Prior Years — Columbia Middle Eastern South Asian and African Studies (MESAAS)

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. 

Stateless focuses on two key moments and places of Western Armenian literary history, post-WWI Paris and post-WW II Beirut, to examine how a stateless language sustained itself in a diasporic setting.

SESSIONS
Session I: Loss, Trauma, & Public Health
Session II: Words and Discourse
Session III: Cultural Heritage
Session IV: International Law and Restoration