18th Annual UCLA Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies
Friday, February, 7, 2020 The UCLA Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies Committee invites current graduate students and recent graduates (MA or Ph.D within the last two years) to present their research at the 18th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies on Friday, February 7, 2020 at the University of California, Los Angeles. Research papers are accepted on all …
Read MoreCall for Submissions for the SAS Der Mugrdechian Armenian Studies Book Award for the years 2017-2019
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Der Mugrdechian Armenian Studies Book Award Established in 2015 to recognize outstanding publishing in Armenian Studies 2019 Nomination Guidelines Deadline to receive books: June 31, 2019 The Society for Armenian Studies invites nominations for the 2019 SAS Der Mugrdechian Armenian Studies Book Award. Nominations can be made by either the publisher …
Read MoreDiaspora 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 Tölölyan Marking the 45th Anniversary of the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) UCLA, October 12-13, 2019 The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is marking the 45th Anniversary of its founding by holding a two-day …
Read More“Armenian Studies and Material Objects”- Tenth Annual International Graduate Student Workshop
April 26 and 27, 2019 Room 455 Weiser Hall 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Schedule_of_Events Inspired by the interdisciplinary possibilities and the innovative scholarly avenues that the study of materiality can open in the field of Armenian Studies, the 2019 International Graduate Student Workshop focuses on the theme of material objects. The exploration of society, arts, culture, and politics …
Read More“Western Armenian in the 21st Century” Published by SAS
Fresno-A co-edited volume by Bedross Der Matossian and Barlow Der Mugrdechian entitled Western Armenian in the 21st Century: Challenges and New Approaches has been recently published by The Press at California State University, Fresno, 2019. The book is the first in the newly launched Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Publication Series published as part of the Armenian Series of …
Read MoreInstitute for Armenian Studies at USC Seeks Deputy Director
Below you will find a new job opening at the Institute of Armenian Studies at USC https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/program-manager/1209/10990439 The Institute of Armenian Studies is seeking a Deputy Director who will work with the Institute director to deepen the Institute’s engagement in strengthening the field of Armenian Studies, to help shape policies by and about Armenians and Armenia. Primary responsibilities include: Expand …
Read MoreSAS Graduate Research and Conference Grants
The Society for Armenian Studies is announcing the availability of Graduate Research and Conference Grants for M.A. and Ph.D. students. Grants of up to $500 per applicant will be awarded. Applicants must be current members of the Society for Armenian Studies. Society for Armenian Studies Grant Application Form-2019 Deadline: April 6, 2019. For more information contact SAS President Bedross Der …
Read MoreEkmekçioğlu’s and Suciyan’s Books Chosen as Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award
The Society for Armenian Studies announced that Lerna Ekmekçioğlu’s Recovering Armenia: The Limits of Belonging in Post-Genocide Turkey (Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2016) and Talin Suciyan’s The Armenians in Modern Turkey: Post-Genocide Society, Politics and History (London: I.B.Tauris, 2015) have been chosen as the recipients of the Der Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award for 2015-2017. An honorable mention has …
Read MoreSAS Recognizes “Best Conference Paper Award” Recipients
The Society for Armenian Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2017 “Best Conference Paper Award.” Recognized are co-winners Erin Piñon for her paper “‘Get My Good Side’: Triumphant Images of Defeat in Early Modern Armenia,” Earnestine Qiu for her paper “Is White Divine? A Reevaluation of the ‘Armeno-Crimean’ Lives of the Desert Fathers (Jerusalem, Armenian Patriarchate, MS …
Read MoreSAS Award for Distinguished Dissertation Conferred on Dr. Mehmet Polatel
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) announced that Dr. Mehmet Polatel has been chosen to receive the SAS Distinguished Dissertation Award for 2015-2017 for his dissertation “Armenians and the Land Question in the Ottoman Empire, 1870-1914.” The SAS Award is accompanied by a $1,000 prize. Mehmet Polatel received a Ph.D. in Modern Turkish History from Bogazici University (Istanbul) in 2017. …
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