Der 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 …
Read MoreCall for Papers-JSAS, Fall 2021-Theme of “Indigeneity”
The Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies (JSAS) calls for papers and contributions for a volume on the theme of indigeneity. Please note the extended deadline of 2 October, 2021 and please visit here for more information: https://societyforarmenianstudies.com/journal-of-the-society-for-armenian-studies-jsas/ JSAS FALL 2021: INDIGENEITY This volume seeks to explore transcultural and interdisciplinary conversations around the theme of indigeneity, the indigenous experience, and trans-indigeneity (broadly defined), with an …
Read MoreSAS Fall 2021 Graduate Research and Conference Grants Available for M.A. and Ph.D. Students
The Society for Armenian Studies invites applicants to apply for the Fall 2021 SAS Graduate Research and Conference Grants for M.A. and Ph.D. students. The deadline is October 15, 2021. Grants of up to $1000.00 per applicant will be awarded. Applicants must be current members of the Society for Armenian Studies. The grants will be on competitive basis. Given that …
Read MoreCall for Applications-Executive Director Position at NAASR
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES Executive Director NAASR is looking for a dynamic and dedicated person as Executive Director who will be primarily responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of NAASR within budgeted parameters, including implementing and supervising in a collaborative working style current and new programs, securing funding from private and public sources, establishing and expanding relationships with donors and the community, hiring …
Read MoreSociety 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 – 18th Centuries. Dr. Lalayan was a medieval theologian and the head of the Department of History at Grigor Narekatsi University in Artsakh. He was killed by Azeri forces in …
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