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Essays and Analyses: October 2009
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Sunday, October 11, 2009. The Armenian Diaspora or the Cuckolds of Armenia by Denis Donikian. In this case, does the Diaspora have its say? But also, should it determine how it projects itself as a national consciousness? It is therefore not surprising that today the Diaspora feels cheated. In fact, from the point of view of Armenia, it never amounted to much. (The. Viken L. Attarian. Links to this post. Labels: Translation of the original French essay by Denis Donikian. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). On Oc...
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Essays and Analyses: April 2011
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Saturday, April 30, 2011. Politics and the Tribe. I chose the title of this essay after realizing that one of the most important electoral battles of the May 2, 2011 Federal election is being fought right where I live, in the town of Mount Royal. The battle being the one for the Jewish votes and who would they elect, the Liberal incumbent or the Conservative challenger, or perhaps even the NDP challenger? You may wish to listen to it or read about it here. That being a Yiddish word for a “decent, c...
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Essays and Analyses: April 2008
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Saturday, April 26, 2008. Collapse" and how it relates to things Armenian. One of my personal influences is Jared Diamond. After reading his Pulitzer Prize-winning. Guns, Germs and Steel. As a result, I might actually be the record holder (at least among Armenians) of covering such a long period of time in such a relatively short lecture. It would put me at about 5000 years per hour or at an "astonishing" 1.9 years per second. I had a lot of fun researching and delivering it. Describes the stories of sev...
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Essays and Analyses: October 2008
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Why I Cannot Be a Conservative/ Part III: The Armenian Perspective. A A Conservative’s Public Statement about Conservatism. In a public interview (. In the above mentioned excerpt he actually makes three distinct statements:. A) That he has served the Liberal Party of Canada. C) That Armenians are in general of a Conservative mentality, therefore suggesting that he would feel more at home within the Conservative Party. Whether it includes employment or not? Eg spousal pensions,...
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Essays and Analyses: May 2011
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Saturday, May 28, 2011. The Bigger Picture: Politics of the Unconscious “New” Canadians. An old “new” reality. Why has this happened? Is it really the genius of the Harper Conservatives to have cultivated this immigrant “conservatism”? Has it always been there and was recently rediscovered? Is it something the Liberals did or did not do? Relationship to power: citizen vs. courtier or subject. In most developing countries, the political involvement of individuals will therefore be mostly be motivated by t...
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Essays and Analyses: The Bigger Picture: Politics of the Unconscious “New” Canadians
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Saturday, May 28, 2011. The Bigger Picture: Politics of the Unconscious “New” Canadians. An old “new” reality. Why has this happened? Is it really the genius of the Harper Conservatives to have cultivated this immigrant “conservatism”? Has it always been there and was recently rediscovered? Is it something the Liberals did or did not do? Relationship to power: citizen vs. courtier or subject. In most developing countries, the political involvement of individuals will therefore be mostly be motivated by t...
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Essays and Analyses: April 2010
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Hold That Thought: Ski Jumping, Credit Unions and What They Could Teach the Diaspora(s). Now what kind of a headline is that? Hold that thought, for now. Human physical athletic achievements are truly remarkable. Especially, when the athlete competes only against himself (or herself). Here is that jump for the record. World's Longest Ski Jump. The question that pops to one's mind though is how does one get there? How does one train to achieve such spectacular results? A few slig...
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Lecture Videos: November 2008
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Hovhannes Katchaznouni - The First Armenian Prime Minister Յովհաննէս Քաջազնունի - Հայոց Առաջին Վարչապետը. This lecture was delivered on November 18, 2008 as part of the AGBU Montreal Armenian Studies Program. Material for the lecture can be downloaded here. Այս դասախօսութիւնը տրուած է Մոնթրէալի ՀԲԸՄի Հայագիտական Դասընթացքներու շարքին, 18 Նոյեմբեր, 2008ին: Դասախօսութեան գլխաւոր նիւթը կարելի է հեռափոխանցել այստեղ. Lecturer presentation by the host is here. My final word is here.