February 18, 2020
Lecture: David Ohannessian and the Armenian Ceramics of Jerusalem
In 1919, David Ohannessian founded the art of Armenian ceramics in Jerusalem, where his work
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February 18, 2020
February 13, 2020
Workshop: Afterlives of Catastrophes: “Western Armenia” in Comparative Perspective
Organizers: Karen Jallatyan, Anoush Suni, 2019-20 Manoogian Postdoctoral Fellows, U-M, and Hakem Al-Rustom, Alex Manoogian
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An Armenian Odyssey: Tribute to Rouben Mamoulian: Love Me Tonight followed by excerpts from Porgy and Bess
March 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. East Building AuditoriumNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Armenian
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An Armenian Odyssey: Zangezur
In collaboration with the Freer Gallery of Art, Post-Classical Ensemble, the Embassy of Armenia, and
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An Armenian Odyssey: Kevork Mourad’s Four Acts for Syria followed by Hakob Hovnatanyan and Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
In collaboration with the Freer Gallery of Art, Post-Classical Ensemble, the Embassy of Armenia, and
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An Armenian Odyssey: The Color of Pomegranates preceded by Kiev Frescoes
In collaboration with the Freer Gallery of Art, Post-Classical Ensemble, the Embassy of Armenia, and
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Music and the Armenian Diaspora: Searching for Home in Exile
January 22, 20206:30 PM-8:30 PM Location: HG 1030, University of California, Irvine The Vahe &
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Lecture: Migration, Family, and Health: Insights from Central Eurasia and Sub-Saharan Africa
USC Sociology Speaker Series Victor AgadjanianProfessor of Sociology, UCLA Friday, November 8, 201912:30 – 2:00pmHSH
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The Thirty Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924
May 13, 2020 | 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Location: HG 1030, University of California, Irvine The
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Sultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks: Writing Ottoman Jewish History, Denying the Armenian Genocide
April 15, 2020 | 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Location: HG 1030, University of California, Irvine The
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Music and the Armenian Diaspora: Searching for Home in Exile
January 22, 2020 | 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Location: HG 1030, University of California, Irvine The
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Book Signing: “Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds”
December 4, 2019 | 6:30 PM-8:30 PM Location: HG 1030, University of California, Irvine The
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Light the Beacons: Investigating the Fortress Landscapes of Armenia
Tiffany Earley-SpadoniUniversity of Central Florida October 29, 2019 @ 7:30 pm Burpee Museum of Natural
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Lecture: Who Spoke for Russia’s Muslims? Turkic Sources on Russian Empire in the Caucasus
Sean Pollock, Wright State University Oct 8, 2019 12:00 pm 101 International Studies BuildingUniversity
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CFP: Armenia & Byzantium Without Borders III
Graduate and Early Career WorkshopAustrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 8–10 May 2020 Deadline: 31
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Conference “Modern Problems of Ecology”
On September 26-27-28, 2020, an international scientific conference on Modern Problems of Economy will be
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“Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds.”
WEDNESDAY, NOV 20 | 5—6:30 PMLecture: “Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and Connected Revolutions in the Russian,
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“Head of State” (Directed by Hrant Yeritskinyan; 2016).
WEDNESDAY, NOV 13 | 7—9 PMFilm Screening: “Head of State” (Directed by Hrant Yeritskinyan; 2016).Room
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“Palimpsests of Ruins: Between Armenian and Kurdish Histories in Anatolia.”
WEDNESDAY, OCT 9 | 5—6:30 PM Lecture: “Palimpsests of Ruins: Between Armenian and Kurdish Histories
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“Pluricentric Armenian in a Diasporic Context: Reflections on Second Dialect Acquisition.”
Shushan Karapetian, Deputy Director of the Institute of Armenian Studies, University of Southern California; Tamar
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“Generations and Legacies: Louise Manoogian Simone’s Vision for Armenian Studies.”
FRIDAY, SEPT 13 | 7—9 PM & SATURDAY SEPT 14 | 9 AM—6 PM Conference:
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Workshop at The 3rd Crete Summer School of Linguistics — July 24, 2019
THE CAUCASUS is often called “the mountain of tongues”; this relatively small landmass between the
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Innovate Armenia! Through Old Routes to New Roots
In a one-of-its-kind festival, listen to talks on ancestral roots, meet post-revolution leaders from Armenia, enjoy art and music – all with a glass of beer from Armenia. More details to come.
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Lecture: Historians in Action: How and Why We Reclaim an Armenian Feminist Past
Professor Bilal will first provide an overall introduction to Feminism in Armenian: An Interpretive Anthology and Digital Archive, a collaborative project with Lerna Ekmekçioğlu (MIT) that aims to end the ever-present invisibility of activist women in Armenian historiography and collective memory.
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Entangled Encounters: Antiquity and Modernity in Armenian Studies
Armenian Studies means different things to different people. This conference aims to bring scholars of diverse time periods in this field into conversation with one another for reciprocal enrichment
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Lecture: “Digital Storytelling in Archaeology”
Dr. Tiffany Earley-Spadoni will be joining the Stanford AIA Chapter on Friday, February 8, 2019, at 8:00pm, Packard Bldg., Room 101
Reception to follow.
Armeno-Iranica Conference: A Shared History
January 26, 2019 – January 27, 2019Armenian Studies ProgramUniversity of California, Irvine, USA co-organized by
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Lecture and Concert: “An Evening of Georgian Chant”
Graham is a leading authority in the history and practice of Georgian chant, and is joined in this lecture and concert by 12 singers from the Republic of Georgia. This vibrant tradition of sacred and secular music features three-voice polyphonic settings with close exploration of a single band of sound. SMND students who traveled to Georgia on Alice A. Martin Fellowships will host the musicians from Georgia.
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