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Armenia
Archaeological Landscapes and Communities in Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Speaker: Dr. Tekla Schmaus, Assistant Professor, Honors College, Washington State University, ARISC Fellow Date &
Learn More >>Shared Armenian-Jewish Neighborhoods of Late-Ottoman Bolis
Speaker: Oya Rose Aktaş, PhD Candidate, University of Washington Date & Time: Wednesday, August 23, at 7pm
Learn More >>The Impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War on the South Caucasus
Speaker: Dr. Josiah Marineau, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Pembroke Date
Learn More >>Urartu: A Unique Case of Empire
Speaker: Dr. Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, Associate Professor of History, University of Central Florida Date & Time: Thursday, March 30th,
Learn More >>New Light from Old Collections: Medieval Archaeology in Armenia’s Museums
Panelists: Dr. Kathryn Franklin, Birkbeck University of London, ARISC Fellow Karen Azatyan, Director, Yeghegnadzor Regional
Learn More >>Karnut: A Bronze Age Site in Shirak, Armenia
Speaker: Dr. Aram Yardumian, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Bryn Athyn College Date & Time: September
Learn More >>Speaking in the Imperial Modern: Ottoman Armenians at the Twilight of Empire (1890-1914)
Speaker: Armen Manuk-Khaloyan, Ph.D. Candidate in History, Georgetown University Date & Time: August 18th, at 7pm Yerevan
Learn More >>I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment: Sergei Parajanov and Symbolic Biography
Speaker: Joseph Bohigian, PhD in Music Composition, Stony Brook University Date & Time: August 16, 2022 at
Learn More >>The Challenges of Participatory Democracy in Armenia
Speaker: Arthur Adamyan, MA student at Yerevan State University Date & Time: Monday, August 22, 2022
Learn More >>Ethnomusicological Research in Armenia from the Past to Present
ARISC Armenia invites you to participate in the virtual lecture By Elen Grigoryan Date: July
Learn More >>“The Armenian Culturescape: when the past shapes the future”
Speaker: Yulia Antonyan, Associate professor, Yerevan State University Date & Time: July 11, at 7pm
Learn More >>Sacred Music in Yerevan at the End of the Soviet Union
Speaker: Dr. Oksana Nesterenko, Jordan Center, New York University Date & Time: July 13, 2022
Learn More >>Azerbaijan
October 12, 2023
Building a Caucasian Criminology: An origin story
Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill, PhD, JD Arizona State University ARISC Fellow Thursday, October 12, 2023, 5:30-7:00 PM
Learn More >>June 19, 2023
The Art of Nation-Building:The Politics of National Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan
Isabelle Kaplan Howard University, Washington DC ARISC Fellow Date & time: Monday, June 19, 2023,
Learn More >>November 30, 2022
Petrol Prayers: Gas Station Prayer-houses and National Identity in Azerbaijan
Michael J. Ernst, ARISC Fellow, PhD student, Temple University November 30, 2022, 7:00-8:30 PM Baku
Learn More >>October 3, 2022
Dialectal Variation and Accommodation in Northern Azerbaijani
Matthew Zaslansky, PhD Student, UC San Diego, ARISC Fellow October 3, 2022, 6:30-8:00 PM, Baku
Learn More >>August 30, 2022
Why is the Formation of a Juvenile Justice System Significant in the Legislative System of Azerbaijan?
Vusala Azizli MA, Baku State University, ARISC Fellow Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 7:30-8:00 PM Baku
Learn More >>August 15, 2022
Jews at the Southern Frontier: Migration, Economy and Society in Baku, 1872-1917
James Nadel
PhD Student, Columbia University, ARISC Fellow
Monday, August 15, 2022, 5:00-6:30 PM Baku time
Learn More >>Georgia
Virtual talk on “Constructing Old Tbilisi”
Constructing Old Tbilisi: Socialist and National Narratives in Georgian Architectural Preservation, 1959-2013 Angela Wheeler Harvard
Learn More >>Virtual talk on Viticulture Vocality in Georgia
Viticultural Vocality: Mapping the official and non-official “Wine Routes” in Georgia Rikki Brown University of
Learn More >>Jennifer S. Wistrand’s online presentation on Georgia’s Migrants
“Initial Reflections on Summer Research Among Georgia’s Migrants and Displaced People” Jennifer S. Wistrand Kennan
Learn More >>August 2, 2023
WiP talk: Benjamin Sutcliffe: Russophonia and Reconciliation in the South Caucasus Literary Anthology
WiP: Justin Balcor on the Doli drum in Georgian traditional dance
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 18th talk of the Spring/Summer
Learn More >>WiP: Nutsa Kobakhidze on Academic Freedom in Georgia
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 17th talk of the Spring/Summer
Learn More >>WiP: The Effects of the Russo-Ukrainian War on the Politics of the South Caucasus
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 16th talk of the Spring/Summer
Learn More >>WiP: Molly Walker on the Creation of Georgia’s Institute of Tropical Diseases, 1921-1924
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 15th talk of the Spring/Summer
Learn More >>WiP: Benjamin Tromly on the Recruitment of Vlasovite Russian Collaborators in WWII
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 12th talk of the Spring/Summer
Learn More >>June 21, 2023
Public talk on Teaching Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”: A Comparison of the University Classroom in Georgia and the US
June 14, 2023
WiP: Alexander Semyonov on the Tensions of Colonializing and Federalizing Empire:
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 11th talk of the Spring/Summer
Learn More >>June 7, 2023
Virtual WiP: Tiflis as an example of Imperial Modernization
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 11th talk of the Spring/Summer
Learn More >>May 24, 2023
Virtual WiP: “The Reception of the Russian Exodus: Attitudes towards arrivals from Russia in Georgia”
February 1, 2023
WiP: Open Researchers’ Roundtable
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 1st session of the Spring
Learn More >>Online presentation on “Proletarian Tourist on Great-Power Chauvinist?”
