Making Meaning: the Economic and Healing Power of Craft
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 4: On The Move / 4.3: Audio
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content: 2018-06-29
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content: Adam Gamwell; Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian; Ayda Sandourian; Survival is the singular focus for those displaced by genocide, war crimes, or other violence. Traditional craft is proven to play a role in healing trauma and also provides a livelihood that can provide financial security in unfamiliar environments. Syrian Armenian embroiderers Maral Shohmahlian-Berberian and Ayda Sandourian discuss the role craft has played in their personal and family histories, from surviving genocide to leaving Aleppo and settling in Yerevan. This discussion is moderated by Adam Gamwell, podcast host/producer, This Anthro Life. The session is co-presented with the American Anthropological Association. It is part of the series Cultures of Survival: From Displacement to Resilience supported by the ANCA Endowment Fund #KeepThePromise and Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.