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Armenia
Creation and Witnessing after Spitak: Responses to Gyumri’s Destruction
Speaker: Elise E. Schlecht, MARS-REEERS, Doctoral Candidate, and ARISC Member Date & Time: Monday, July 6, 2026 at 7pm Yerevan, 11am US EDT (Registration required) How does a city come to terms with its near total destruction? How does the image of the city’s destruction affect subsequent creative production, and to what end? These questions form the […]
A Seat At Our Table: A Culinary Journey through the South Caucasus in Three Parts
Planning a trip to the South Caucasus or want to visit virtually? ARISC is offering a series of sessions on food in the region. Join us! Travelers to the South Caucasus return with wonderful tales of amazing foods, from simple fruits and vegetables purchased at roadside stands, to fresh breads available all day at the […]
Talk: Strategies for Applying to Graduate Programs in the U.S.
Talin Lindsay American Research Institute of the South Caucasus Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:00am EDT; 6:00pm South Caucasus time Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EBqOpBKYRL-EgjSG8q8uTg (you will be sent a link after registering) This lecture is developed for people interested in completing a master’s or doctoral degree in the United States. The goal of this lecture is to […]
The 2025 Archaeological Field Season in the Vedi River Valley of Armenia
Speaker: Dr. Peter Cobb, Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong, ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 7pm Yerevan, 11am US EDT Zoom: http://bit.ly/41lu1Qb (Registration required) During the summer of 2025, the Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) undertook its fourth full season of fieldwork in the Vedi River Valley of Armenia. APSAP […]
The Earliest History and Characteristics of Ancient Armenian Translations of Biblical Materials: A Survey of Modern Scholarship, Methods, and Critical Editions
Speaker: Timothy B. Sailors, Mitarbeiter, Asien-Orient-Institut & Seminar für Alte Geschichte, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Friday, October 4, at 7pm Yerevan, 11am US EDT Zoom: https://bit.ly/3XKDiPe (Registration required) Over 130 years of research by Armenologists and biblical scholars notwithstanding, uncertainties surrounding the most ancient translations into classical Armenian persist. This literary activity initially […]
Carpet Weaving Practices in Soviet and Post-Soviet Armenia
Speaker: Hasmik Petrosyan, PhD student, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of RA, ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Friday, September 27, at 7pm Yerevan, 11:00am US EDT Zoom: https://bit.ly/4d3Fgjz (Registration required) The presentation summarizes the field research conducted in Ijevan and four surrounding villages. This area is a […]
From the Field to the Museum: Engaging Armenian Kids in the Life Cycle of Artifacts
Speakers: Caitlin Curtis Whitaker, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, ARISC Fellow Gohar Hovakimyan, Director of Projects, Armenian Heritage Development Foundation (AHDF), ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 7pm Yerevan time, 11am US EDT Through collaboration between the Armenian Heritage Development Foundation and the Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project, this talk presents an […]
No Participant Left Behind: Accessible Research Strategies from Experiences in Armenia
Speaker: V. Armineh Babikian, PhD candidate, University of Toronto, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Tuesday, August 27, at 7pm Yerevan, 11:00am US EDT This presentation explores the speaker’s experiences leading disability-inclusive and accessible qualitative research in Armenia. People with disabilities are often excluded from research. It is important to elicit their perspectives […]
Agricultural Economies, Provisioning Relationships, and Globalization in Medieval Armenia
