The USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies and USC Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures announce the preliminary program for the upcoming centennial conference Sergei Parajanov at One Hundred: Chimeras of Nation, Form, and Being to take place from February 22 - 24 at USC.

This first of its kind conference will bring together scholars from around the world with the aim to examine the myriad border crossings and hybridities that characterize Parajanov’s life and oeuvre. The program will also feature screenings of Parajanov’s films with expert introductions and discussions.

This conference is co-sponsored by USC School of Cinematic Arts, USC Levan Institute for the Humanities, USC Department of Art History, USC Dornsife Divisional Dean for Humanities, USC Dornsife Divisional Dean for Social Sciences, USC Department of Political Science and International Relations, USC Center for International Studies, USC Cinema and Media Studies, USC Department of Comparative Literature, National Association for Armenian Studies Research, and Armenian Film Society.