Unpacking Armenian Studies
119 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsThe USC Institute of Armenian Studies promotes scholarship that addresses national and global challenges; impacting policy, development, and progress.
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Language Therapy with Dr. K | Karabakh: What's in a name?
October 03, 2020 16:08 - 41 minutes - 47.7 MBKarabakh or Artsakh? Where do all the different names for this region come from? In this episode of Language Therapy, Dr. K talks to historian George Bournoutian, an expert on the history of Armenia and the Caucasus, to discuss the historical, political, and linguistic legacies of this region's various place names. For more, visit armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Ari Şekeryan
September 18, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBArmenians in Turkey — Dr. Ari Şekeryan, raised in Istanbul, is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, studying the minority-majority relations in the final years of the Ottoman Empire. He talks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about the role of newspapers and churches in the vision for a united Armenia during that period. For more, visit Armenian.usc.edu Additional Resources: Listen to Ari’s talk at Innovate Armenia 2017 about growing up and learning to be Armenian i...
Language Therapy with Dr. K | 1.5 Generation: All Kinds of Guilt
September 11, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 54.4 MBWho is a 1.5 generation immigrant? What is the connection between generation and language? What are the challenges of transmitting Armenian as a 1.5 generation parent? And what's with all the guilt and shame? Dr. K is joined by attorney and co-founder of ToTalk Armenian, Armine Bazikyan, as they discuss Armine's family's struggles with language transmission and ToTalk as a possible solution. For more, visit armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Tsolin Nalbantian
September 04, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBArmenians Beyond Diaspora: How They Made Lebanon Their Own — A conversation with Dr. Tsolin Nalbantian about her work understanding Lebanese politics and how “Armenian” space is fashioned in a Lebanon where citizens are demanding the end to a decades-old sectarian government system that has sustained inefficiency, dysfunction and a non-representative, non-merit based power structure. For more, visit Armenian.usc.edu.
Inch by Inch: Grandparents
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 12.4 MBMemories of grandparents and all the ways Armenians refer to their grandparents in this episode of Inch by Inch. Inch by Inch is an exploration of the details of intimate daily life and their connections to the larger questions, through the prism of Armenian cultural and linguistic memories. For more, visit armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Murat Cankara
August 28, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWriting Turkish with Armenian letters — Dr. Murat Cankara teaches Turkish language and literature at the Social Sciences University of Ankara. He talks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about how and why 2,000 Armeno-Turkish novels and other works were published over centuries. For more, visit Armenian.usc.edu. Additional Resources: Listen to Cankara’s talk at Innovate Armenia 2016: https://apple.co/3hDR5kC. To read some of Cankara’s articles, visit: https://asbu.academia.edu/Mur...
Language Therapy with Dr. K: Robin the Robot
August 21, 2020 17:58 - 46 minutes - 53.2 MBWhat is the connection between artificial intelligence, psychology, and language? Who/what is the world's first emotionally intelligent hospital robot and what's the connection to Armenia? Dr. K talks to Karen Khachikyan, CEO and co-founder of Expper Technologies, the company behind Robin the Robot, as they discuss Robin's emotional and linguistic capacities in helping children overcome their stress, isolation, and anxiety in a hospital setting. Dr. Shant Shekherdimian and Dr. Mineh Badmagha...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Nubar Hovsepian
August 14, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MB‘They needed a real Lebanon’ — Dr. Nubar Hovsepian is associate professor of political science at Chapman University. He speaks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about the Palestinian resistance movement, the role of education in forming national identity, and state building in Lebanon. For more, visit Armenian.usc.edu. Additional Resources: Hovsepian, Nubar. Palestinian State Formation: Education and the Construction of National Identity. Cambridge Scholars, 2008. Listen to a co...
Language Therapy with Dr. K: Speak English. You’re confusing the child!
