Ceremony marking the restoration of Akhtamar church, a remnant of Armenian culture, as a museum in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, Mar. 29, 2007. The Turkish government has refused to allow worship there or the replacement of the cross on the church dome.
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PAST EVENT
"Let the Historians Decide"? Politics and the Past in Turkey and Japan
Brown Bag Lunch
Series: International Security Brown Bag Seminar
Open to the Public - Malkin Penthouse, Littauer 4th Floor
December 3, 2009
12:15-2:00 p.m.
| Speaker: | Jennifer M. Dixon, Research Fellow, International Security Program |
Related Project: International Security
Description:
Politicians in both Turkey and Japan have argued that the persistent controversies over aspects of their countries' pasts should be left to the professional analysis and evaluation of historians. This seminar will analyze the politics of the past in each of these states, demonstrating the continued relevance of traumatic or shameful pasts in each country's politics and the ways in which domestic and international considerations influence the shaping of official histories.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
Contact:
ISP Program Coordinator
International Security Program,
79 John F. Kennedy St., Mailbox 53,
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Harvard University
Kennedy School of Government
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Email: susan_lynch@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-496-1981
Fax: 617-495-8963
Url: http://www.belfercenter.org/ISP/