“Proletarian Tourist or Great-Power Chauvinist? Imperial Afterlives and the Legacy of Soviet Touring in Georgia“
Learn More >>WiP: Democratic Hypocrisy in Georgia
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 4th talk of the Fall 2022
Learn More >>Dylan Vasey on “Formation of the Greater Caucasus Mountains”
Formation of the Greater Caucasus Mountains by Ocean Closure and Collision of the Arabian/Eurasian Tectonic
Learn More >>September 28, 2022
Ira Schwartz on “The Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Survey (GGRAS)”
“The Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Survey (GGRAS): Predictive Modelling and Survey of Neolithic and Chalcolithic
Learn More >>September 7, 2022
Importance of TV Media for Civic Engagement and Deliberation – The Case of Georgia
Lisa Basishvili, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and ARISC Fellow September 7, 2022 at 5:00-6:30
Learn More >>Language Behaviors Signifying Lecturers’ Social Identity in the Business English Teaching Context
By Khatuna Buskivadze, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University July 26, 2022 at 5:00-6:30 PM Tbilisi
Learn More >>WiP: “A Staging Ground for the Revolutionary ‘East’: The Making of the Ajaran Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
CRRC, ARISC and American Councils are pleased to announce the 16th talk of the Spring-Summer
Learn More >>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.
“Gender Successes and Gender Struggles: Including Gender Dimension into Teaching” with Dr. Joanna Regulska
Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 10:30am – 11:30am EDT (New York time)
“Social Media Use in Academia” with Dr. Ian Lindsay
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 11:00am – 12:00pm EDT (New York time)
“Women and Gender in Armenian Studies” with Dr. Houri Berberian
Thursday, June 13, 2019 from 11:00am – 12:00pm EDT (New York time)
Space is limited! Interested participants can reserve their space by emailing info@arisc.org. Please include the title of the session you are interested in attending, your name, contact information, and research interests in the email. Please include a note about what you would like to discuss with the group during the call. Additional information about meeting URL, login, and other details about joining the discussion will be sent in a confirmation email. Participants will need a computer/mobile device with internet connection, speakers/earphones, and microphone. Cameras are optional.
Sessions are free and open to all.
ARISC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, or status as a covered veteran.
USA
December 8, 2022
ARISC Virtual Forum on Strategizing Academic Placement
This is a 75-minute discussion and Q&A session on different pathways in academic placement for
Learn More >>May 3, 2022
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
Learn More >>June 18, 2019
Teaching the South Caucasus: A Workshop for College and University Educators
June 18-21, 2019University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Preliminary Schedule The American Research Institute of the
Learn More >>April 13, 2019
The South Caucasus Region: Crossroads of Societies & Polities. An Assessment of Research Perspectives in Post-Soviet Times
Saturday, April 13, 20191.00 – 4.15pm17 Apache room Chairs: Alvaro Higueras, David Berikashvili and Isabelle
Learn More >>Virtual
July 24, 2023
Russia’s Enclosure: Borders and the Caucasus Link
Speaker: Paul W. Werth, Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Date & Time: Monday, July
Learn More >>Workshop: Capturing the South Caucasus with Photovoice
Ariel Otruba, PhD (Acadia University) Thursday, September 7: 18:00-20:30 Tbilisi; 10:00am-12:30 EDT Thursday, September 14:
Learn More >>December 8, 2022
ARISC Virtual Forum on Strategizing Academic Placement
This is a 75-minute discussion and Q&A session on different pathways in academic placement for
Learn More >>Grant Writing Workshop
with Dr. Lara Fabian, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg ARISC is organizing two identical, online workshops for participants
Learn More >>May 3, 2022
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
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