Date: Friday, April 4, – Saturday April 5, 2025
Where: 1010 Weiser Hall 500 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI
Zoom: 970 6759 9569 umich.zoom.us/j/97067599569
The Center for Armenian Studies’ 14th Annual International Graduate Student Workshop brings together emerging scholars from diverse disciplines to critically engage with the concept of the archive in Armenian Studies. While archival theory often conceptualizes archives as repositories of collective memory, history, or knowledge, this workshop explores both institutional and non-traditional archives, questioning how they are formed, preserved, and accessed. Through an interdisciplinary lens, participants will examine the role of archives in shaping Armenian history, cultural identity, and scholarship, as well as the limitations and biases inherent in archival practices. By addressing the challenges of archival silences, displacement, and the role of digital tools in preservation, this workshop aims to foster new approaches to archival research.
The panels will cover a wide range of topics, including new methods in access and digitization, materiality and contact within the archive, the role of state and counter-archives, and local communities’ preservation practices. Participants will engage with case studies on liturgical hymn organization, handwritten text recognition, and digital community archiving, among other innovative research projects.
For more details about the program and speakers please visit the official website.