminggatan 18 (Trygg-Hansa huset), Stockholm, Sweden
Programme
• 08:00 – 09:00 Registration
• 09:00 – 09:10 Introduction
Vahagn Avedian, Chief Editor of Armenica.org, Chairman of the Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden
• 09:10 – 09:25 An Ongoing Living History
Stefan Andersson, Project manager, Living History Forum, Stockholm
• 09:25 – 09:45 Coffee break
• 09:45 – 10:45 The Aftermath of Genocide: From Indifference and Denial to Urgency
Klas-Göran Karlsson, Professor, History Department, Lund University
• 10:45 – 11:00 Break
• 11:00 – 12:00 The Phases and Faces of Denial of the 1915 Genocide
Richard G. Hovannisian, Professor of Armenian and Near Eastern History, UCLA, Los Angeles
• 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break
• 13:30 – 14:30 Assyrian Identity Problems and the Struggle for Assyrian Genocide Recognition
David Gaunt, Professor, History Department, Södertörn University, Stockholm
• 14:30 – 14:45 Break
• 14:45 – 15:45 The Legal Dimension of the Atrocities of 1915: Then and Later
Ove Bring, Professor, International Law, Swedish Defence College, Stockholm
• 15:45 – 16:40 Turkey's Policy and Fractures with Regard to the Armenian Genocide in the Framework of its EU Accession Prospect
Laurent Leylekian, Executive Director, European Armenian Federation for Justice & Democracy, Brussels
Moderator: Marika Griehsel, journalist and foreign correspondent
Conference language: English
Please notice: The numbers of seats are limited. Free admission Registration via email to
vahagn.avedian@armenica.org. The closing date for entries is March 18.
The Conference is arranged in cooperation between The Living History Forum, ABF - Workers' Educational Association, The Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden, The Assyrian Federation in Sweden, Evxinos Pontos Stockholm, and Armenica.org.
