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Is the Armenian Genocide a strictly historical matter? If that is
the case, why is it still a topical issue, capable of causing
diplomatic rows and heated debates? The short answer would be that
the century old Armenian Genocide is much more than a historical
question. It emerged as a political dilemma on the international
arena at the San Stefano peace conference in 1878 and has remained
as such into our days. The disparity between knowledge and
acknowledgement, mainly ascribable to Turkey's official denial of
the genocide, has only heightened the politicization of the
Armenian question. Thus, the memories of the WWI era refuse to be
relegated to the pages of history but are rather perceived as a
vivid presence. This is the result of the perpetual process of
politics of memory. The politics of memory is an intricate and
interdisciplinary negotiation, engaging many different actors in
the society who have access to a wide range of resources and
measures in order to achieve their goals. By following the Armenian
question during the past century up to its Centennial Commemoration
in 2015, this study aims to explain why and how the politics of
memory of the Armenian Genocide has kept it as a topical issue in
our days.
Is the Armenian Genocide a strictly historical matter? If that is
the case, why is it still a topical issue, capable of causing
diplomatic rows and heated debates? The short answer would be that
the century old Armenian Genocide is much more than a historical
question. It emerged as a political dilemma on the international
arena at the San Stefano peace conference in 1878 and has remained
as such into our days. The disparity between knowledge and
acknowledgement, mainly ascribable to Turkey's official denial of
the genocide, has only heightened the politicization of the
Armenian question. Thus, the memories of the WWI era refuse to be
relegated to the pages of history but are rather perceived as a
vivid presence. This is the result of the perpetual process of
politics of memory. The politics of memory is an intricate and
interdisciplinary negotiation, engaging many different actors in
the society who have access to a wide range of resources and
measures in order to achieve their goals. By following the Armenian
question during the past century up to its Centennial Commemoration
in 2015, this study aims to explain why and how the politics of
memory of the Armenian Genocide has kept it as a topical issue in
our days.
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