Comments on: Interview: Suzanne Khardalian on Grandma’s Tattoos and the Forgotten Lives of Armenian Women http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/ an independent Armenian news magazine Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:50:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: eric dean spruth ma, atr http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/#comment-8597 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 04:02:09 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=5504#comment-8597 http://www.sacredtransformations.org

]]> By: eric dean spruth ma, atr http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/#comment-8596 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 04:01:30 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=5504#comment-8596 Free tattoo, scar, burn transformations

]]> By: RC http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/#comment-5522 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:54:36 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=5504#comment-5522 Anita, the fact that Khardalian talks about shedding light on both “violence vs women” AND “genocide/war” allows her to look outside of the “feminist view” and focus on the male as “victims” also in these atrocities. (or at least that SHOULD be her theme if she’s not a feminist)…
She’s not taking the stance of “payback & war against a particular group of people”. Understand, over the years, Feminism (transformed from its supposed original intent of “empowering” women), has taken a more aggressive stance of “belittling/degrading” men. (A necessary evil? A functional action? Maybe…)
In American culture, Feminism is especially predominant in media (even being promoted by men too). But is it peace-keeping, peace-influencing? (war begets war, right?)
In a way, it’s kinda smart on her part too that she DOESN’T incorporate herself as a feminist, or her voice will have a “glass-ceiling” among men, in-general. It’s not a good tactic to come to any form of “aggressor” as an enemy, and Khardalian (seemingly) has realized this… As a guy, her interview has done well to help me follow her story, and see her insight on how to solve these tragedies. She reminded me to do MY part in not degrading, tattooing or become genocidal vs the world (vs women). Probably because she didn’t “war” against me…. :)

]]> By: Artyom http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/#comment-4431 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:48:55 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=5504#comment-4431 here are two excellent studies on the gender aspects of the genocide. Unfortunately you have to pay for the articles. But if you are university affiliated you should be able to get access to them:

http://hgs.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/1/1.abstract?sid=e162d600-bcbb-4d53-b2e7-e95351dbb745

http://hgs.oxfordjournals.org/content/4/4/449.abstract?sid=e162d600-bcbb-4d53-b2e7-e95351dbb745

]]> By: Nora http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/#comment-4430 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:28:33 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=5504#comment-4430 I couldn’t agree more. She says she’s not a feminist yet her responses to each question seem to convey otherwise. Does she not see the connection between sexism and rape?

]]> By: Brenda Large http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/#comment-4429 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:55:31 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=5504#comment-4429 I had just begun a busy day, editing some old “must go” manuscripts when I noticed this item. (I always have the titles from ianyan coming to my homepage.)
I stopped my work, then started to cry. Thanks for this wonderful and revealing interview.

]]> By: Anita http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/#comment-4428 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:11:26 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=5504#comment-4428 I was really taken with Khardalian documentary because I have never heard anyone within my Armenian community talking about how the Genocide affects women. It’s crucial that we collect these stories, chart history, and write women’s experiences back into them in order to fully understand our own history as Armenians and as Armenian women specifically.

I’m disappointed that Khardalian stipulated that she is not a feminist as if that is a dirty word, when her documentary and her agenda of understanding and building connections between violence against woman and genocide/war is clearly a feminist issue. Shame is deeply embedded in the lives and legacy of Armenian women and I think feminism can help to lift the shame, build bridges of support, and begin to empower us.

]]> By: Artyom http://www.ianyanmag.com/interview-suzanne-khardalian-on-grandmas-tattoos-and-the-forgotten-lives-of-women/#comment-4427 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:30:38 +0000 http://www.ianyanmag.com/?p=5504#comment-4427 got to say this. this has been your best piece on ianyan. Excellent interview.

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