Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — Alison Vacca

Unknown Land: Armenian Studies in the Context of Acentric Medieval History - September 24, 2025

Unknown Land: Armenian Studies in the Context of Acentric Medieval History - September 24, 2025

Alison Vacca reveals what rejecting any single organizational schema of history can offer to the field of Armenian studies, moving past the liminality implied in the “between Byzantium and Islam” or “between Rome and Iran” paradigms.


Book Talk: An Armenian Futūh Narrative ~ Monday, October 28, 2024 ~ In-Person (Columbia University)

Book Talk: An Armenian Futūh Narrative ~ Monday, October 28, 2024 ~ In-Person (Columbia University)

Historians Sergio La Porta and Alison M. Vacca will discuss their English translation of Armenian priest Lewond’s chronicle of 8th century caliphal rule in Armenia.