Future of Karabakh: USC Institute of Armenian Studies’ Call For Research
The 2020 Karabakh (Artsakh) War created new challenges and exacerbated unanswered questions about the future of regional relations and the status of Karabakh / Artsakh. Following the Russia-brokered ceasefire of November 2020 that ended the second Karabakh War, and despite the presence of Russian peacekeepers on the ground, continuing military clashes on Karabakh’s borders and on …
Read MoreSAS Awards Travel, Research Grants to Graduate Students for Fall 2021
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) has selected its awardees for its Graduate Research and Conference Grants Program for M.A. and Ph.D. Students for the Fall of 2021. Established in 2019, the aim of the Grants Program is to provide resources for graduate students to conduct research and present papers at conferences. Grants of up to $1000 are awarded …
Read MoreCall for SAS Best Conference Paper (2019-2021)
The SAS Executive Council will award two (2) $500.00 prizes for the best paper presented by a graduate student at a conference between 2019-2021. Papers given at a conference should be sent electronically (pdf format) to SAS President Bedross Der Matossian, bdermatossian2@unl.edu. Deadline for submission: December 1, 2021 Papers may be in English or Armenian. The paper will be judged …
Read MoreSociety for Armenian Studies (SAS) and Artsakh State University (ArSU) Sign Agreement on Cooperation
As part of its new policy to strengthen ties with academic institutions in Armenia and Artsakh, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) signed an Agreement on Cooperation on October 25, 2021, with Artsakh State University (ArSU). The Agreement aims at cooperating on different academic projects that would be beneficial to both parties and to advance the field of Armenian Studies. …
Read MoreDer Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award Recipient Announced
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) announced that Richard E. Antaramian’s Brokers of Faith, Brokers of Empire: Armenians and the Politics of Reform in the Ottoman Empire (Stanford University Press, 2020) has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award. An honorable mention has been awarded to Stephen Badalyan Riegg’s Russia’s Entangled Embrace: The …
Read MoreCall for Applications: Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies
Lecturer in Armenian Studies Program, California State University, Fresno Application link and full details of the position: https://careers.fresnostate.edu/fr/en-us/job/506014?lApplicationSubSourceID= Position Summary: The successful candidate will teach a course in Armenian Studies in the modern period (19th century or later) with an emphasis on the Armenian Genocide. Candidates should indicate the specific content they would propose to …
Read MoreThe Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Launches the International Association of Armenian Librarians and Archivists (IAALA)
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is pleased to announce the creation of the International Association of Armenian Librarians and Archivists (IAALA), a new organization operating under the umbrella of the SAS, with the goal to provide an international forum for information specialists working broadly with Armenian topics and materials. IAALA plans to host online events and to create standing …
Read MoreDean Vahan Shahinian Donates $25,000 to the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS)
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) has received a $25,000 donation from Mr. Dean Vahan Shahinian. The donation will be used to create the position of SAS Executive Secretary. As the activities of the Society have multiplied in the past three years, the Executive Council has decided to establish a part-time position to enhance the efficiency of the Society …
Read MoreCall for Applications: Inaugural Director-Armenian Genocide Research Program at the UCLA Promise Institute
The Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) at UCLA is designed to be a hub for world-class research and teaching on Armenian Studies and in addition for coordinating Interdisciplinary Research and Public Impact Programs across UCLA, and with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora. The PAI seeks a distinguished researcher and scholar to serve as the Inaugural Director of …
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Lucy Der Manuelian
Lucy Der Manuelian: Arthur H. Dadian and Ara T. Oztemel Professor of Armenian Art in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Tufts On 20 September, 2021, Lucy Der Manuelian passed away at her home in Belmont, Massachusetts (USA). Dr. Der Manuelian (fondly referred to by many of us as “Lucy”) was the founder and first …
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