The Presence of an Absence

Glendale CA : Join us on Thurs day , April 12 , 2018 , at 7:30 pm, for a n exclusive presentation on The Presence of an Absence: T he R ole of P hotography in the L ives of Ottoman Armenians by Armen T. Marsoobian at the Downtown Central Library Auditorium, 222 East Harvard Street. Admission will be free. Library visitors receive 3 hours FREE parking across the street at The Market Place parking structure with validation at the service desk. The program is organized by, Glendale Library, Arts & Culture department.

Armen T. Marsoobian ’s presentation will be illustrated with photographs from a number of important Armenian photographers including those from the Dildilian family. M arsoobian’s recent book, Reimagining a Lost Armenian Home: The Dildilian Photography Collection , is based on extensive research about his family, the Dildilians, who were accomplished photographers in the late Ottoman period. In his presentation, Marsoobian will examine the social and cultur al function of photography for Ottoman Armenians. Marsoobian has lectured and published extensively on topics in genocide studies, American Philosophy, aesthetics, and moral philosophy. His recent co – edited volume, Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genoci de and Memory, was released this month. He has organized exhibitions in Istanbul, Merzifon, Diyarbakir, Ankara, Yerevan, London, New Haven, Watertown, Chicago, and Glendale. His exhibition Continuity and Rupture: An Armenian Family Odyssey , based upon his family archives, is on view at the Brand Library and Art Center from March 24 through April 27. A companion exhibition, Prosperity, Loss, and Survival: A Photographic Journey from the Dildilian Family Archive , is also on view in the Glendale Downtown Centr al Library from March 17 to May 6. Marsoobian is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Southern Connecticut State University and Editor – in – Chief of the journal Metaphilosophy . He resides in Connecticut.