Prior Years — Columbia Middle Eastern South Asian and African Studies (MESAAS)
Peter Balakian Reads from New York Trilogy - October 27, 2025
Join Peter Balakian at Columbia University for a reading from his new book New York Trilogy.
Book Event: The Burning Heart of the World ~ Monday, April 7, 2025 ~ In-Person (Columbia University)
Featuring Nancy Kricorian in conversation with Marianne Hirsch.
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.
STATELESS IN POST-WWII BEIRUT ~ Monday, April 8, 2024 ~ In-Person (New York)
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.
ARTSAKH: Loss, Trauma, and Restoration ~ Saturday, November 11, 2023 ~ In-Person/On YouTube
SESSIONSSession I: Loss, Trauma, & Public Health
Session II: Words and Discourse
Session III: Cultural Heritage
Session IV: International Law and Restoration