August 07, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 57 MBWhat kinds of language policies do multilingual families enact when the language or languages in the home are not the same as the dominant language outside the home? What if each parent speaks a different language? What types of reactions and attitudes do families have to deal with when they set specific family strategies for language transmission? Dr. K is joined by Los Angeles Times journalist, Esmeralda Bermudez, in a deep conversation about language, identity, immigration, heritage, and ...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Phil Gamaghelyan
July 31, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBConflict resolution and Nagorno-Karabakh — Dr. Phil Gamaghelyan is an assistant professor of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, and cofounder of the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation and Caucasus Edition, an online journal. He talks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about the politics of memory, intervention, and the design of dialogue between Armenians, Turks and Azeris. For more, visit Armenian.usc.edu. Additional Resources: The Imagine Center for Conflict Tra...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Philip Gamaghelyan
July 31, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBConflict resolution and Nagorno-Karabakh — Dr. Philip Gamaghelyan is an assistant professor of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego, and cofounder of the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation and Caucasus Edition, an online journal. He talks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about the politics of memory, intervention, and the design of dialogue between Armenians, Turks and Azeris. For more, visit Armenian.usc.edu. Additional Resources: The Imagine Center for Conflict T...
Language Therapy with Dr. K: François Grosjean on Myths and Realities of Bilingualism Part 2
July 24, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 41.3 MBDr. K is joined by world-renowned psycholinguist and international authority on bilingualism, François Grosjean, as they debunk some of the most prevalent myths about bilingualism. How can we nurture a happy bilingualism? What are the best family strategies and educational models? What are the advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism? Dr. Grosjean is the author of Bilingual: Life and Reality (Harvard University Press, 2010), among other books, and the very popular Psychology Today blog, ...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Myrna Douzjian
July 17, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBTheatre of the absurd — Dr. Myrna Douzjian teaches Armenian language, theatre, literature, film at UC Berkeley. She is the rare graduate of an Armenian school who pursued Armenian Studies and she speaks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about those challenges as well as the difficulty of studying Armenian literature and drama as part of world literature. For more, visit armenian.usc.edu.
Language Therapy with Dr. K: Myths and Realities of Bilingualism Part 1
July 10, 2020 17:30 - 47 minutes - 53.8 MBWho is considered a bilingual? What does the day to day reality look like for those who lead their lives in two or more languages? And why are there still so many persistent myths about bilingualism and bilinguals? Dr. K is joined by world-renowned psycholinguist and international authority on bilingualism, François Grosjean, as they demystify bilingualism. He is the author of Bilingual: Life and Reality (Harvard University Press, 2010), among other books, and the very popular Psychology Tod...
Language Therapy with Dr. K: François Grosjean on Myths and Realities of Bilingualism Part 1
July 10, 2020 17:30 - 47 minutes - 53.8 MBWho is considered a bilingual? What does the day to day reality look like for those who lead their lives in two or more languages? And why are there still so many persistent myths about bilingualism and bilinguals? Dr. K is joined by world-renowned psycholinguist and international authority on bilingualism, François Grosjean, as they demystify bilingualism. He is the author of Bilingual: Life and Reality (Harvard University Press, 2010), among other books, and the very popular Psychology Tod...
Inch by Inch: Summer
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 10.6 MBDuring a summer of cancelled plans due to the pandemic, here is a summer, in the form of memories, in this episode of Inch by Inch. Inch by Inch is an attempt to explore little aspects of daily life and connect them to larger themes through a prism of memories and an Armenian cultural and linguistic twist. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Ronald Suny
July 03, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBSoviet history and nationalism — Dr. Ronald Suny is a leading scholar of Imperial Russian and Soviet history, the Caucasus and more recently, of the Armenian Genocide, with significant contribution to the study of history and historiography. He speaks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about socialism, ethnic conflict and revolution. Visit the USC Institute of Armenian Studies website for more.
Language Therapy with Dr. K: Justice in Translation
June 26, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 47.7 MBIntroducing Language Therapy with Dr. K, a new podcast about language in the Armenian context. Discover the quirky nuances, fun, and frustrations of language, as Dr. Shushan Karapetian delves into topics and questions you didn’t even know you were curious about. In this inaugural episode, Dr. K is joined by Gegham Mughnetsyan, as they discuss his recent Armenian translation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. How do we talk about racial justice in Armenian?
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Marc Mamigonian
June 17, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB50 years of Armenian Studies at NAASR — Marc Mamigonian is the Director of Academic Affairs at the Natl. Assn. for Armenian Studies and Research in Massachusetts. He discusses the trajectory and infrastructure of the field with Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian, and about the demand for rare books. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu.
