Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — #NAASR

ARMENIA in 3D: DEMOCRACY, SECURITY, AND SOVEREIGNTY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD ~ Sunday, February 21, 2021 ~ Live on Zooom/YouTube

ARMENIA in 3D: DEMOCRACY, SECURITY, AND SOVEREIGNTY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD ~ Sunday, February 21, 2021 ~ Live on Zooom/YouTube

The distinguished panel of Laurence Broer, Anna Ohanyan, Kristin Cavoukian, and Richard Giragosian will present the publication Armenia's Velvet Revolution as well as discuss the promise and the peril facing Armenia’s democratic consolidation, in light of the new post-war realities in the country and the region.

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

Constructions of Gender that Tolerate Violence Against Armenian Women ~Saturday, February 13, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

Constructions of Gender that Tolerate Violence Against Armenian Women ~Saturday, February 13, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

Constructions of Gender that Tolerate Violence Against Armenian Women is the 2nd Panel of UCLA Armenian Studies Graduate Student Colloquium


WHAT DOES A SMALL NATION KNOW? Armenians and the Wages of Nationalism ~ Friday, February 12, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

WHAT DOES A SMALL NATION KNOW? Armenians and the Wages of Nationalism ~ Friday, February 12, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

Professor Ronald Grigor Suny explores the benefits and the wages of nationalism, its costs to a small nation, and how it has contributed to the tragic moment the country faces today. Sossie Kasbarian is discussant.

This lecture is part of the UCLA Promise Armenian Institute Distinguished Lecture Series, which is co-sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR).


FROM THE KUR TO THE ARAS ~ Wednesday, February 10, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

FROM THE KUR TO THE ARAS ~ Wednesday, February 10, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

From the Kur to the Aras A Military History of Russias Move into the South Caucasus and the First Russo-Iranian War, 1801-1813 Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 7:30pm Eastern Time / 4:30pm Pacific TimeLive on Zoom. Registration required and free.In From the Kur to the Aras, George A. Bournoutian presents the first military history of the Russian advance into the South Caucasus in 1801 and the ensuing First Russo-Iran War (1804-1813) that was a crucial step in the Russian Empire’s eventual expansion into the Caucasus region. Using both Iranian and Russian primary sources, the work vividly describes the strategies, military capabilities...


THE ARMENIANS of MUSA DAGH: From Obscurity to Genocide Resistance and Fame 1840-1915 ~ Saturday, February 6, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

THE ARMENIANS of MUSA DAGH: From Obscurity to Genocide Resistance and Fame 1840-1915 ~ Saturday, February 6, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

The Armenians of Musa Dagh: From Obscurity to Genocide Resistance and Fame 1840-1915 is a comprehensive history of the people of Musa Dagh, who rose to prominence with their resistance the Genocide in 1915. Dr. Vahram Shemmassian has presented a thorough analysis of the social, cultural, religious, educational, political, and economic history of the six villages which constitute Musa Dagh.

Armenian through the Ages: Linguistic and Philological Perspectives ~ Friday, January 22, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

Armenian through the Ages: Linguistic and Philological Perspectives ~ Friday, January 22, 2021 ~ Live on Zoom

Presentations to be given at the conference Armenian through the Ages: Linguistic and Philological Perspectives, online on 22 January 2021.

KHACHKARS: Documentation, Preservation, and Continuation ~ Saturday, January 9, 2021 ~ Live Zoom/YouTube

KHACHKARS: Documentation, Preservation, and Continuation ~ Saturday, January 9, 2021 ~ Live Zoom/YouTube

The erasure of Armenian cultural history in Nakhichevan is one of the most underreported acts of cultural destruction in the 21st century. The year 2020 marks the 15-year commemoration of the final phase of this systematic destruction.

The Armenian Church of Nagorno Karabakh/Artsakh in Modern Times ~ Thursday, December 10, 2020 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

The Armenian Church of Nagorno Karabakh/Artsakh in Modern Times ~ Thursday, December 10, 2020 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

A Lecture by Dr. Ara Sanjian Associate Professor of History, University of Michigan–Dearborn, Director of the Armenian Research Center

Khachkars as Worldwide Witnesses of Armenian History, Spirituality, and Art ~ Sunday, December 6, 2020 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

Khachkars as Worldwide Witnesses of Armenian History, Spirituality, and Art ~ Sunday, December 6, 2020 ~ Live on Zoom/YouTube

This program will be the second in a series to mark the 15-year commemoration of the final destruction by Azerbaijan of the khachkars of Jugha (Old Julfa) in Nakhichevan. This event will focus on the khachkar as it is used by diaspora communities, their representation in the work of Armenian artist Vardges Sureniants’ (1860-1921), and what can be learned from inscriptions on khachkars, including those that once stood in Jugha.