Abstract
An estimated two million Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire before the beginning of World War I, and almost all of them were annihilated or displaced during the genocide of 1915. My work revolves around the meaning of the Armenian Genocide to Armenians living in Turkey and Lebanon. I focused on what it feels like to be an Armenian living as a Turkish citizen in a state and nation that had perpetuated and then consistently denied the genocide of their ancestors, and I examined how Armenians in Turkey experience their everyday lives, the challenges they encounter as well as their chosen invisibility. I also explored the meaning of being Armenian in Lebanon, and how descendants of the genocide negotiate their everyday and memories of the past in a country where their ancestors fled the killings in Turkey. Further, I ask how Armenians in Lebanon negotiate their daily lives in a country dominated by 16 sects.
School
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology, Egyptology & Anthroplology Department
Degree Name
MA in Sociology-Anthropology
Graduation Date
Fall 10-1-2023
Submission Date
9-12-2023
First Advisor
Dr. Hanan Sabea
Committee Member 1
Dr. Munira Khayyat
Committee Member 2
Dr. Ian Morrison
Extent
102 p.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval
Approval has been obtained for this item
Recommended Citation
APA Citation
Ertekin, P.
(2023).Politics of Belonging: Being Armenian in Turkey and Lebanon [Master's Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2206
MLA Citation
Ertekin, Pinar. Politics of Belonging: Being Armenian in Turkey and Lebanon. 2023. American University in Cairo, Master's Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2206