ATAA ORGANIZES LECTURE ON "THE POLITICIZATION OF ARMENIAN ISSUE: EXAMINING THE USES AND ABUSES OF HISTORY"

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23.05.2016

Assembly of Turkish American Associations

Presents lecture on

"The Politicization of Armenian Issue:
Examining the Uses and Abuses of History"

The Reality of the Armenian Tragedy & the Question of Genocide
by Professor Michael Gunter

Tennessee Technological University

1915: Politicization, Radicalization and Reconciliation

Dr. Christopher GunnCoastal Carolina University

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

6:00pm-8:00pm

Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) Headquarters

1510 H St. NW Suite 900,
Washington, DC 20005 (map)

Program

6:00pm-6:30pm: Reception
6:30pm-7:30pm: Lecture
7:30pm-8:00pm: Q&A

RSVP required: events@ataa.org

Michael M. Gunter is professor of Political Science at Tennessee Technological University, an internationally recognized scholar, and a well-published specialist on the Kurds, Turks, and Armenians. Gunter earned his B.A. in American history in 1964 from Columbia University. He went on to receive his M.I.A. from Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs in 1966. In 1972, he received his doctorate in international relations from Kent State.

Christopher Gunn received his B.A. in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island and his Ph.D. in History from Florida State University. He has spent nearly six years living and researching in Budapest, Istanbul, Ankara and Antalya. His current research interests include the Ottoman Empire and its borderlands, particularly the Balkans and Caucasus, the Empire's successor states, transnational political violence and efforts towards reconciliation. Dr. Gunn's recent publications include: "Getting Away with Murder: Soghomon Tehlirian, ASALA and the Justice Commandos, 1921-1984." In War & Collapse: World War I and the Ottoman State, edited by Hakan Yavuz. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press (February 2016) and "The 1960 Coup in Turkey: A U.S. Intelligence Failure or a Successful Intervention?" Journal of Cold War Studies Vol. 17, No. 2 (Spring 2015): 103-139.