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Today marks the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The Society for Armenian Studies honors the memory of those who lost their lives, never to be forgotten. We honor the survivors, who bore witness to unspeakable atrocities and whose resilience and strength in the face of these horrors forged new lives from the ashes of devastation. We also recognize and …

The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) recently announced the recipients of its 2023 Best Conference Paper Award. The two recipients were Daniel Ohanian, for his conference paper on the autobiography of Awetikʿ Tʿōkhatʿetsʿi, and Lori Pirinjian, for her conference paper on domestic violence in post-Soviet Armenia. Each of the winning recipients was awarded  a $1,000 grant by the Society.  Daniel …

September 14-16, 2024 Harvard University & National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is pleased to announce that it will mark its Fiftieth Anniversary with a major in-person conference jointly hosted by Harvard University and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). Titled Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations, the conference will …

The Executive Committee of the Society for Armenian Studies strenuously condemns the Azerbaijani attack on Nagorno-Karabakh, which targets ethnic Armenian population of the region. It is deeply troubling that Azerbaijan is characterizing this aggression as an ‘anti-terrorist operation,’ and deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Nagorno-Karabakh, resulting in more than 200 deaths and 400 injuries within two days of this aggressive …

The executive committee of the Society for Armenian Studies has been following with growing alarm the humanitarian crisis in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Our previous statement condemned the Azerbaijani government’s policies of blockade and starvation of the Armenians in the region, and called for action by individuals, governments, and human rights organizations.  Eight months later, the only road that connects the 120,000 …

  Obituary Prof. Richard Hovannisian (1932-2023) On July 10, the Society for Armenian Studies, the academic world, the field of Armenian Studies, and the Armenian nation lost one of the most prominent icons of the modern period: Prof. Richard G. Hovannisian. Hovannisian was a monumental figure in the field of Armenian Studies. Considered as the Dean of Modern Armenian History, …

Dear SAS member, We are sorry to bear the sad news of the passing of historian and educator and long time SAS member Dr. Garabet K. Moumdjian. Moumdjian was an independent historian and an Ottomanist. He obtained his Ph.D.  in 2012 from UCLA under the supervision of Prof. Richard Hovannisian. His dissertation is titled “Struggling for a Constitutional Regime: Armenian-Young …

The Society for Armenian Studies invites applicants to apply for the Spring 2023 SAS Graduate Research and Conference Grants for M.A. and Ph.D. students. The deadline is April 30, 2023. Grants of up to $1000.00 per applicant will be awarded. Applicants must be current members of the Society for Armenian Studies. The grants will be on a competitive basis. Funding will also …

The American University of Armenia (AUA), an independent institution of higher education located in Yerevan, Armenia, seeks an accomplished and dynamic new President. AUA’s next President will join a thriving university at an exciting time in the institution’s history and the country’s development. For more information and to apply or nominate an individual for this important role, please see the online …