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The “Karabagh-Armenia” Theme in the Iconography of Armenian Identity
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(Based on Posters and Banners from the Karabagh Movement)
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Marutyan, Harutyun T. ; Abrahamian, Levon H.
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posters and banners ; iconography ; national identity ; Mother Armenia
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The images and written formulas depicted on banners and posters are a vivid manifestation of national identity and tend to appear and reappear in abundant quantities in times of societal crises. In this sense, the iconography of the Karabagh Movement represents a rich and broad field of study. What is distinctive about the posters created during the Karabagh Movement is that a great majority did not simply proclaim the programmatic ideas of certain parties or political trends but rather expressed the people’s concerns, moods and wishes and their interpretations of events as they unfolded. The posters and banners of the Movement manifested in varying genres and revealed diversity in their content. They were the product of both Soviet and nationalist mentality. The theme “Karabagh-Armenia” had many different manifestations in the iconography of the Karabagh Movement, such as quotations and the creation of posters using or based on “quote thinking”; unification of Karabagh with Armenia as a solution for the Karabagh issue; the theme of Mother Armenia and child-Karabagh; “Karabagh is ours”; manifestations of solidarity with the people of Karabagh; Karabagh and Armenia as one entity. This article aims to present and analyse those banners and posters as manifestations of national identity.
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Երևան
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ՀՀ ԳԱԱ Հայոց ցեղասպանության թանգարան-ինստիտուտ