Caucasus Talks presents the third in a series of videos, featuring Arpi Bekaryan and Toghrul Abbasov, who are comparing Armenian and Azerbaijani films. This third video touches on how the image of the hero has been formed through film. Caucasus Talks, Arpi Bekaryan və Toğrul Abbasovun təqdimatında Ermənistan və Azərbaycan filmlərinin müqayisəli təhlilinin yer aldığı videolar silsiləsinin üçüncüsünü təqdim edir. Üçüncü video, filmlər vasitəsilə qəhrəman obrazının necə formalaşdırıldığına toxunur Caucasus Talks-ը ներկայացնում է նոր վիդեո շարքի երրորդ հաղորդումը։ Այս շարքի շրջանակներում Արփի Բեքարյանը և Թողրուլ Աբբասովը համեմատում են հայկական և ադրբեջանական ֆիլմերը։ Երրորդ էպիզոդն անդրադառնում է հերոսի կերպարի ձևավորմանը ֆիլմերի միջոցով։ First episode: https://youtu.be/omIxs7yxn38 Second episode: https://youtu.be/09_c38Jmfek

Caucasus Talks presents the second in a series of videos, featuring Arpi Bekaryan and Toghrul Abbasov, who are comparing Armenian and Azerbaijani films. This second video touches on how the image of the enemy has been formed through film. Caucasus Talks, Arpi Bekaryan və Toğrul Abbasovun təqdimatında Ermənistan və Azərbaycan filmlərinin müqayisəli təhlilinin yer aldığı videolar silsiləsinin ikincisini təqdim edir. İkinci video, filmlər vasitəsilə düşmən təsvirinin necə formalaşdırıldığına toxunur. Caucasus Talks-ը ներկայացնում է նոր վիդեո շարքի երկրորդ հաղորդումը։ Այս շարքի շրջանակներում Արփի Բեքարյանը և Թողրուլ Աբբասովը համեմատում են հայկական և ադրբեջանական ֆիլմերը։ Երկրորդ էպիզոդն անդրադառնում է թշնամու կերպարի ձևավորմանը ֆիլմերի միջոցով։ Armenian films: Մի Վախեցիր / Don't be Afraid (2007) Armenian Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBacMIMcXDU Episode 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9azguhaVe2M&t=140s Episode 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZC1oWm5aMM Episode 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnVHRg5bnXw&t=2354s Episode 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVLik7ORLhU Կյանք ու Կռիվ․ 25 տարի անց / Life and Fight: 25 years later (2016) Armenian https://www.1tv.am/hy/video/The-Line-25-Years-Later-Part-1/73166 https://www.1tv.am/hy/video/%D4%BF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84-%D5%B8%D6%82-%D5%AF%D5%BC%D5%AB%D5%BE-25-%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB-%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%81-%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BD-2/73175 Գարեգին Նժդեհ / Garegin Nzdeh (2013) Armenian version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YearmaLEOc4&t=2531s Russian version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlTZsK-uK0w Ընդհատված Մանկություն / Broken Childhood (2013) Armenian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-DJZ0EBnE&t=1913s Զեմլյակ / Countryman (2010) Armenian with English subtitles https://m.ok.ru/video/16809398763 Լուսին Կերած Նորածինը / The Moonstruck Newborn (2017) Armenian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4mwRF48xJQ Azerbaijani films: Fəryad / Cry (1993) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0jcgIcdvpo Haray / Shriek (1993) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB4Ub4Oq53Q Yaddaş / Memory (2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhSDr0tlUTs Son nəfəsədək / Till the Last Breath (2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tok6GGPnvEQ Ailə / Family (1998) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDEwxuyyWwQ Girov / Captive (2005) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXDAbzeRXb4 Sarı gəlin / Yellow Bride (1998) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA26ivuFO_I

