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Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) to be Published by the University of Nebraska Press (UNP)
The Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), the premier academic journal dedicated to Armenian Studies in the Western Hemisphere, recently entered a new stage in its history. JSAS will be ...
PRESS RELEASE: Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) to Mark its 50th Anniversary with an International Conference
Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) to Mark its 50th Anniversary with an International Conference on Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations at Harvard University and NAASR Fr...
Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) 50th Anniversary Conference: Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations
September 13-15, 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 Fiftie...
Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Statement on the Humanitarian Crisis in Nagorno Karabakh, September, 2023
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 troubl...
SAS Welcomes Newly Elected President Christina Maranci, Vice-President Rachel Goshgarian, and Advisors to the Executive Council
The Society for Armenian Studies held its annual Executive Council meeting via Zoom on October 29, 2022, to elect a new President and Vice-President and announce the results of the Executive Co...
International Conference “Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries” Held at NAASR
On September 17 and 18, 2022, the international conference “Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries” took place at the National Association for Arme...
Statement from Chairs, Directors, and Lecturers of Armenian Studies on the Latest Aggression by Azerbaijan on Armenia
We, as Chairs, Directors, and Lecturers of Armenian Studies in the U.S., condemn the latest unprovoked aggression by Azerbaijan against Armenia. On September 13, 2022 at 12:05 AM, Azerbaijan la...
September 2022 Conference: Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries
An International Conference Sponsored by The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) & National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) in Belmont, MA Co-sponsored by University of...
Call for Papers: Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries Conference
The Society for Armenian Studies is excited to announce that it will host a major, in-person conference on September 17-18, 2022, hosted at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Res...
Intermediate Classical Armenian Summer School at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library in Collegeville, Minnesota
An Intermediate Classical Armenian Summer school is being offered at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library in Collegeville, Minnesota in summer 2022, taught by SAS members Prof. Abraham Terian and ...
Society 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 Arts...
The 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 umbrel...
Call 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 Pu...
Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Publishes the Late Dr. Vahram Lalayan’s Mystical Perception of the Book of Lamentations by Grigor Narekatsi in the 13th – 18th Centuries: Dr. Lalayan was Killed during the Artsakh War of 2020
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) has posthumously sponsored the publication of Dr. Vahram Lalayan’s book Mystical Perception of the Book of Lamentations by Grigor Narekatsi in the 13th – ...
Call for Applications- Assistant Professor, Modern Middle Eastern History, The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago: Social Sciences Division: Department of History Location Chicago Open Date July 21, 2021 Description The Department of History at the University of Chicago invites applicati...
The Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) Invites Applications for 2022 Graduate Student Fellowships
The Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) invites applications for the 2022 Graduate Student Fellowships for M.A. and Ph.D. students. Two fellows will be selected for 2022: one gra...
Call for Applications to Fill the Marie Manoogian Chair in Armenian Language and Literature, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
The Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track position to fill the Marie Manoogian Chair in Armenian Language and Literature, b...
Society for Armenian Studies will present Prof. George Bournoutian with the SAS Lifetime Achievement Award-May 14
On the 14th of May, 2021, the Society for Armenian Studies will present Prof. George Bournoutian (Iona College) with the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Lifetime Achievement Award in Recognition an...
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Statement on President Joe Biden’s Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) hails President Joseph Biden for recognizing the Armenian Genocide in his April 24 address. Despite taking place far from the United States, the Armenian...
International Conference Invitation “At the Crossroads of the Armenian Genocide, Armenian Claims and the Artsakh Issue – Retrospective Assessments and Prospects”
Date: September 16-18, 2021 Venues: Conference Hall of the Presidium of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute conference Hall, Yerevan State University, Ma...
Ca’ Foscari Invites Applications for a Tenured-Track Position for an Assistant Professor in the area of Armenian, Caucasian, Mongolian and Turkish Studies
Ca’ Foscari is a research intensive institution committed to competing for international scientific excellence through the recruitment of the best academic talents worldwide. Talented young research...
