The Tabula Chorographica Armenica as a Thesaurus of Historical-­Cultural Memory

First meeting of the senior seminar “Mapping a symbolized memory,” by Prof. Nazénie Garibian, visiting professor at MemoryLab.

  • Date: 16 APRIL 2025  from 15:30 to 17:30

  • Event location: Aula Magna, University Library of Bologna, via Zamboni 35

  • Type: Cluster 3 - Material Memories

The seminar will present the Tabula in the context of Armenian history and culture, highlighting the document's special value as a manuscript record of collective memory and its importance for the study of the construction of national identity. Special attention will be given to its conceptual geography between physical and symbolic territories and its cross-cultural scheme with inscriptions in different languages and places belonging to other Christian traditions and countries.

A visit to the map displayed in the Marsili Room of the Library will close the session (5.30-6 p.m.).