Inch by Inch: Pickles
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 9.86 MBPickles and personal memories of pickling, plus added cultural and linguistic flavors in this episode of Inch by Inch. Inch By Inch is an attempt to explore little aspects of daily life and connect them to larger themes through a prism of memories and an Armenian cultural and linguistic twist. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Barlow Der Mugrdechian
May 27, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBOne of the oldest Armenian Studies programs in the US is directed by a 3rd generation Fresnoan. Barlow Der Mugrdechian is the Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program & Director of the Center for Armenian Studies at California State University, Fresno. He speaks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about growing up in Fresno, visiting Soviet Armenia, wanting to learn Classical Armenian & studying with Armenian Studies giants. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at ht...
Inch by Inch: Bread
May 19, 2020 19:16 - 5 minutes - 88.3 MBIn this episode, the Institute’s Chitjian Researcher Archivist Gegham Mughnetsyan talks about bread in personal memories and its cultural and linguistic appearances in the Armenian context. Inch By Inch is an attempt to explore little aspects of daily life and connect them to larger themes through a prism of memories and an Armenian cultural and linguistic twist. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Donald Miller
May 07, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBStudying genocides and religion — Dr. Donald Miller, co-founding director of strategic initiatives for the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at USC, studies global religious trends. He talks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about oral histories of Rwandan and Armenian genocide survivors and the questioning of faith during atrocities. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu. For more, read Miller's latest book Becoming Human Again: An Ora...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Mehmet Polatel
March 22, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBConfiscation and destruction — Dr. Mehmet Polatel is a historian and a postdoctoral fellow at the USC Shoah Foundation, researching the confiscation and looting of Armenian properties during the genocide. He speaks with Institute director Salpi Ghazarian about the dispossession of Armenians and the late Ottoman Empire. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Sato Moughalian
March 06, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBHow did the Armenian ceramic tradition go from Kutahya, Turkey to Jerusalem? What is the place of material culture in the loss of genocide & the renewal that came after? Flutist & author Sato Moughalian talks about her grandfather, David Ohannessian’s role in that journey & about her book, Feast of Ashes. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu. "Sisters" by John Hadfield, performed by Perspectives Ensemble members Sato Moughalian, Jacqui Kerrod,...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Keith David Watenpaugh
February 21, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBThe refugee as the ultimate modern person — Keith David Watenpaugh, professor and founding director of Human Rights Studies at UC Davis, studies the contemporary Middle East and the role of refugees and displaced persons in world history. He speaks to Institute director Salpi Ghazarian about being an activist scholar, the role of human rights in developing policy, and the Article 26 Backpack, a toolkit for academic mobility. Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, at http:/...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Rik Adriaans
January 31, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MB"Those who criticize it will also dance to it at weddings." Anthropologist Rik Adriaans speaks to Institute director Salpi Ghazarian about ethnomusicology, patriotic music videos, post-socialism and the “R” word. Dr. Adriaans, a teaching fellow in digital anthropology at the University College London, studies the politics of Armenian public culture and the anthropology of rabiz music. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Zeynep Devrim Gürsel
December 09, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBRenunciation of nationality — Dr. Zeynep Devrim Gürsel, Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, analyzes photography as a tool of governmentality. In this episode of Unpacking Armenian Studies, Gürsel speaks to Institute director Salpi Ghazarian about "mugshots taken in anticipation of a crime yet to be committed" as a consequence of Ottoman legislation. These photos of Armenian emigres, usually taken by Armenian photographers, became an early mode of border surveillance technology....
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Ayşenur Korkmaz
October 09, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBRoots, socio-spatial attachments and merging identities — Ayşenur Korkmaz is a Ph.D. Researcher at the University of Amsterdam, exploring the post-genocide understandings of the Armenian homeland ("Yerkir"). She speaks to Institute director Salpi Ghazarian about participating in Armenian “pilgrimages” through Turkey, to what were Western Armenian towns and villages. Korkmaz is currently a fellow at the USC Shoah Foundation. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit h...
