PEN World Voices Festival – "Armenian Genocide: A Dark Paradigm"
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Silas Theatre
7:30 pm
Event hosted by: PEN World Voices Festival
With Peter Balakian, Eric Bogosian, Maureen Freely, Nancy Kricorian, Robert Jay Lifton, Ronald Grigor Suny, Ragıp Zarakolu
Tickets: $15/$10 PEN Members and students with valid ID. Purchase tickets here or call (866) 811-4111. Tickets cannot be purchased in person at the venue in advance of the event. Tickets purchased at the door on evening of the event are credit card only.
This year, the world commemorates the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, which counted many noted writers and cultural leaders among the dead. A panel discusses this tragedy””a glimpse into the darkest regions of the human soul””and its significance as a “dark paradigm” for later attempts by governments to silence writers and cultural leaders. This event will include readings of the works of Armenian writers killed in 1915.
Sponsored by the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee of America.