The Colonial Order: Growing Up with Epsteins
Talin Suciyan
To express shock at such crimes requires ignoring the colonial violence accumulated over centuries by humanity’s blindingly white half. As the colonial knowledge of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries was obscured by nationalist theories, empires transformed into nation-states, and that knowledge became a founding pillar of white supremacy. The foundational knowledge that nourished Epstein and allowed that smile to settle on his face is precisely this accumulated knowledge.
Revisiting Yesayan’s Literary Legacy on the Occasion of Her Birthday
Meri Tek Demir
In fact, perhaps I should not have been surprised, because even within our own society, there were those who preferred to examine Yesayan through a stereotyped understanding of feminism. This approach acknowledged the testimonies Yesayan lived through. However, when it came time to examine her works, most of which have not properly come to light anyway, what she wrote about women "as a woman" and what she did for women's rights took on more importance.
The Field: An Ecology of Learning Brought to Life by Dance
Lerna Babikyan
From an early age, we underwent education that dictated uniform knowledge, distanced us from observing our inner fields, and prevented us from hearing our own rhythms and needs, while also distancing us from creativity and critical thinking.
Houses That Do Not Forget
Aylin Vartanyan
While watching the film, a deeply familiar feeling arose in me; as we all know that some houses do not forget easily. There are rooms whose memory does not dissolve, whether they are lived in or left empty. There are places that keep their stories even when they change hands. That is why a house is not merely a backdrop, but an active subject of remembering.
From Within a Mountain, Against It and Alongside It
Talin Suciyan
How many Armenians felt a sense of relief in those moments, while simultaneously being engulfed by an overwhelming feeling of guilt? The inability to protect the values one has created is a historical legacy, which is often entirely unrecognized.