Opening-Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies at UC Irvine
Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies University of California, Irvine Recruitment Period Open date: October 28th, 2015 Next review date: January 31st, 2016 Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: January 31st, 2016 Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered …
Read MoreCall for Applications-2016-2017 Manoogian Fellowships in Armenian Studies
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2016-17 MANOOGIAN FELLOWSHIPS IN ARMENIAN STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR The Armenian Studies Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, is pleased to announce the 2016-2017 competition for the Manoogian Simone Foundation Fellowships for post-doctoral scholars, visiting scholars, and pre-doctoral students to foster teaching and research in Armenian Studies. All applications must be received by …
Read MoreSAS Announces the Publication of JSAS Volume 23
SAS Announces the Publication of JSAS Volume 23 The SAS has just published Volume 23 of the Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies. To purchase a copy of JSAS 23, please contact the SAS Secretariat at barlowd@csufresno.edu In JSAS Volume 23 Articles Classical Armenian (pre–15th c.) Z. Pogossian, An “Un-known and Unbridled People”: Vardan Arewelc‘i’s Colophon on the Mongols. …
Read MoreSAS to hold Conference and 41st Annual Meeting-November 21 in Denver
The Society for Armenian Studies to Hold its 41st Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado Conference to be held on “The Impact of the Armenian Genocide” SAS members are invited to participate in the SAS 41st Annual Meeting and to attend a special SAS sponsored Conference. To mark the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) …
Read MoreShemmassian’s “The Musa Dagh Armenians” Published
The Haigazian University Press in Beirut has published Dr. Vahram L. Shemmassian’s book, titled The Musa Dagh Armenians: A Socioeconomic and Cultural History, 1919-1939. The author writes: “The Musa Dagh resistance to the Armenian Genocide in 1915 has been immortalized by Franz Werfel’s novel, The Forty Days of Musa Dagh. Yet, despite the novel’s fame and impact, to date the …
Read More14th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies
14th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies University of California, Los Angeles, Friday, February 12, 2016 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, …
Read MoreCall for Papers: “The Armenians and the Cold War”
Call for Papers: “The Armenians and the Cold War” Dearborn, MI, April 1-3, 2016 To mark the 30th anniversary of its founding, the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan-Dearborn is holding a multi-disciplinary academic conference on the theme “The Armenians and the Cold War.” The conference will be held on the university’s campus in Dearborn, MI, over the …
Read MoreNew JSAS Index Completed
The SAS Executive Council is pleased to announce the completion of the new JSAS index, for volumes 1-22. Articles can be searched for by title, by author, or by volume. The index link is: https://societyforarmenianstudies.com/journal-of-the-society-for-armenian-studies-jsas/index-of-the-journal-of-the-society-for-armenian-studies/ The project was completed with the assistance of Hagop Ohanessian and Phillip Der Mugrdechian, students at Fresno State, under my direction. Please send any feedback …
Read MoreSAS Armenian Studies Book Award-Nominations Open
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Armenian Studies Book Award (Established in 2015 to recognize outstanding publishing in Armenian Studies) 2015 Nomination Guidelines Deadline to receive books: September 1, 2015 The Society for Armenian Studies invites nominations for the 2015 SAS Armenian Studies Book Award. Nominations can be made by either the publisher or the author. Although there is no …
Read More30th Anniversary of Venice Summer Armenian Program
The Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia Dipartimento di Studi sull’Asia e sull’Africa Mediterranea and Associazione Culturale Padus-Araxes It is a great pleasure for us to kindly invite you for the Celebrations of the 30th Anniversary of the Summer Intensive Course of Armenian Language and Culture, organized by the Department of Asian and Afro-Mediterranean Studies of Ca’ Foscari University in collaboration with …
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