Innovate Series with Deputy Foreign Minister of Karabakh Armine Aleksanyan
September 26, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBArmine Aleksanyan, Deputy Foreign Minister of Nagorno Karabakh, took the stage at Innovate Armenia for a conversation on Karabakh with the Institute's Deputy Director, Dr. Shushan Karapetian. Aleksanyan then stayed on stage to present on 'Real Life in an Unrecognized Republic.' These talks were recorded live at Innovate Armenia on May 18, 2019 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Apo Boghigian
September 05, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBJournalism from Los Angeles to Yerevan – For over 30 years, Apo Boghigian was the editor-in-chief of Asbarez, a daily bilingual Armenian newspaper in L.A. This month, he assumes the directorship of the Civilitas Foundation, and its media outlet CivilNet, in Armenia. Boghigian speaks to Institute Director and Civilitas co-founder Salpi Ghazarian, about his lifelong career in journalism and his new role. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian
August 27, 2019 07:00 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBIsfahan to Berkeley to Yerevan – Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian’s career is as diverse as it is long. The engineer turned university president speaks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about his personal, educational, and professional trajectory. He focuses on the founding of the American University of Armenia, in partnership with Mihran Agbabian, Stepan Karamardian, and Louise Manoogian Simone. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Tsoleen Sarian
August 22, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBPhoto literacy and identity – Tsoleen Sarian, Exec. Director of Project SAVE - The Armenian Photograph Archive, based in Boston, talks about the significance of understanding, preserving, and digitizing historic documents. In conversation with Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian, Sarian discusses how generations are finding ways to engage with Armenia and how Project SAVE is gathering documents from pre to post genocide. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http:...
Innovate Series with Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Education and Science Arevik Anapiosyan
August 05, 2019 07:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBArevik Anapiosyan, Armenia's Deputy Minister of Education and Science, discusses Armenia's post-“velvet revolution” education policies – the challenges, strategies, and solution. This talk took place at Innovate Armenia on May 18, 2019 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Innovate Series with Robert Koptas, Editor of Istanbul-Based Aras Publishing House
August 01, 2019 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBRober Koptas is the editor-in-chief of Aras Publishing, an Istanbul-based publishing house co-founded in 1993 by Hrant Dink, Mkrtich Margosyan, and Yetvart Tovmasyan. Koptas was previously editor-in-chief of Hrant Dink’s Agos newspaper. He spoke at Innovate Armenia about Istanbul’s Armenian community and his experience with hyphenated identities. This talk was recorded live on April 2, 2016 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Innovate Series on Healthcare Policy with Armenia’s Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan
July 22, 2019 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBArmenia’s Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan discusses the country's healthcare policy with Dr. Kim Hekimian, Assistant Professor of Nutrition in Pediatrics at Columbia University, and Dr. Shant Shekherdimian, Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA. The conversation was recorded live at Innovate Armenia on May 18, 2019 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Innovate Series with Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
July 15, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBKnown as the mayor of the Internet, Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian headlined the first ever Innovate Armenia. He spoke about his commitment to the past 100 years of the Armenian narrative, but also about his excitement for the next 100 years. This talk was recorded live at Innovate Armenia on February 21, 2015 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Innovate Series with Vahe Berberian
July 09, 2019 16:08 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBArtist, author and playwright Vahe Berberian is best known for his comedy stand-up routines about life in Armenia and the diaspora. He spoke at the first Innovate Armenia about the necessity of revamping Armenian culture, and learning how to laugh without feeling guilty. He covered a wide range of themes including preservation of language, investing in artists, and creating role models. This talk was recorded live at Innovate Armenia on February 21, 2015 at USC. To learn more about the USC...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Jens Kreinath
July 02, 2019 07:00 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBHarissa in Musa Dagh – Anthropology Professor Jens Kreinath of Wichita State University discusses his research with Salpi Ghazarian, director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies. Dr. Kreinath studies shared pilgrimage sites and Christian-Muslim relations in Hatay – historical Antioch, the southernmost province of Turkey, and home to Musa Dagh survivors in Vakifli, Turkey’s only remaining Armenian village. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian...
