Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — ARPA Institute

IT TAKES A VILLAGE...Film Screening and Discussion ~ Saturday, December 9, 2023 ~ In-Person

IT TAKES A VILLAGE...Film Screening and Discussion ~ Saturday, December 9, 2023 ~ In-Person

The screening will be followed by refreshments and discussion with writer/director Ophelia Harutyunyan and Yvette Amirian, Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Division of Film & Television Production at USC, moderated by Zareh Arevshatian of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

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20th UCLA GRADUATE STUDENT COLLOQUIUM in ARMENIAN STUDIES ~ Saturdays, February 18 & 25, 2023 ~ On Zoom

20th UCLA GRADUATE STUDENT COLLOQUIUM in ARMENIAN STUDIES ~ Saturdays, February 18 & 25, 2023 ~ On Zoom

This Colloquium is an annual international conference for graduate students in the Humanities/Social Sciences to present research pertaining to all aspects of Armenian studies, including but not limited to language, literature, history, gender studies, sociology, anthropology, economics, and art history.

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Traditional Armenian Art Forms in Contemporary Contexts ~ Saturday, March 13, 2021, Live on Zoom

Traditional Armenian Art Forms in Contemporary Contexts ~ Saturday, March 13, 2021, Live on Zoom

Panel 6 of the 2021 UCLA Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies ~ Traditional Armenian Art Forms in Contemporary Contexts

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Defining and Refining the Characteristics of Diasporan Identity ~ Saturday, March 6, 2021 ~ On Zoom

Defining and Refining the Characteristics of Diasporan Identity ~ Saturday, March 6, 2021 ~ On Zoom

Panel 5 of the 2021 UCLA Armenian Studies Graduate Student Colloquium: Defining and Refining the Characteristics of Diasporan Identity 

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Impact of Evagrius of Pontus on the Ascetic Tradition in Armenia ~ Saturday, February 20, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

Impact of Evagrius of Pontus on the Ascetic Tradition in Armenia ~ Saturday, February 20, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

Panel 3 of the UCLA Armenian Studies Graduate Student Colloquium ~ Impact of Evagrius of Pontus on the Ascetic Tradition in Armenia

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