Viken L. Attarian - Vanishing Armenian Intellectuals Intro and Part I
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A Lecture given at AGBU Montreal Armenian Studies Program on February 18, 2009. This is a repeat of a lecture in English given in March 2008 at Columbia University. The topic is the vanishing number of intellectuals and the analysis of the reasons of the current situation. Students and attendees are given various mental exercise challenges and a methodological analysis based on an economic model is presented. The lecture ends with concrete proposals to counter this trend.
The online version of this lecture is dedicated to the memory of the Armenian writer, intellectual, literary critic, editor and a close friend, Mr. Krikor Shahinian who passed away on February 15, 2009.A Lecture given at AGBU Montreal Armenian Studies Program on February 18, 2009. This is a repeat of a lecture in English given in March 200...all »A Lecture given at AGBU Montreal Armenian Studies Program on February 18, 2009. This is a repeat of a lecture in English given in March 2008 at Columbia University. The topic is the vanishing number of intellectuals and the analysis of the reasons of the current situation. Students and attendees are given various mental exercise challenges and a methodological analysis based on an economic model is presented. The lecture ends with concrete proposals to counter this trend.
The online version of this lecture is dedicated to the memory of the Armenian writer, intellectual, literary critic, editor and a close friend, Mr. Krikor Shahinian who passed away on February 15, 2009.«
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