(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)March 14, 2014

(MAHWAH, NJ) – New York University Professor Ayda Erbal will discuss “Hrant Dink’s Assassination: Its Legacy Across the Turkish-Armenian Divide” at Ramapo College of New Jersey on March 25 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni Lounges of the Robert A Scott Student Center (SC137).

Erbal will examine the political discourse at the state and societal level in the wake of the assassination in 2007of Turkish-Armenian editor, journalist and columnist Hrant Dink. She will try to shed light on how different segments of the Turkish political spectrum used Dink’s assassination for their own purposes. Erbal’s talk is a cautionary tale about the limits of establishing and consolidating human rights in a society in which there has been a lack of post-conflict institutional change.

Ayda Erbal teaches two advanced undergraduate classes, “International Politics of the Middle East” and “Democracy and Dictatorship” as an adjunct professor of politics in the College of Arts and Sciences at New York University. She is interested in democratic theory, democratic deliberation, the politics of “post-nationalist” historiographies in transitional settings, mass violence and the politics of apology. She is a published short-story writer and worked as a columnist for the Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos from 2000-03.

Additionally, Erbal is the lead singer and second percussionist of the polyglot Middle-Eastern band NOUR (http://www.myspace.com/nourmusic). She is also in the process of writing her second narrative short film “Meligone”. Her first narrative short “Harvest” was invited to Cannes Short Film Corner.

The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information or to reserve a seat, please call 201.684.7409.

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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