Speaker: Sydney Hunter, Graduate Candidate, Ohio State University, ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Monday, August 26, 2024, at 7pm Yerevan, 11:00am US EDT Zoom: https://bit.ly/3yGCBxQ (Registration required) New archaeobotanical research – the study of ancient plant remains (carbonized seeds and plant parts) – on the Medieval Period of Armenia provides important insights into agricultural economies, social […]
Eremia Chelebi K‘eomurchean and the Rise of Armenian Istanbul in the Seventeenth Century
Speaker: Henry Shapiro, Assistant Professor, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Monday, August 19, 2024, at 7pm Yerevan, 11:00am US EDT Zoom: https://bit.ly/3WJtg0l (Registration required) Until the seventeenth century, the center of gravity of Armenian intellectual and cultural life had always been Eastern Anatolia or Cilicia. In the seventeenth century, however, a breakdown […]
Fieldwork Best Practices: What I Learned During my Fieldwork in Armenia
Speaker: Lori Pirinjian, PhD candidate, University of California, Los Angeles, ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Friday, August 16, 2024, at 8pm Yerevan, 12:00pm EDT, 9:00am PDT Zoom: https://bit.ly/3WEwHoY (Registration required) Lori Pirinjian was able to spend three-months in Armenia from April through June of 2024 completing her dissertation fieldwork. Her dissertation topic centers around Armenia’s […]
Decolonizing Democracy in the South Caucasus: The Imperial Roots of Participatory Politics in Armenia and Georgia
Speaker: Dr. Anna Ohanyan, Richard B. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of International Relations, Stonehill College, Massachusetts, ARISC Fellow Date & Time: Monday, June 3, 2024, at 11am Yerevan/Tbilisi time The talk will take place in hybrid format: Address: Yerevan: 1 Alex Manoogian, Yerevan State University, Faculty of International Relations, main entrance of YSU, 5th floor, N503 […]
Publishing Workshop
co-led by Dr. Kate Franklin (Birkbeck, University of London)Dr. Julie George (Graduate Center, City University of New York) ARISC is organizing an online workshop for participants to learn about the publication process and to prepare a piece for submission. The online workshop will take place online over the course of several months, in a total […]
Azerbaijan
A Seat At Our Table: A Culinary Journey through the South Caucasus in Three Parts
Planning a trip to the South Caucasus or want to visit virtually? ARISC is offering a series of sessions on food in the region. Join us! Travelers to the South Caucasus return with wonderful tales of amazing foods, from simple fruits and vegetables purchased at roadside stands, to fresh breads available all day at the […]
Talk: Strategies for Applying to Graduate Programs in the U.S.
Talin Lindsay American Research Institute of the South Caucasus Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:00am EDT; 6:00pm South Caucasus time Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EBqOpBKYRL-EgjSG8q8uTg (you will be sent a link after registering) This lecture is developed for people interested in completing a master’s or doctoral degree in the United States. The goal of this lecture is to […]
Publishing Workshop
co-led by Dr. Kate Franklin (Birkbeck, University of London)Dr. Julie George (Graduate Center, City University of New York) ARISC is organizing an online workshop for participants to learn about the publication process and to prepare a piece for submission. The online workshop will take place online over the course of several months, in a total […]
Georgia
WiP: “The Musical Caucasus: From Russian Orientalism to Georgian National Opera”
CRRC, ARISC, and MWNO are pleased to announce the 3rd session of the Fall 2026 Tbilisi Works-in-Progress series!The Musical Caucasus: From Russian Orientalism to Georgian National Opera Céleste Pagniello, Princeton University Date: 7 October 2026, 18:30 Tbilisi time / 10:30am US EDTThis week’s session will be held virtually via this Zoom link:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LFk9r-S1Q8CCCymxcSGnhA Nineteenth-century Russian composers […]