The Society for Armenian Studies Holds its 46th Annual Membership Meeting and Presents a Three-Year Strategic Plan
On January 16, 2021, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its 46th Annual Membership Meeting on Zoom. More than forty members, including the Executive Council, were present at the meeting, whic...
SAS Zoom Series Talk-“From the Kur to the Aras: A Military History of Russia’s Move into the South Caucasus and the First Russo-Iranian War, 1801-1813”
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) would like to invite you for a talk by Prof. George Bournoutian (Iona College) on his latest book From the Kur to the Aras: A Military History of Russia’s Move i...
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) and The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation (AGMI) Sign An Agreement on Cooperation
As part of its new policy to strengthen ties with academic institutions in Armenia, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) signed an Agreement on Cooperation on January 13, 2021, with The Armenian Gen...
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) Releases its First Volume through Brill (Volume 27.1) with its new Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Tamar M. Boyadjian
The Society for Armenian Studies announces the release of Volume 27, Issue 1 (Spring 2020) of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), edited by Dr. Tamar M. Boyadjian at Michiga...
Statement by Armenian Studies Chair Holders and Armenian Studies Program and Center Directors in the United States
We have been following with great concern the war being waged against the Republics of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia. We condemn the large-scale military offensive against the Republic of Art...
Der Matossian’s The First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) on its Centenary: Politics, Gender, and Diplomacy Published
Fresno-An edited volume by Bedross Der Matossian, with a preface by Richard G. Hovannisian, titled The First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) on its Centenary: Politics, Gender, and Diplomacy has just ...
Call for Papers- “Children and Nation: Forcible Child Transfer and the Genocide Convention through Historical and Contemporary Lenses”
http://genocide-museum.am/eng/Conference_ChildrenandNation2020.php Dates: June 24, 2020 – June 26, 2020 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Conference Fees: Early bird (before March 15): USD$150 Late re...
Berberian’s and Zeitlian Watenpaugh’s Books Chosen as Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award Recipients
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) announced that Houri Berberian’s Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds (Oakland: UC Press...
Call for Papers: Recollecting a Shared Polyphony: Popular Culture, Media Technologies and Heritagization of Music across the Mediterranean
A two-day workshop held on January 23-24, 2020 at the Forum Transregionale Studien, Berlin, Germany The nineteenth century witnessed the birth of media technologies of mechanical reproduction as well ...
Call for Papers: Medicine, Madness, and Maladies of the Mind in Armenian Studies Past and Present
Eleventh Annual International Graduate Student Workshop April 10-11, 2020 In recent years, the history of medicine, mental illness, and the literary, anthropological, and sociological studies of madne...
Major International Conference on the Armenian Diaspora Will Mark the Society for Armenian Studies 45th Anniversary
UCLA, October 12-13, 2019 Scholars from Italy, Mexico, France, Armenia, England, Portugal, Holland, Germany, and the United States will gather on October 12-13 at the University of California, Los Ang...
Society for Armenian Studies to Mark its 45th Anniversary with an International Conference on the Armenian Diaspora at UCLA in Honor of Khachig Tölölyan
October 12-13, 2019 The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is marking the 45th anniversary of its founding by holding a two-day International Conference in honor of Khachig Tölölyan at the Univ...
Diaspora and ‘Stateless Power’: Social Discipline and Identity Formation Across the Armenian Diaspora during the Long Twentieth Century. A Conference in Honor of Khachig Tölölyan
Call for Papers: Diaspora and ‘Stateless Power’: Social Discipline and Identity Formation Across the Armenian Diaspora during the Long Twentieth Century A Conference in Honor of Khachig T...
Armenian Studies Chairs and Directors Meet at the University of California-Irvine to Discuss the Future of the Field
Orange County-On September 29, the majority of current Armenian Studies Chairs and Directors in the United States, along with representatives of the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS), National...
Society for Armenian Studies to Hold an International Conference on the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920)
An international conference, “Innovative Approaches to the History of the First Republic of Armenia, 1918-1920” will take place from noon-3:00PM on Thursday, November 15, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. T...