Caucasus Talks presents the first in a series of videos, featuring Arpi Bekaryan and Toghrul Abbasov, who are comparing Armenian and Azerbaijani films. This first episode touches on how in-group and out-group identities have been formed through film. Caucasus Talks, Arpi Bekaryan və Toğrul Abbasovun təqdimatında Ermənistan və Azərbaycan filmlərinin müqayisəli təhlilinin yer aldığı videolar silsiləsinin birincisini təqdim edir. İlk video, film vasitəsilə icmadaxili və icmadan kənar kimliklərin necə formalaşdırıldığına toxunur. Caucasus Talks-ը ներկայացնում է նոր վիդեո շարքի առաջին հաղորդումը։ Այս շարքի շրջանակներում Արփի Բեքարյանը և Թողրուլ Աբբասովը կհամեմատեն հայկական և ադրբեջանական ֆիլմերը։ Առաջին էպիզոդն անդրադառնում է ինքնության ձևավորմանը ֆիլմերի միջոցով՝ խմբի ներսում և խմբից դուրս։ Armenian films: Եռանկյոնի / Yerankyuni (1967 )/ Armenian version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6OdiXLk5w0&t=114s Եռանկյոնի / Yerankyuni (1967) / Russian version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcPTu1-T0dU&t=3099s Կյանք ու Կռիվ / The Line (2016) / Armenian version https://www.1tv.am/hy/video/%D4%BF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%84-%D5%B8%D6%82-%D5%AF%D5%BC%D5%AB%D5%BE-%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BD-1/73148 Mayrig (1991) Armenian version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueJGr7cLB3w&t=2636s Mayrig (1991) French version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaVc_XVDk18&t=1779s Mayrig (1991) Russian (with English and Spanish subtitles) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UJtOHPbDZI&t=413s Azerbaijani films: Qətl günü (1990) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcTboG5a0F8 Qanlı yanvar (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IJRuBKjwos Hökmdarın taleyi (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpdTiVoD76Q Cavad Xan (2009) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS24WK2lods Dərvişin qeydləri (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEGqR1rONzI Qala (2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMVvZuLz-BA Ağ atlı oğlan (1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3CRqlrZM-I Arxada qalmış gələcək (2004) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoYP2MeqeiA Biz qayıdacağıq (2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13e7gkxZPqM

Berivan Öztürk from the women's organisation Dakahder (Dayanışmanın Kadın Hali Derneği) in Diyarbakir discusses with Diana Yayloyan her experience of travelling to Armenia and how she sees the prospect of the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border. 00:23 - Berivan's journey to Armenia 02:30 - Radio Yerevan 04:20 - Kurdish perspective on Armenia & Armenia-Turkey relations 09:05 - The effect of a closed border 10:42 - Do Kurds know about Yazidis in Armenia? 12:10 - Prospects for cooperation if border opens Our team thanks the Diyarbakir Institute of Political and Social Research [Diyarbakır Siyasal ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Enstitüsü] for their support.

The Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (TDFR), which included present-day Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and surrounding territories, only lasted over a month between April-May 1918, but the idea of this federative republic has a much broader history. Dr Adrian Brisku explains how the TDFR came into being and the reasons for its failure. 00:14 Introduction 01:38 What was the Transcaucasian Republic? 07:57 What were the main political and ideological beliefs espoused by its creators? 13:14 What led to the collapse of the Transcaucasian Republic? 20:35 Was the Transcaucasian Republic doomed to fail from the start? 29:08 What lessons can we draw from the Transcaucasian Republic for the present?

2:20 - Ecem's interest in the architecture of the South Caucasus 6:50 - Role of architecture in identity construction and nation-building in the modern and pre-modern eras 11:40 - Intertwined histories of South Caucasus 17:20 - Architecture beyond religious buildings 20:40 - Collaboration of architects in South Caucasus 27:30 - What can we do differently from what has already been done? Ecem Sarıçayır and Flora Khazaryan discuss the role that architecture plays in the formation and preservation of identity among the peoples of the South Caucasus as well as its politicisation by the nation-state.

Gayane Ayvazyan, Senior Researcher at Matenadaran in Yerevan, and Leon Aslanov, co-founder of CaucasusTalks, discuss a range of political issues, linking them to the South Caucasus. In Armenian with English subtitles in the captions. Original link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiyZ7FSTv44

The Udi communities are one of the smallest in the South Caucasus, but their importance in terms of the history of the region and the historiography of Caucasian Albania is significant. Alexander Kavtaradze discusses his research on the Udi communities of the region and how the Udi culture and identity transcend the borders of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. The photo on the cover: The Udi girls of Zinobiani playing table tennis (The photo archive of Ana Patchikashvili) Alexander Kavtaradze personal history 2:11 Similarities and differences between Udi communities in the region 3:31 Do Udis feel more affiliated with a particular nation-state? 10:10 Do Udis identify with the historical Caucasian Albania? 11:25 How does the politicisation of Caucasian Albania affect Udi communities? 18:50 What are the main social and cultural challenges faced by Udi communities? 24:35

Flora Ghazaryan and Mirkamran Huseynli discuss the teaching of history in schools in Armenia and Azerbaijan, focusing on the content of history textbooks in both countries, how it affects the societies in general, and how an alternative teaching of history is possible. What periods of history do school textbooks focus on? 2:35 Stereotypes in history school textbooks 9:40 Omissions of history in the textbooks 16:35 Alternative history teaching in schools 33:00

