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 Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation (AGMI). The Agreement aims at cooperating on different academic projects that would be beneficial to both parties and advance the field of Armenian Genocide studies. …
Read MoreThe Armenians of Musa Dagh: From Obscurity to Genocide Resistance and Fame 1840-1915
The Armenians of Musa Dagh: From Obscurity to Genocide Resistance and Fame 1840-1915 is a comprehensive history of the people of Musa Dagh, who rose to prominence with their resistance the Genocide in 1915. Dr. Vahram Shemmassian has presented a thorough analysis of the social, cultural, religious, educational, political, and economic his- tory of the six villages which constitute Musa …
Read MoreNew Book Series: Eastern Christian Cultures in Contact to be Published Through Brepols
The series consists of monographs, collected volumes, as well as original texts and translations of sources whose primary focus is contact or ongoing interactions between Eastern Christian communities from the age of Patristics down to the late Ottoman Empire. The series will focus on Syriac, Armenian, Georgian, Arabic, Coptic, Nubian and Ethiopic Christians. Contacts between these communities are severely …
Read MoreJournal 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 Michigan State University. This volume of the JSAS includes four articles, and five book reviews. The articles in this issue address topics in Armenian religious practice, philology, …
Read More2021-2022 Manoogian Fellowships in Armenian Studies
Center for Armenian Studies University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The Center for Armenian Studies is pleased to announce the 2021-22 competition for the postdoctoral and visiting scholar fellowships at the University of Michigan to foster teaching and research in Armenian Studies. Manoogian Postdoctoral Fellowships in Armenian Studies Manoogian Postdoctoral Fellowships in Armenian History Manoogian Visiting Scholar Fellowships in Armenian Studies …
Read MoreSAS Awards Travel, Research Grants to Graduate Students for Fall 2020
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) has selected its awardees for its Graduate Research and Conference Grants Program for M.A. and Ph.D. Students, as well as its inaugural Grant on Race, which seeks to support research that analyzes race as it relates to Armenian communities in the United States. Established in 2019, the aim of the Grants Program is to …
Read MoreSociety for Armenian Studies (SAS) Elects New Officers for 2021
FRESNO —The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Executive Council held a meeting on November 11, 2020 to choose its new Executive officers for 2021. Bedross Der Matossian (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) was re-elected as SAS President. Also elected were Vice-President Dzovinar Derderian (American University of Armenia); Secretary Nora Lessersohn (University College London); Treasurer Barlow Der Mugrdechian (California State University, Fresno); and …
Read MoreStatement of the SAS on the Situation in Artsakh and Armenia
The Society for Armenian Studies condemns the large-scale military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh by the Republic of Azerbaijan which began in the morning of September 27 targeting civilian populations in the capital Stepanakert and other cities. This is the largest military assault since the ceasefire signed in 1994, dismissing once again the peace efforts brokered by the OSCE …
Read MoreStatement 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 Artsakh by the Republic of Azerbaijan which began in the early morning hours of September 27, targeting civilian populations in the capital Stepanakert and other cities. We wish to express our …
Read MoreDer 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 been published. The book is the second in the newly launched Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) Publication Series published as part of the Armenian Series of The Press at California …
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