Innovate Series on Armeno-Turkish with Dr. Murat Cankara (Social Sciences University of Ankara)
July 01, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBProfessor Murat Cankara, who teaches Turkish Language and Literature at the Social Sciences University in Ankara speaks on the question of identity in Armeno-Turkish texts -- decades of publications of Turkish language works written in Armenian characters. This talk took place at Innovate Armenia on April 2, 2016 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Innovate Series on Mixing Identities with Dr. Manuel Pastor (USC)
June 26, 2019 07:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBProfessor Manuel Pastor, USC Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society & Social Change, and Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity, spoke on Mixing Identities: Immigrant Integration in Los Angeles. Dr. Pastor is also the director of the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity and for the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration. This talk took place at Innovate Armenia on April 2, 2016, at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian St...
Innovate Series on Translating Zabel Yesayan with Professor Mehmet Fatih Uslu (Istanbul Shehir University)
June 24, 2019 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBDr. Mehmet Fatih Uslu, Assistant Professor of Turkish Language and Literature at Istanbul Shehir University, translated Zabel Yesayan's works from Armenian to Turkish. In this episode, Dr. Uslu talks about his "adventure with Armenian and with Zabel Yesayan." This talk took place at Innovate Armenia on May 18, 2019 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Innovate Series with Dr. Ari Sekeryan (University of Oxford)
June 22, 2019 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBDr. Ari Sekeryan, an honorary fellow of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford, speaks about growing up and learning to be Armenian in Turkey. This talk took place at Innovate Armenia on September 23, 2017 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Innovate Series with Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Nature Protection - Dr. Irina Ghaplanyan
June 20, 2019 07:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBDr. Irina Ghaplanyan is Armenia’s Deputy Minister of Nature Protection. She earned a PhD in political science from the University of Cambridge and is a published author specializing in states in transition, conflict resolution, and security studies. In this episode, Dr. Ghaplanyan discusses Armenia’s evolving environmental policy. The talk took place at Innovate Armenia on May 18, 2019 at USC. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu.
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Victor Agadjanian
June 18, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBMysteries, miracles, and occasional miseries – Dr. Victor Agadjanian, professor of sociology at UCLA, comes across these phenomena in his research. From studying Swahili, to sexual risks of migrant women in Russia, to gender ideology in Karabakh, he focuses on social demography, migration, and sexual and reproductive health and behavior. In conversation with Salpi Ghazarian, director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, Dr. Agadjanian discusses his path to studying similar issues in dis...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Bedross Der Matossian
June 06, 2019 07:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBFrom Jerusalem to Nebraska, Dr. Bedross Der Matossian, Associate Professor of Modern Middle East History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, remembers life in a post-Ottoman city, and describes his path toward a study of the politics of the late Ottoman period. He speaks with Salpi Ghazarian, Director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies. Dr. Der Matossian is currently president of the Society for Armenian Studies. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit ht...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Armine Aleksanyan
May 31, 2019 07:00 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBKarabakh or Artsakh? Border security or daily life challenges? Armine Aleksanyan discusses these questions in conversation with Salpi Ghazarian, Director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies. Aleksanyan has been serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) since 2015. She is a graduate of both the Artsakh State University and the Diplomatic Academy of London at University of Westminster. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://arm...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Taner Akçam (Part 2)
May 08, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MBFrom village boy, to student activist, to prisoner of conscience, to economist turned historian and sociologist, Dr. Taner Akçam has lived many lives. In conversation with Salpi Ghazarian, Director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, Dr. Akçam chronicles his unique journey to becoming a leading scholar in Armenian Genocide studies. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu. References: Akcam, Taner. Killing Orders: Talat Pasha's Tele...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Taner Akçam (Part 1)
May 01, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MBHe’s a boy from a village near Ardahan, a “revolutionary”, then a “terrorist” in the words of the Turkish government, and now an academic -- Dr. Taner Akçam is a leading historian of the Armenian Genocide. After escaping a Turkish prison, and settling in Germany, he began his research on political violence in the late Ottoman Empire and early Republic of Turkey. In 2008, Dr. Akçam was appointed Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University. To learn more about the USC Institute of...
Unpacking Armenian Studies with Dr. Nazan Maksudyan
April 23, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBInclusion and exclusion: the challenges of identity formation during childhood in Turkey, and in the study of children during genocide -- Dr. Nazan Maksudyan writes on these topics. Her research focuses on the history of children and youth in the Ottoman Empire during the 19th and early 20th centuries, with a focus on non-Muslims and gender, sexuality, education and humanitarianism. To learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, visit http://armenian.usc.edu. References: O...