Call for Papers-Armenian Studies and Material Objects Tenth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop
April 26 and 27, 2019 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Deadline for submission of abstracts: Friday, November 30, 2018 Inspired by the interdisciplinary possibilities and the innovative scholarly ave...
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies Releases Volume 26 and Appoints New Advisory and Editorial Boards
The Society for Armenian Studies announces the release of Volume 26 (2017) of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), edited by Dr. Sergio La Porta. JSAS Volume 26 includes four articl...
“Confessionalization and Reform: The Mkhit‘arist Enterprise from Constantinople to Venice, Trieste, and Vienna”
Organized by the Richard Hovannisian Chair of Modern Armenian History at UCLA With the co-sponsorship of the Narekats‘i Chair of Armenian Studies (UCLA), the National Association for Armenian Studies ...
Celebrations for the 300th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Mekhitarist Abbey of San Lazzaro
FOR THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE MEKHITARIST ABBEY OF SAN LAZZARO IN VENICE (1717-2017) The Mekhitarist Congregation is delighted to announce the official inauguration of the ceremon...
Call for Papers | April 2018: Armenian Childhood(s): Histories and Theories of Childhood and Youth in Armenian Studies
Miss Harnack with a group of (Armenian) orphans. Photo credit: Der Christliche Orient (Vol.15, 1914) Ninth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop April 20-21, 2018 University of Michigan, Ann ...
International Conference at Fresno State: “Armenians, Greeks, and Kurds: A People’s History of the Ottoman Empire”
The Armenian Studies Program of Fresno State will hold an international conference exploring the topic of “Armenians, Greeks, and Kurds: A People’s History of the Ottoman Empire” to be held on Friday,...
Houri Berberian joins UCI’s School of Humanities as Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies
Houri Berberian joins UCI’s School of Humanities as Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies Berberian to lead development of integrated study of Armenians and Armenia at UCI Afte...
15th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies University of California, Los Angeles
15th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies University of California, Los Angeles, Friday, February 24, 2017 We enthusiastically invite graduate students and recent post-docs (Ph.D., w...
The Centennial Conference on the Armenian Genocide at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Concludes with Great Success
Photos by Jon Stanford The Centennial Conference on the Armenian Genocide at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Concludes with Great Success Lincoln, NE. On the occasion of the Centennial of the Armen...
Society for Armenian Studies Washington D.C. Conference on “Armenians in the Ottoman Empire”: Part II
Part II By Aram Arkun WASHINGTON — Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Vice President Bedross Der Matossian welcomed guests back on November 22 to the final session of the conference “Armenians in the ...
Society for Armenian Studies Washington D.C. Conference on “Armenians in the Ottoman Empire”: Part I
By Aram Arkun Special for the Society of Armenian Studies The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS), a primarily American association of scholars and supporters of Armenology, is celebrating its 40th ann...
Call for Abstracts: Crossing the Centennial: The Historiography of the Armenian Genocide Re-Evaluated
Crossing the Centennial: The Historiography of the Armenian Genocide Re-Evaluated University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 2015 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The year 2015 marks the centenary of the Armenian genoci...
September 2022 Conference: Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries
An International Conference Sponsored by The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) & National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) in Belmont, MA Co-sponsored by University of...
September 2022 Conference: Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries
An International Conference Sponsored by The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) & National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) in Belmont, MA Co-sponsored by University of...
SAS Zoom Series Talk-“From the Kur to the Aras: A Military History of Russia’s Move into the South Caucasus and the First Russo-Iranian War, 1801-1813”
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) would like to invite you for a talk by Prof. George Bournoutian (Iona College) on his latest book From the Kur to the Aras: A Military History of Russia’s Move i...
15th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies University of California, Los Angeles
15th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies University of California, Los Angeles, Friday, February 24, 2017 We enthusiastically invite graduate students and recent post-docs (Ph.D., w...
The Centennial Conference on the Armenian Genocide at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Concludes with Great Success
Photos by Jon Stanford The Centennial Conference on the Armenian Genocide at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Concludes with Great Success Lincoln, NE. On the occasion of the Centennial of the Armen...
