Fading Traditions: Accept or Resist?
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content: Marjorie Hunt; Vahagn Hambardzumyan; Ruzanna Torozyan; Levon Abrahamian; Dynamics like globalization, migration, and policy change all impact whether cultural traditions continue or cease to exist. Join potter Vahagn Hambardzumyan, Goris Wool Project Director Ruzanna Torozyan, and scholar Levon Abrahamian to explore how local traditions interact with global trends, the ways in which traditions forge identity, and the process of revitalizing and even inventing traditions. Folklife curator Marjorie Hunt will present the session. This session is made possible by the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, Birthright Armenia, and Armenia Volunteer Corps.