Events for January and February

Here are some readings and performances in support of Me as her again: True Stories of an Armenian Daughter, a memoir by Nancy Agabian and published by Aunt Lute Books.  Please visit Recent Posts (at the bottom of this page) and other pages for more info on the book and the author.

Thursday, January 13

8pm

Theater Saint Gervais, 5, rue du Temple

Geneva, Switzerland

reservations and info: 022 908 2020

In the frame of the project “Wounded Memories”, the Theatre Saint Gervais Geneva and Utopiana present

Water and Wine

A performance on identity in relation to tradition, composed of narrative excerpts from Me as her again, monologues on the author’s experiences in the Armenian Apostolic church, and self-invented rituals. With the participation of Anne-Shlomit Deonna (in Franch) and Anna Barseghian (in Armenian).

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

12- 1 pm

International Seminar Series

Illinois State University

Bone Student Center’s East Lounge, 3rd Floor.

Normal, IL

For more info: http://www.internationalstudies.ilstu.edu/events/

Contact info: Te-Yu Wang, tywang@ilstu.edu, 309 438-7880; Alison Bailey, baileya@ilstu.edu, (309) 438-8638

“Me As Her Again: Creative Nonfiction on Feminist Armenian Identities and Genocide”

Nancy Agabian will discuss her work as a creative nonfiction writer to explore issues of Armenian identity.  In particular, she will describe her recent process of writing “Me as her again: True Stories of an Armenian Daughter”, a memoir of her search for self, which involved researching and imagining her grandmother’s survival of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.  The book also braids together the various feminist identities of her family, including her sister, aunts, mother and self; their stories provided a base on which Agabian was able to weave her own story, and thus her identity as a queer, feminist artist.

The Seminar Series is organized by the Unit for International Linkages, Office of International Studies and Programs, and the Women’s Studies Program.  Free and open to the public.   Free pizza is also provided.


Friday,  February 13, 2009

7 pm

reading at

Borders Books

200A N. Greenbriar Dr.

Bloomington, IL

309.888.4246.

Contact:  schance@bordersstores.com

Free!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

7 pm

reading at

Sunday Salon

Stain Bar

766 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(L to Grand, then walk 1 block West)
Contact: Krista 718/387-7840

http://www.sundaysalon.com

Free!