Tag: culture

January 26, 2023

Պայքարը որպես դիզայն

Բայց և սակայն, այնուամենայնիվ… Կատուների տեսանյութերով, կեղծ լուրերով ու սելֆիներով ողողված մեր գերհագեցված մեդիա իրականությունում, գնալով ավելի կարևոր են դառնում այն պատկերները որոնք, ինչպես պնդում է հայտնի ասացվածքը, «արժեն հազար բառ»։ Նման պատկերներից է գրաֆիկական նկարազարդող, արվեստագետ Նվարդ Երկանյանի «Նրանք եկել էին խաղաղությամբ» պաստառը, որն ընդամենը մի քանի սեղմ մանրամասների միջոցով կարողացավ ամփոփել Արցախի շրջափակման ողջ աբսուրդն ու հանրային ցասումը, ժամերի ընթացքում ողողելով ֆեյսբուքն ու ինստագրամը։ Նվարդի հետ քննարկել ենք նրա ստեղծագործական գործունեության քաղաքական կողմը, դիզայնի հասարակական ներգրավվածության կարևորությունը և այս միջոցի հեռանկարները նոր տեխնոլոգիաների դարաշրջանում։

June 10, 2022

Ձայնագիր. Ինչու է Հայաստանին պետք ռեալպոլիտիկ, հիմա՛

«Կարծիք» բաժնում հրապարակված՝ Գևորգ Օսկանյանի «Ինչու է Հայաստանին պետք ռեալպոլիտիկ, հիմա՛» հոդվածի ձայնագիրը։ Ընթերցում է Գոհար Աբրահամյանը։ Ավելի քան 30 տարիների ընթացքում մշտապես խոսվել է Հայաստանի ազգային նպատակների արդարացիության և չափազանց քիչ` այդ նպատակներին հասնելու միջոցների և ընտրված նպատակների իրագործելիության մասին:

April 19, 2022

Power Is (the) Truth

During March 2022, the Word—not only allegorically, but in the most literal sense—finds itself outstretched like the Vitruvian man strung from the corners of our Armenian-Russian-Ukrainian semiotic triangle.

November 13, 2021
Կոլեկտիվ

Կոլեկտիվ

Այս տարածքում հավաքվելու համար նախապայմաններ չկան, բացի մեկից՝ վերաբերվիր սեփական տանդ պես։ Վահան Ստեփանյանը պատմում է ինչ է Ռամբալկոշեն, նրա հիմնադրման և մշակութային գործունեության մասին։

July 25, 2021
Meghri: A Fuselage of Memory

Meghri: A Fuselage of Memory

There is a Facebook group of Meghri natives that is more active than the official pages of many institutions. It is, however, also isolated, living a separate life, disconnected from the rest of the digital world just like the actual city.

July 21, 2021
Making Armenia Home

Making Armenia Home

Moving from one country to another can be a daunting exercise, not least of which is the cultural dimension. Entrepreneurs and social development practitioners Hiroki Tachiiri and Taiji Notsu, originally from Japan, made that move to Armenia. They talk to EVN Report about their latest venture, which includes a new company that will explore possibilities in the food, tourism and consulting industries, even a manga on Armenia which will be introduced in Japan.

March 18, 2021
Armenia’s Path to Getting Copyright Right

Armenia’s Path to Getting Copyright Right

Artists have been facing a real problem in Armenia: not getting fairly compensated for the music they release. In an age when sales of physical disk copies have drastically declined, with concerts and tours put on hold because of a pandemic, how are musicians supposed to get by?

September 1, 2020
Heritage and the Contemporary

Heritage and the Contemporary

When emphasizing the preservation of historic structures and their integration into unban life, we should keep in mind that heritage should not be perceived as only architectural heritage and we should not think that it is only the physical heritage that is endangered.

October 20, 2019
On the Frontier of Western and Eastern Armenia

On the Frontier of Western and Eastern Armenia

Western Armenia or Eastern Turkey? This 'lost homeland' has been a thorn in Turkey's side since 1923. The thorn reminds the Turks and the Kurds of a people who lived and thrived in Turkey, and who played an enormous role in the unfolding of Turkey's history, writes Paul Mirabile.

October 14, 2019
Women on Bikes

Women on Bikes

While understanding the historical importance and benefits of bicycles in women’s lives, why are less females riding bikes? Some major cities in the U.S. and Europe have conducted studies to understand this, and the main factor is safety.

June 23, 2019
A Conceptual Gap: The Case of “Western Armenia”

A Conceptual Gap: The Case of “Western Armenia”

“Western Armenia” as a concept is a crucial component of the Armenian national narrative, mostly in the Diaspora. In this article, Varak Ketsemanian raises some questions regarding the Armenian reality’s understanding of “Western Armenia,” its biases and blind-spots. He suggests refining the ways in which we discuss and represent “Western Armenia” in the 21st century.

May 19, 2019
Feministivals: Purity Through Parity

Feministivals: Purity Through Parity

This year, more than 60 percent of submissions to the Golden Apricot Film Festival (GAIFF) feature women directors, while the global average of female directors is a dismal 7 percent. GAIFF has organically found itself in a situation many European film festivals and international organizations dream of being in, writes Karen Avetisyan.

February 9, 2019
Shamakhi: A Lost Dialect, a Lost Identity

Shamakhi: A Lost Dialect, a Lost Identity

Shamakhi is an Armenian dialect that is on the verge of extinction. While many Armenians from Shamakhi feel a sense of pride in their history and dialect, for the new generation who, along with the rest of the Shamakhetsis were forced to flee their village during the Karabakh War, the dialect is simply a matter of history.

November 24, 2018
Underground II

Underground II

There is art underground. It is beautiful and that is probably why it is hidden. Meet Armenia's underground musicians through EVN Youth Report's series.

March 25, 2018
The “Hunger Artist” Among Us

The “Hunger Artist” Among Us

A perceived absence of agency has led to growing public indifference in Armenia. When those who do take a stand, regardless of their tactics, are left to stand alone, more questions than answers surface. From the recent sentencing of radical opposition activists, to sit-ins and hunger strikes Opera Square to continuing impunity, everyone seems to be forgetting to ask, why?

October 1, 2017
An Agent of Undiscovered Literature

An Agent of Undiscovered Literature

While contemporary Armenian writers are searching for a new language of expression, Arevik Ashkharoyan, a literary agent, has taken on the task of bringing their voices to a global audience. In this first essay for EVN Report, Ashkharoyan writes about the challenges of representing a book that many believe is about the army but in fact is a metaphor for a repressed society.

September 7, 2017
Sex vs. Gender Through Linguistic Expression in Armenian

Sex vs. Gender Through Linguistic Expression in Armenian

From referencing the issue of sex-selective abortions to drinking toasts in honor of women, the grammatically genderless Armenian language, still fails to provide a space for its speakers to develop sensitivity towards the intricacies of gender as social conventions and cultural constructs. Rafik Santrosyan, PhD in Linguistics, explains how.

May 20, 2017
The Last Bard of Leninakan

The Last Bard of Leninakan

Jag Bambir, one of Armenia’s most beloved musicians, is an early pioneer of the rock and roll movement in the former Soviet Union. In this piece, Raffi Meneshian reviews a recent concert Jag gave in Gyumri in April where he presented his latest creation – Treaton.

April 12, 2017

A Room of Our Own: An Invitation to Write

Atoussa S. explores the history of women writing and their absence in the literary canon. In this essay for EVN Report, she seeks answers to the questions: What circumstances make women writing/literature possible? What do women own in their writing? What is the meaning of this ownership?