Society for Armenian Studies Washington D.C. Conference on “Armenians in the Ottoman Empire”: Part II
Part II By Aram Arkun WASHINGTON — Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Vice President Bedross Der Matossian welcomed guests back on November 22 to the final session of the conference “Armenians in the ...
Call for Abstracts: Crossing the Centennial: The Historiography of the Armenian Genocide Re-Evaluated
Crossing the Centennial: The Historiography of the Armenian Genocide Re-Evaluated University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 2015 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The year 2015 marks the centenary of the Armenian genoci...
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) to be Published by the University of Nebraska Press (UNP)
The Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), the premier academic journal dedicated to Armenian Studies in the Western Hemisphere, recently entered a new stage in its history. JSAS will be ...
SAS Welcomes Newly Elected President Christina Maranci, Vice-President Rachel Goshgarian, and Advisors to the Executive Council
The Society for Armenian Studies held its annual Executive Council meeting via Zoom on October 29, 2022, to elect a new President and Vice-President and announce the results of the Executive Co...
International Conference “Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries” Held at NAASR
On September 17 and 18, 2022, the international conference “Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries” took place at the National Association for Arme...
Statement from Chairs, Directors, and Lecturers of Armenian Studies on the Latest Aggression by Azerbaijan on Armenia
We, as Chairs, Directors, and Lecturers of Armenian Studies in the U.S., condemn the latest unprovoked aggression by Azerbaijan against Armenia. On September 13, 2022 at 12:05 AM, Azerbaijan la...
September 2022 Conference: Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries
An International Conference Sponsored by The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) & National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) in Belmont, MA Co-sponsored by University of...
Call for Papers: Technologies of Communication and Armenian Narrative Practices Through the Centuries Conference
The Society for Armenian Studies is excited to announce that it will host a major, in-person conference on September 17-18, 2022, hosted at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Res...
Intermediate Classical Armenian Summer School at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library in Collegeville, Minnesota
An Intermediate Classical Armenian Summer school is being offered at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library in Collegeville, Minnesota in summer 2022, taught by SAS members Prof. Abraham Terian and ...
Society 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 Arts...
The 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 umbrel...
Call 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 Pu...
Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Publishes the Late Dr. Vahram Lalayan’s Mystical Perception of the Book of Lamentations by Grigor Narekatsi in the 13th – 18th Centuries: Dr. Lalayan was Killed during the Artsakh War of 2020
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) has posthumously sponsored the publication of Dr. Vahram Lalayan’s book Mystical Perception of the Book of Lamentations by Grigor Narekatsi in the 13th – ...
Call for Applications- Assistant Professor, Modern Middle Eastern History, The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago: Social Sciences Division: Department of History Location Chicago Open Date July 21, 2021 Description The Department of History at the University of Chicago invites applicati...
The Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) Invites Applications for 2022 Graduate Student Fellowships
The Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) invites applications for the 2022 Graduate Student Fellowships for M.A. and Ph.D. students. Two fellows will be selected for 2022: one gra...
Call for Applications to Fill the Marie Manoogian Chair in Armenian Language and Literature, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
The Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track position to fill the Marie Manoogian Chair in Armenian Language and Literature, b...
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Statement on President Joe Biden’s Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) hails President Joseph Biden for recognizing the Armenian Genocide in his April 24 address. Despite taking place far from the United States, the Armenian...
International Conference Invitation “At the Crossroads of the Armenian Genocide, Armenian Claims and the Artsakh Issue – Retrospective Assessments and Prospects”
Date: September 16-18, 2021 Venues: Conference Hall of the Presidium of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute conference Hall, Yerevan State University, Ma...
Ca’ Foscari Invites Applications for a Tenured-Track Position for an Assistant Professor in the area of Armenian, Caucasian, Mongolian and Turkish Studies
Ca’ Foscari is a research intensive institution committed to competing for international scientific excellence through the recruitment of the best academic talents worldwide. Talented young research...
