The Zoryan Webinars

Zoryan Institute

This audio series brings the Zoryan Institute’s public programming to streaming platforms, making select webinars, panel discussions, and expert conversations accessible anytime, anywhere. Featuring leading scholars, practitioners, and voices in genocide and human rights studies, this series delivers critical insights into some of today’s most relevant issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 22/09/2025

    Guest Interview on the Diaspora Special Issue (Vol. 24, No. 2)

    In this episode, guest editor Dr. Sarah Wilson discusses the Zoryan Institute’s newly released special issue of Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, titled "The Republic of Armenia: Migration and Diaspora in Times of Threat and Uncertainty." Dr. Wilson brings a global migration lens to the evolving questions of Armenian identity, displacement, and belonging. Drawing on both historical and recent developments, including the 2023 forced displacement of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), she reflects on Armenia’s unique position in global migration debates and its often-overlooked role in international scholarship. Dr. Sarah Wilson is Head of Sociology, Social Policy, and Criminology at the University of Stirling. This webinar was originally recorded on June 24, 2025. For more information about the Diaspora special issue, please visit https://utppublishing.com/toc/diaspora/24/2. To purchase a copy of the special issue, please visit https://zoryaninstitute.org/publications/#books/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Guest Interview on the Diaspora Special Issue (Vol. 24, No. 2)

  2. 19/06/2025

    Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism, and Climate Justice

    In this webinar, hosted as part of the Zoryan Institute’s 2022 Climate Change, Human Rights & Genocide Webinar Series, Professor Deborah McGregor examines the relationships between indigenous peoples, rights, and colonialism that perpetuates injustice. She also explains why Indigenous leadership and knowledges are critical for advancing climate justice goals, and how climate impacts render Indigenous communities disproportionally vulnerable (e.g. the disruption of traditional food sources, lack of health infrastructure, barriers to accessing clean water).   Professor Deborah McGregor is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at York University.   This webinar was originally recorded on March 10, 2022.   For more information about the Zoryan Institute’s educational programming, please visit https://zoryaninstitute.org/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism, and Climate Justice

  3. 19/06/2025

    "Maples Are People": An Indigenous Critique of Ecocide, Genocide, and the Human/Nature Dualism

    In this webinar, hosted as part of the Zoryan Institute’s 2022 Climate Change, Human Rights & Genocide Webinar Series, Professor Lauren Eichler of Old Dominion University explores topics such as ecocide, the colonial ideologies behind it, and the impacts on Indigenous Peoples. This presentation explores how the dualistic and racist Western-colonial conceptions of "human" and "nature" have harmed Indigenous communities in three related ways: by delegitimizing Indigenous environmental ontologies, identity, and ethics, by dehumanizing Indigenous peoples, and by enabling the ecocide-genocide of Indigenous lands and peoples. The presentation also considers the value and limitations for Indigenous peoples of making ecocide an international crime.   This webinar was originally recorded on March 2, 2022.   For more information about the Zoryan Institute’s educational programming, please visit https://zoryaninstitute.org/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    "Maples Are People": An Indigenous Critique of Ecocide, Genocide, and the Human/Nature Dualism

  4. 19/06/2025

    Indigenous Peoples of Brazil: A Case for Genocide?

    In this webinar, hosted as part of the Zoryan Institute’s 2020 Genocide and Human Rights Webinar Series, Professor Flávio de Leão Bastos Pereira discusses: Indigenous nations in Brazil are facing worsening violations of their human rights such as invasions of their traditional lands which is a fundamental basis of their lives and cultures; fires that destroy biomes caused by invaders; state violence and government proposals that restrict their rights. Is it possible to identify this as a genocidal process?   This webinar was originally recorded on November 11, 2020.   For more information about the Zoryan Institute’s educational programming, please visit https://zoryaninstitute.org/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Indigenous Peoples of Brazil: A Case for Genocide?

  5. 19/06/2025

    Indigenous Peoples in North America

    In this webinar, hosted as part of the Zoryan Institute’s 2020 Genocide and Human Rights Webinar Series, Professor Lorena Fontaine discusses the impact of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in North America, with a focus on the loss of Indigenous languages. She explores how language is deeply tied to identity, culture, and rights, and why its revitalization is essential to reconciliation and justice.   Professor Fontaine is Cree-Anishinaabe and a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation in Canada. She currently serves as the Department Head of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba. This webinar was originally recorded on August 12, 2020.   For more information about the Zoryan Institute’s educational programming, please visit https://zoryaninstitute.org/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Indigenous Peoples in North America
  • 5 Episodes

About

This audio series brings the Zoryan Institute’s public programming to streaming platforms, making select webinars, panel discussions, and expert conversations accessible anytime, anywhere. Featuring leading scholars, practitioners, and voices in genocide and human rights studies, this series delivers critical insights into some of today’s most relevant issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Zoryan Institute
  • Years Active
    2025
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Zoryan Institute
  • Show Website
    The Zoryan Webinars