In April 2015 the 100th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide will be held. In the touching documentary Grandma’s Tattoos a granddaughter dives into the untold story of her grandmother’s life: a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. What is the story behind her secret tattoos, her mysterious behaviour and emotional world? After the one-hour-film, Ronald Suny will talk on how people currently deal with the genocide, followed by a reflection on the film and speech by Uğur Ümit Üngör.
About the speakers
Ronald Grigor Suny is professor of history and political science (University of Michigan) and emeritus professor of Political Science and History (University of Chicago). He is holder of the Alex Manoogian Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of Michigan, where he founded and directed the Armenian Studies Program. Uğur Ümit Üngör is Assistant Professor at the Department of History at Utrecht University and researcher at the NIOD. His publications include Confiscation and Destruction: The Young Turk Seizure of Armenian Property and the award-winning The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-1950.