Diana Yayloyan discusses with Sopiko Japaridze the protests in Rioni Valley in Georgia. This issue has brought out related topics such as workers' conditions, foreign investment and capitalism, and the right-wing violence witnessed at Pride in Tbilisi. 2:22 - Anti-dam protests, Georgian right-wing, attacks on Pride and journalists 29:56 - Foreign capital and investment in Georgia 41:06 - Reaction of Turkish company to anti-dam protests 44:30 - Are the environmental protests in Georgia challenging neo-liberalism? 54:21 - Prospects for regional co-operation

Armenian literature that touches on the Karabakh conflict is relatively little known. Arakel Minassian discusses with Samira Alakbarli the main pieces of "peace literature" written in Armenia in the past few years and what influence literature can have on Armenian-Azerbaijani relations in general. 01:10 - Arakel's interest in literature about the Karabakh conflict 06:42 - Two books: Hambartsumyan's "Two Hours" and Gharslyan's "Aterazma" 23:58 - Have the writers changed their opinions after the 2020 Karabakh war? 30:08 - Which other Armenian writers have written about the Karabakh conflict? 34:43 - What is the reaction of Armenian society to this literature? 37:32 - Can Armenian and Azerbaijani writers play a role in peacebuilding?

David Leupold's interest in the nationalisms and history of Turks, Armenians and Kurds 1:24 Armenian nationalism's relationship with Turks and Kurds 5:00 Relationship between Yezidis in Armenia and Kurds in Turkey 10:29 Turkish nationalism's relationship with Armenians and Armenia 15:02 Kurdish nationalism's relationship with Armenians and Armenia 17:07 Victimhood & nationalism 21:59 The effect of victimhood in Armenian nationalism 24:45 Is there a new generation of scholars in Armenia who look at nationalism critically? 28:40 Can we imagine a post-nationalist reality for the future? 36:09 David Leupold is author of the book "Embattled Dreamlands - the Politics of Contesting Armenian, Turkish and Kurdish Memories" published this year in spring. He discusses with Leon Aslanov the way in which the aforementioned overlapping nationalisms compete for space and power and how we can imagine a future in which essentialist imaginations of the nation may give way to more inclusive approaches.

Leon Aslanov is in conversation with Dr Shalala Mammadova, a historian specialising in political regimes of the 20th century in the South Caucasus, focusing mainly on Azerbaijan. They discuss matters concerning the study of historiography in Azerbaijan today. Historiography, the study of how history is written, is a topic of political importance in the South Caucasus as it is used to mould an imagined past and future of each nation while legitimising its "singular" trajectory. 1. What are the sensitive topics that exist in Azerbaijani historiography? 2:44 2. How did Russian and Soviet historiography influence Azerbaijani national consciousness? 5:36 3. The place of "non-Turkic" people in Azerbaijani historiography 10:25 4. International research on Azerbaijani history 13:00 5. Cooperation between historians in the South Caucasus? 20:23 6. Personal experience as an academic in Azerbaijan 22:53

Nukri Tabidze is in conversation with Mayranush about a highly significant environmental issue in Armenia regarding the initiative to exploit Amulsar's natural resources. Protests have been taking place for years and both activists and locals have been in a fight to prevent international investors from exploiting Amulsar. The Armenian Environment Front have been a key part of this struggle to Save Amulsar. What is Amulsar? 1:20 The issue of law suits 8:09 Myths that the mining project is "good for the country and the economy" 14:33 Amulsar protests and ways to support and find information 20:18 You can follow the activities of the Armenian Environmental Front here: Youtube: https://bit.ly/2PZo5HE Sign a petition: https://bit.ly/326EFLi FB page: https://www.facebook.com/armecofront/ info on Amulsar: http://www.armecofront.net/

Researcher Nargiz Mukhtarova discusses the situation of women's rights in Azerbaijan with Christina Soloyan. Following a string of femicides and women's rights abuses last year, civil society groups in the country activated campaigns to protest against and raise awareness about these incidents. Violence against women manifests itself in similar ways across the South Caucasus. Discussions on this issue have been gaining more and more traction in the region in recent years. The speakers also discuss possibilities for regional cooperation on the matter. Website dedicated to violence against women 2:30 Do women reach out for support if it is available? 6:44 Victim-blaming and individualisation of responsibility 8:42 The state and policy-making regarding violence against women 14:15 Istanbul Convention 19:12 The role of civil society 21:16 Non-institutionalised activism 23:33 Regional cooperation 25:42