WiP: Samuel Meguerditchian “’I, Faithful to the Oath of David Bek’: Karekin Nzdeh and Armenian Nation-Building in the 20th Century”
CRRC, ARISC, and MWNO are pleased to announce the 2nd session of the Fall 2026 Tbilisi Works-in-Progress series! “I, Faithful to the Oath of David Bek”: Karekin Nzdeh and Armenian Nation-Building in the 20th Century Samuel Meguerditchian École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) – Centre for Russian, Caucasian and Central European Studies (CERCEC) […]
WiP: From Simple Ruins to Cultural Heritage: Semi-Subterranean Homes in the Samtskhe-Javakheti Region of the Republic of Georgia
Jake Hubbert, UCLA and ARISC FellowDate: 23 September 2026, 18:30 Tbilisi time / 10:30am US EDTThis week’s session will be held in hybrid in-person at CRRC Georgia and virtually via this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xLvXo6HYTI-qu56Dp0ZJng Some groups in the South Caucasus are beginning to reevaluate their families’ historic semi-subterranean homes. These homes were a common form of domestic architecture […]
WiP: Julie George “Popular Political Preferences: Applying Global Models to the Caucasian Context”
ARISC and CRRC Georgia are happy to present the 7th session of the Spring/Summer 2026 Tbilisi Works-in-Progress series! Popular Political Preferences: Applying Global Models to the Caucasian Context Julie GeorgeQueens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 18:30 Tbilisi time (10:30am US eastern) This week’s session will […]
WiP: Vincenc Kopeček’s Book Presentation: Ethnicity and Ethnic Minorities in Post-Soviet Eurasia
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 4th session of the Spring 2026 Tbilisi Works-in-Progress series! This week’s session will be held in hybrid in-person at CRRC Georgia and virtually via this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cMQAbBXYQROg5X5RVHY0Fg BOOK PRESENTATION: Ethnicity and Ethnic Minorities in Post-Soviet Eurasia Vincenc Kopeček, University of Ostrava, Czechia […]
WiP: Paul Crego “Anglicanism in Georgia”
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 3rd session of the Spring 2026 Tbilisi Works-in-Progress series! This week’s session will be held in hybrid in-person at CRRC Georgia and virtually via a Zoom link that will be posted here prior to the talk. “Anglicanism in Georgia” Paul Crego, Ph.D., U.S. Library of Congress […]
A Seat At Our Table: A Culinary Journey through the South Caucasus in Three Parts
Planning a trip to the South Caucasus or want to visit virtually? ARISC is offering a series of sessions on food in the region. Join us! Travelers to the South Caucasus return with wonderful tales of amazing foods, from simple fruits and vegetables purchased at roadside stands, to fresh breads available all day at the […]
WiP: “The E Book: Understanding and Harnessing a Woman’s Molecular Power”
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 1st session of the Spring 2026 Tbilisi Works-in-Progress series! This week’s session will be held in hybrid in-person at CRRC Georgia and in virtual format via this Zoom registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/s9dQ8Ts9Sdud6bgajtPtzw “The E Book: Understanding and Harnessing a Woman’s Molecular Power” Katie Rose Hejtmanek, Brooklyn […]
WiP: Presentation of “The Land in Between” Podcast Project
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 1st session of the Spring 2026 Tbilisi Works-in-Progress series! This week’s session will be held in hybrid in-person and virtual format, with the Zoom link accessible through this registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KfFLuW1rSwuNNxy6X6dBxA Presentation of “The Land in Between” Podcast Project Victor Swezey, Independent Journalist and Fulbright […]
Talk: Strategies for Applying to Graduate Programs in the U.S.
