Haig Aram Bosmajian

Mr. Bosmajian you were my favorite and most memorable professor from my time at UW in the late 70's. I often use the insights you taught us in rhetoric, propaganda and politics. Your book, The Language Of Oppression is a must read for our current political climate. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.

My favorite professor at UW. I took every class he offered during my time there. I miss him. I know he could have enlightened so many with the new language of oppression that this country is speaking today. Your knowledge and compassion for the First Amendment was remarkable, outstanding and unforgettable. You are missed.

I just learned of Haig Bosmajian from a reference in the most recent "Teaching Tolerance", in which an unnamed Washington-State high-school teacher is quoted as saying that in the uncomfortable climate of this year's presidential campaigns, she is deliberately having her classes read "...Howard Zinn, Anne Frank, Haig Bosmajian, Jane Yolen, Ayn Rand, George Orwell, and survivors' testimonies from the Holocaust and the genocides around the world.... I feel like I am teaching for [students']...

I got to know Haig when I worked in the undergraduate advising office in the Dept. of COM. I felt sad to lean of his passing. He was such a nice man & so influential in his research & his concentration on our freedoms, especially freedom of speech & the 1st amendment. I got to know him a little bit because of a book he gave me called "Something Went Wrong." He made some major contributions to our body of knowledge & was a real treasure because of this.

Dear Hamida,
I am very sorry to read of the loss of your lifelong companion and love. I became acquainted with you through taking Alumni literature courses at Seattle U. --which I enjoyed so much because of your personal investment in teaching. I feel a special sympathy for you in your loss of your husband with whom you shared so much of your life, your time and your thoughts. My heartfelt prayers remain with you.

Dear Harlan,
I am so sorry. But how very fortunate you are to have such parents. There isn't anything I can say to make saying good-bye easier. You, your mother, and family will be there for each other and will endure.
Sincerely, Anna Jacoby

Hamida~My thoughts and prayers are with you and Harlan. May your many memories comfort you.~Joanie