ABSTRACT
Genocides, like every phenomenon in history, take place at certain intersections of time and space. Recognizing this simple truth, however, entails some questions that are not so simple to answer. Motivated by such questions, this chapter discusses the problematic of time and space in studying, analyzing and writing about the Armenian Genocide. Focusing on local stories and individuals’ accounts in the analysis of the Armenian Genocide has at least three benefits. First, these micro stories tell us what happened on the ground; in other words, how the genocide was executed. Second, the stories of individuals are more striking in the sense that they capture the attention of the audience more easily and effectively. The third advantage of the personal or regional accounts is that some of them clearly and unequivocally show how the official Turkish thesis about the Armenian Genocide is groundless.