The Society for Armenian Studies Holds its 46th Annual Membership Meeting and Presents a Three-Year Strategic Plan
On January 16, 2021, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its 46th Annual Membership Meeting on Zoom. More than forty members, including the Executive Council, were present at the meeting, whic...
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) and The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation (AGMI) Sign An Agreement on Cooperation
As part of its new policy to strengthen ties with academic institutions in Armenia, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) signed an Agreement on Cooperation on January 13, 2021, with The Armenian Gen...
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) Releases its First Volume through Brill (Volume 27.1) with its new Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Tamar M. Boyadjian
The Society for Armenian Studies announces the release of Volume 27, Issue 1 (Spring 2020) of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), edited by Dr. Tamar M. Boyadjian at Michiga...
Statement by Armenian Studies Chair Holders and Armenian Studies Program and Center Directors in the United States
We have been following with great concern the war being waged against the Republics of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia. We condemn the large-scale military offensive against the Republic of Art...
Der Matossian’s The First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) on its Centenary: Politics, Gender, and Diplomacy Published
Fresno-An edited volume by Bedross Der Matossian, with a preface by Richard G. Hovannisian, titled The First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) on its Centenary: Politics, Gender, and Diplomacy has just ...
Call for Papers- “Children and Nation: Forcible Child Transfer and the Genocide Convention through Historical and Contemporary Lenses”
http://genocide-museum.am/eng/Conference_ChildrenandNation2020.php Dates: June 24, 2020 – June 26, 2020 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Conference Fees: Early bird (before March 15): USD$150 Late re...
Berberian’s and Zeitlian Watenpaugh’s Books Chosen as Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award Recipients
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) announced that Houri Berberian’s Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds (Oakland: UC Press...
Call for Papers: Recollecting a Shared Polyphony: Popular Culture, Media Technologies and Heritagization of Music across the Mediterranean
A two-day workshop held on January 23-24, 2020 at the Forum Transregionale Studien, Berlin, Germany The nineteenth century witnessed the birth of media technologies of mechanical reproduction as well ...
Call for Papers: Medicine, Madness, and Maladies of the Mind in Armenian Studies Past and Present
Eleventh Annual International Graduate Student Workshop April 10-11, 2020 In recent years, the history of medicine, mental illness, and the literary, anthropological, and sociological studies of madne...
Society for Armenian Studies to Mark its 45th Anniversary with an International Conference on the Armenian Diaspora at UCLA in Honor of Khachig Tölölyan
October 12-13, 2019 The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is marking the 45th anniversary of its founding by holding a two-day International Conference in honor of Khachig Tölölyan at the Univ...
Diaspora and ‘Stateless Power’: Social Discipline and Identity Formation Across the Armenian Diaspora during the Long Twentieth Century. A Conference in Honor of Khachig Tölölyan
Call for Papers: Diaspora and ‘Stateless Power’: Social Discipline and Identity Formation Across the Armenian Diaspora during the Long Twentieth Century A Conference in Honor of Khachig T...
Armenian Studies Chairs and Directors Meet at the University of California-Irvine to Discuss the Future of the Field
Orange County-On September 29, the majority of current Armenian Studies Chairs and Directors in the United States, along with representatives of the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS), National...
Society for Armenian Studies to Hold an International Conference on the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920)
An international conference, “Innovative Approaches to the History of the First Republic of Armenia, 1918-1920” will take place from noon-3:00PM on Thursday, November 15, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. T...
Call for Papers-Armenian Studies and Material Objects Tenth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop
April 26 and 27, 2019 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Deadline for submission of abstracts: Friday, November 30, 2018 Inspired by the interdisciplinary possibilities and the innovative scholarly ave...
Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies Releases Volume 26 and Appoints New Advisory and Editorial Boards
The Society for Armenian Studies announces the release of Volume 26 (2017) of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), edited by Dr. Sergio La Porta. JSAS Volume 26 includes four articl...
