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The SAS Annual Membership Meeting will be held from 4:00-6:00PM, on Thursday, November 17, 2016, in Salon B (4) of the Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel, in Boston. (http://mesana.org/annual-meeting/hotel.html) The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting. This year refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres will be served at the meeting. All members are …

Society for Armenian Studies Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies, Volume 24 released The Society for Armenian Studies announces the release of Volume 24 of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS), edited by Dr. Sergio La Porta. JSAS Volume 24 includes five articles, four communications, an addendum, a review essay, and three book reviews. The articles …

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., within the last two years) in fields associated with Armenian Studies (broadly defined) to present their recent research. Work in progress is encouraged. Research papers are accepted on all aspects of Armenian studies, including, …

The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) announces that Dr. Shushan Karapetian has been chosen to receive the SAS Distinguished Dissertation Award for 2011-2014 for her dissertation “‘How Do I Teach My Kids My Broken Armenian?”’: A Study of Eastern Armenian Heritage Language Speakers in Los Angeles.” The SAS Award is accompanied by a $1,000 prize. The selection committee had this …

Call for Papers – “Armenian Diaspora in the United States: Communities, Politics, Culture.” Boston, MA, 17-18 November 2016 The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) will hold its annual conference in Boston, MA on 17-18 November 2016. The conference will take place in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), Boston, MA, 17-20 …

Armenian Studies Program to Hold Two-Day International Conference “Empire, Politics, and War: The Armenian Genocide within the Context of the Ottoman Empire” The Armenian Studies Program is holding a major international conference on “Empire, Politics, and War: The Armenian Genocide within the Context of the Ottoman Empire” to be held on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19, 2016. The …

Armenian Research Center in Dearborn Announces Full Conference Program of “Armenians and the Cold War” Armenian Research Center University of Michigan-Dearborn 4901 Evergreen Road Dearborn, MI 48128-2406 Contacts: Ara Sanjian and/or Gerald E. Ottenbreit, Jr. Tel: 313-593-5181 Fax: 313-593-5219 Email: arasan@umich.edu and/or gottenbr@umich.edu Web: http://umdearborn.edu/673901 DEARBORN, MI, Monday, 21 February 2016 (Armenian Research Center Press Release)–The Armenian Research Center at …

CALL FOR PROPOSALS ARMENIAN LANGUAGE IN THE DIGITAL AGE Advancing Armenian Language through Information Technology and New Communication Tools In June 2015, the Armenian Communities Department (ACD) of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies (TUMO) organised a joint workshop in Yerevan to discuss challenges and opportunities at the intersection of IT and the Armenian language. …

California State University, Fresno College of Arts and Humanities Armenian Studies Vacancy # 12842 http://www.fresnostate.edu/artshum/ Armenian Studies – Visiting Professor Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professorship in Armenian Studies Complete online application at http://jobs.csufresno.edu California State University, Fresno is an engaged University. We focus on broadening students’ intellectual horizons, fostering lifelong learning skills, developing the leaders of tomorrow, promoting community …

The 2016 Executive Council held its first meeting on Monday, December 14, 2015. Elections for Executive Council officers were held with the following results: Barlow Der Mugrdechian, President Bedross Der Matossian, Vice-President Arpi Sihayian, Treasurer Lilit Keshishyan, Secretary Advisors: Sergio La Porta Vartan Matiossian Vahe Sahakyan The Executive Council would like to express its appreciation to its outgoing members-Tamar Boyadjian, …