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The language of genocide: Armenian communities in the Lebanese civil war

Thu, April 3, 3:20 to 4:50pm CDT (3:20 to 4:50pm CDT), Palmer House Hilton, Floor: 3rd, Logan

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I analyze attempts at identity formation through the lens of Armenian communities during the Lebanese civil war using archives to show how militias used the rhetoric of genocide to strongarm neutral Armenian communities into a pan-Christian identity.

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