“Confessionalization and Reform: The Mkhit‘arist Enterprise from Constantinople to Venice, Trieste, and Vienna”
Organized by the Richard Hovannisian Chair of Modern Armenian History at UCLA With the co-sponsorship of the Narekats‘i Chair of Armenian Studies (UCLA), the National Association for Armenian Studies ...
Celebrations for the 300th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Mekhitarist Abbey of San Lazzaro
FOR THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE MEKHITARIST ABBEY OF SAN LAZZARO IN VENICE (1717-2017) The Mekhitarist Congregation is delighted to announce the official inauguration of the ceremon...
Call for Papers | April 2018: Armenian Childhood(s): Histories and Theories of Childhood and Youth in Armenian Studies
Miss Harnack with a group of (Armenian) orphans. Photo credit: Der Christliche Orient (Vol.15, 1914) Ninth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop April 20-21, 2018 University of Michigan, Ann ...
International Conference at Fresno State: “Armenians, Greeks, and Kurds: A People’s History of the Ottoman Empire”
The Armenian Studies Program of Fresno State will hold an international conference exploring the topic of “Armenians, Greeks, and Kurds: A People’s History of the Ottoman Empire” to be held on Friday,...
Houri Berberian joins UCI’s School of Humanities as Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies
Houri Berberian joins UCI’s School of Humanities as Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies Berberian to lead development of integrated study of Armenians and Armenia at UCI Afte...
15th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies University of California, Los Angeles
15th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies University of California, Los Angeles, Friday, February 24, 2017 We enthusiastically invite graduate students and recent post-docs (Ph.D., w...
The Centennial Conference on the Armenian Genocide at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Concludes with Great Success
Photos by Jon Stanford The Centennial Conference on the Armenian Genocide at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Concludes with Great Success Lincoln, NE. On the occasion of the Centennial of the Armen...
Society for Armenian Studies Washington D.C. Conference on “Armenians in the Ottoman Empire”: Part II
Part II By Aram Arkun WASHINGTON — Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Vice President Bedross Der Matossian welcomed guests back on November 22 to the final session of the conference “Armenians in the ...
Society for Armenian Studies Washington D.C. Conference on “Armenians in the Ottoman Empire”: Part I
By Aram Arkun Special for the Society of Armenian Studies The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS), a primarily American association of scholars and supporters of Armenology, is celebrating its 40th ann...
Call for Abstracts: Crossing the Centennial: The Historiography of the Armenian Genocide Re-Evaluated
Crossing the Centennial: The Historiography of the Armenian Genocide Re-Evaluated University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 2015 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The year 2015 marks the centenary of the Armenian genoci...
PRESS RELEASE: Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) to Mark its 50th Anniversary with an International Conference
Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) to Mark its 50th Anniversary with an International Conference on Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations at Harvard University and NAASR Fr...
Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) 50th Anniversary Conference: Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations
September 13-15, 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 Fiftie...
Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Statement on the Humanitarian Crisis in Nagorno Karabakh, September, 2023
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 troubl...
SAS Welcomes Newly Elected President Christina Maranci, Vice-President Rachel Goshgarian, and Advisors to the Executive Council
The Society for Armenian Studies held its annual Executive Council meeting via Zoom on October 29, 2022, to elect a new President and Vice-President and announce the results of the Executive Co...
Society for Armenian Studies will present Prof. George Bournoutian with the SAS Lifetime Achievement Award-May 14
On the 14th of May, 2021, the Society for Armenian Studies will present Prof. George Bournoutian (Iona College) with the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Lifetime Achievement Award in Recognition an...
Major International Conference on the Armenian Diaspora Will Mark the Society for Armenian Studies 45th Anniversary
UCLA, October 12-13, 2019 Scholars from Italy, Mexico, France, Armenia, England, Portugal, Holland, Germany, and the United States will gather on October 12-13 at the University of California, Los Ang...
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The Society for Armenian Studies advances research and teaching on Armenian culture and society. It connects a global community, publishes JSAS and a Newsletter, sponsors panels, conferences, and workshops, supports scholars with awards and grants, and provides resources that help members collaborate effectively, present work, share findings, and publish worldwide.