Talin Lindsay American Research Institute of the South Caucasus Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:00am EDT; 6:00pm South Caucasus time Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EBqOpBKYRL-EgjSG8q8uTg (you will be sent a link after registering) This lecture is developed for people interested in completing a master’s or doctoral degree in the United States. The goal of this lecture is to […]
Azizkendi Tepe: A new “Leilatepe” period site in the Republic of Georgia. Results from the Second Season of Excavations
Ira Schwartz University of Toronto and ARISC Fellow Wednesday, July 31, 2024 5:00-6:30PM Tbilisi Time / 9:00-10:30AM EDT Azizkendi Tepe is a Late Chalcolithic period (ca 3900-3500BCE) site, located in the Marneuli plain in southern Georgia. The site was discovered in 2019 during pedestrian survey and after just two seasons of excavation it has come […]
Publishing Workshop
co-led by Dr. Kate Franklin (Birkbeck, University of London)Dr. Julie George (Graduate Center, City University of New York) ARISC is organizing an online workshop for participants to learn about the publication process and to prepare a piece for submission. The online workshop will take place online over the course of several months, in a total […]
Online presentation “Preserving Soviet Era Archives at the Georgian Literature Museum”
“Preserving Soviet Era Archives at the Georgian Literature Museum” Nino DzandzavaGiorgi Leonidze State Museum of Georgian Literature Ryan ShermanIlia State University Friday, April 12, 20245:00-6:30PM Tbilisi Time / 9:00-10:30AM EDT The talk will be held via Zoom. To register:https://us06web.zoom.us/…/tZcvc… This presentation will cover the Preservation of the Order of the Blue Horn Manuscript Archive Project, […]
Networking Calls
ARISC is organizing teleconferenced networking sessions for scholars of the South Caucasus from around the world. These networking sessions are an informal way for scholars in all stages of their careers to meet and connect with one another on topics of mutual interest and have a chance to discuss issues relevant to their research. Sessions are devoted to broad topics. Attendees begin the session by introducing themselves, the topics of their research interests, and what they hope to discuss with the group during the session. A moderator will lead each discussion.
Sessions are free and open to all.
ARISC does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, education, age, income, socio-economic status, or status as a covered veteran.
USA
A Seat At Our Table: A Culinary Journey through the South Caucasus in Three Parts
Planning a trip to the South Caucasus or want to visit virtually? ARISC is offering a series of sessions on food in the region. Join us! Travelers to the South Caucasus return with wonderful tales of amazing foods, from simple fruits and vegetables purchased at roadside stands, to fresh breads available all day at the […]
Panel: Strategizing Academic Placement
Thursday, October 16, 202512:00-1:30pm EDTOnline. Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Wo5-_IJKT_yd4S9ju0p5qQ Panelists: This forum will be a 75-minute discussion and Q&A session on different pathways in academic placement for graduate students specializing in the South Caucasus, Russian and Eurasian Studies, and adjacent fields. This forum will broadly address the academic job search process, from identifying and locating open positions, […]
Talk: Strategies for Applying to Graduate Programs in the U.S.
Talin Lindsay American Research Institute of the South Caucasus Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:00am EDT; 6:00pm South Caucasus time Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EBqOpBKYRL-EgjSG8q8uTg (you will be sent a link after registering) This lecture is developed for people interested in completing a master’s or doctoral degree in the United States. The goal of this lecture is to […]
ARISC Virtual Forum on Strategizing Academic Placement
This is a 75-minute discussion and Q&A session on different pathways in academic placement for graduate students specializing in the South Caucasus, Russian and Eurasian Studies, and adjacent fields. This forum will broadly address the academic job search process, from identifying and locating open positions, to preparing application portfolios, to interview strategies. Panelists for this […]
The State of South Caucasus Language Instruction in the U.S.: A Virtual Workshop
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:30–2:30 pm EDT Zoom Registration required: https://bit.ly/3jPWGXy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Panelists: Fiala Abdullayeva (Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijani) Lisa Gulesserian (Harvard University, Western Armenian) Tereza Hovhannisyan (UCLA, Eastern Armenian) Lauren Ninoshvili (Columbia University, Georgian) Moderator: Maureen E. Marshall (President, ARISC) […]
Virtual
A Seat At Our Table: A Culinary Journey through the South Caucasus in Three Parts
