Supporting Armenian Studies Since 1955
Supporting Armenian Studies Since 1955

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Bir Arşiv: Emval-i Metrukelerin Açık Artırma ile Satış İlanları (The Auctioning of Stolen Armenian Properties: Emval-i Metruke) - September 18, 2025

Bir Arşiv: Emval-i Metrukelerin Açık Artırma ile Satış İlanları (The Auctioning of Stolen Armenian Properties: Emval-i Metruke) - September 18, 2025

Sait Çetinoğlu and Taner Akçam present an archive of digitized advertisements from the 1920s and 1930s of the confiscated properties of Armenian Genocide victims.

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Oor Eir Asdvadz? (Where Were You, God?): Armenian Identity Formation, Religious Belief, and Mental Health Amongst Ethnic Armenians in Turkey ~ Tuesday, May 27, 2025 ~ On Zoom

Oor Eir Asdvadz? (Where Were You, God?): Armenian Identity Formation, Religious Belief, and Mental Health Amongst Ethnic Armenians in Turkey ~ Tuesday, May 27, 2025 ~ On Zoom

This talk explores the intersection of Armenian ethnic identity, religious belief, and mental health among ethnic Armenians, particularly in Turkey and the USA.

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9th Annual Undergraduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies at UCLA ~ Friday, May 23, 2025 ~ In-Person (Broad Art Center) and on Zoom

9th Annual Undergraduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies at UCLA ~ Friday, May 23, 2025 ~ In-Person (Broad Art Center) and on Zoom

Join undergraduate students presenting in Undergraduate Research Week, May 23-29, 2025

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Material Afterlives of Genocide: Violence, Memory, and Landscapes of Ruins in Van ~ Monday, May 12, 2025 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom

Material Afterlives of Genocide: Violence, Memory, and Landscapes of Ruins in Van ~ Monday, May 12, 2025 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom

This talk focuses on the overlapping histories of the Armenian and Kurdish communities in the region of Van in southeastern Turkey through an exploration of spaces of material ruination.

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Sahag II Khabayan (1849-1939): Catholicos of Cilicia as Witness to Massacres and the Armenian Genocide ~ Friday, April 25, 2025 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom

Sahag II Khabayan (1849-1939): Catholicos of Cilicia as Witness to Massacres and the Armenian Genocide ~ Friday, April 25, 2025 ~ In-Person (UCLA Bunche Hall) and on Zoom

The talk examines the life and work of Sahag II Khabayan, the Catholicos of the House of Cilicia, as a lens through which to explore the Armenian Genocide and its aftermath.

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