Event Videos (2020–2025)
Writing Against Stalin's Western City: Mkrtich Armen's Yerevan (1931) and the Specter of the "New East" (Nor Arevelk') ~ Wednesday, October 9, 2024
In his talk, Dr. Leupold will argue that these alternative imaginaries of the urban were informed, in an unexpected dialectical twist, both by retrotopian yearning for a (pre-)colonial past that was coming undone before their eyes and anticipation for a utopian future at a point of post-revolutionary history largely understood by its contemporaries as the dawn of socialist worldmaking.
Azerbaijan and the Destruction of Armenian Civilization ~ Saturday, September 28, 2024
Azerbaijan and the Destruction of Armenian Civilization by Samvel Karapetian and published by Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA) exposes the cultural genocide perpetrated against historical Armenian heritage by Azerbaijan.
Treasures of Areni-1 Cave ~ Thursday, September 26, 2024
Ani Adigyozalyan discussed the many treasures of Armenian culture and ritual discovered in the Areni-1 Cave in Vayots Dzor
LITERARY LIGHTS: Lory Bedikian and Brian Turner ~ Saturday, September 21, 2024
The final installment of the reading series, Literary Lights 2024, features Lory Bedikian, author of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry winner, Jagadakeer: Apology to the Body. Bedikian was joined by award-winning poet, essayist and professor, Brian Turner.
An Evening of Tribute in Honor of the Late Professor Vahakn Dadrian ~ Sunday, August 25, 2024
Presenting the annual OIA Vahakn Dadrian Genocide Scholar Award to Dr. Lusine Sahakyan, Head of the Department of Armenian-Ottoman Relations, Institute for Armenian Studies, Yerevan State University.
Queer Speculations: A Virtual Reading and Gathering ~ Saturday, June 22, 2024
As we speculate about the future of the Queer Armenian community, what possibilities are before us? How can we use speculative fiction to imagine and reimagine those possibilities? In this event, authors Kristin Anahit Cass and Jacob Budenz discussed how they have used speculative fiction to reflect on the present and illuminate future queer potentialities. Cass read from her new book Reparations of the Heart: Toward a Swana Futurity and Budenz read from his new book Tea Leaves. The conversation was moderated by J.P. Der Boghossian, host of the podcast This Queer Book Saved My Life (2024 GLAAD media award nominee).
Securing Armenia’s Economic Outlook: Driven by a Strong Tech Sector ~ Thursday, June 20, 2024
Samson Avetian will explore Armenia’s economic prospects and the critical role that technology, sciences, and innovation play to ensure security and sustainability. He will review the progress made, the current dynamics, and the outlook for the Armenian technology industry.
The Right of the First Night and Sexual Violence Against Armenian Women in the 19th Century ~ Monday, April 29, 2024
In this lecture, Dr. Anna Aleksanyan discussed how different types of sexual violence, including the right of the first night, affected provincial Armenian life in the 19th century and what was done to prevent these acts of violence.
SAS Webinar Series We are All Armenian: Voices from the Diaspora ~ Friday, May 18, 2024
The webinar featured brief readings from the book's contributors and a roundtable discussion.
8th Annual UCLA Undergraduate Colloquium in Armenian Studies ~ Friday, May 24, 2024
The 8th annual UCLA Undergraduate Colloquium in Armenian Studies, originally postponed, took place on May 31, 2024 in association with UCLA Undergraduate Research Week.