Planning a trip to the South Caucasus or want to visit virtually? ARISC is offering a series of sessions on food in the region. Join us! Travelers to the South Caucasus return with wonderful tales of amazing foods, from simple fruits and vegetables purchased at roadside stands, to fresh breads available all day at the […]
Call for Papers: Celebrating 20 Years of ARISC: Approaches and Directions in the Study of the South Caucasus
Virtual Conference | September 17-19, 2026 In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC), we invite scholars to join us for our upcoming Virtual Conference on September 17-19, 2026. Since its founding in 2006, ARISC has been a pioneer supporting interdisciplinary research on the South Caucasus, and […]
CFA: ARISC Research Ethics Workshop
Workshop Dates: Saturday, April 18, 2026 and Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT / 6:00 PM TBS Description Students and scholars in the social sciences are expected to understand the key principles for ethical research and how to apply them throughout the lifecycle of a research project. ARISC is offering an online workshop […]
Panel: Strategizing Academic Placement
Thursday, October 16, 202512:00-1:30pm EDTOnline. Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Wo5-_IJKT_yd4S9ju0p5qQ Panelists: This forum will be a 75-minute discussion and Q&A session on different pathways in academic placement for graduate students specializing in the South Caucasus, Russian and Eurasian Studies, and adjacent fields. This forum will broadly address the academic job search process, from identifying and locating open positions, […]
Online Workshop: Developing Research Proposals for Grant Applications
Thursday, September 25, 2025 10:00am US EDT; 6:00pm South Caucasus local time Language of instruction: English The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) is organizing an online workshop on developing research proposals for graduate and undergraduate students and early career scholars, who are interested in applying for research funding in social sciences and […]
Talk: Strategies for Applying to Graduate Programs in the U.S.
Talin Lindsay American Research Institute of the South Caucasus Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:00am EDT; 6:00pm South Caucasus time Registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EBqOpBKYRL-EgjSG8q8uTg (you will be sent a link after registering) This lecture is developed for people interested in completing a master’s or doctoral degree in the United States. The goal of this lecture is to […]
Publishing Workshop
co-led by Dr. Kate Franklin (Birkbeck, University of London)Dr. Julie George (Graduate Center, City University of New York) ARISC is organizing an online workshop for participants to learn about the publication process and to prepare a piece for submission. The online workshop will take place online over the course of several months, in a total […]
Russia’s Enclosure: Borders and the Caucasus Link
Speaker: Paul W. Werth, Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Date & Time: Monday, July 24th, at 7pm Tbilisi time, (11am US eastern time) Language: English Registration required: bit.ly/44Kz0cH Russia’s border is the longest in the world, and like everything else it has a history. “Russia’s Enclosure” aspires to provide that history by investigating the making of […]
Workshop: Capturing the South Caucasus with Photovoice
Ariel Otruba, PhD (Acadia University) Thursday, September 7, 2023: 18:00-20:30 Tbilisi; 10:00am-12:30 EDT Thursday, September 14, 2023: 18:00-20:30 Tbilisi; 10:00am-12:30 EDT Are you interested in using visual research methods? In this two-part workshop, participants will be introduced to the theory and process of photovoice. Photovoice is a community-based, qualitative visual research method that directly engages […]
ARISC Virtual Forum on Strategizing Academic Placement
This is a 75-minute discussion and Q&A session on different pathways in academic placement for graduate students specializing in the South Caucasus, Russian and Eurasian Studies, and adjacent fields. This forum will broadly address the academic job search process, from identifying and locating open positions, to preparing application portfolios, to interview strategies. Panelists for this […]
Grant Writing Workshop
with Dr. Lara Fabian, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg ARISC is organizing two identical, online workshops for participants to learn about the grant writing process. By attending the two-hour workshop, participants will Lara Fabian is an archaeologist and ancient historian specializing in Mediterranean/Iranian borderland zones in Southwest Asia with a focus on the South Caucasus in the post-Achaemenid, […]
The State of South Caucasus Language Instruction in the U.S.: A Virtual Workshop
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 12:30–2:30 pm EDT Zoom Registration required: https://bit.ly/3jPWGXy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Panelists: Fiala Abdullayeva (Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijani) Lisa Gulesserian (Harvard University, Western Armenian) Tereza Hovhannisyan (UCLA, Eastern Armenian) Lauren Ninoshvili (Columbia University, Georgian) Moderator: Maureen E. Marshall (President, ARISC) […]