Armenian Studies Group

What is the ASG? 

The ASG comes together to provide a safe space where researchers in Armenian Studies in all fields present work-in-progress and receive stimulating, encouraging feedback. The purpose of the group is to help think about the work, its content, structure, narrative, etc. The meetings (up to 3 or 4 per year) take place in-person at the Armenian Institute offices in Farringdon (1 Onslow Street, EC1N 8AS, London), and may be streamed online for those who are located outside of London. 

Meetings may include one speaker with a more in-depth presentation, or a combination of 2 to 3 speakers for shorter windows into the most current research being conducted. 

Is the ASG for me? 

ASG meetings are open to people whose work involves any kind of research on any aspect of Armenian Studies, be they students, teachers, journalists, writers, artists, photo-essayists… We value work that strives for scientific rigour, but you do not have to be an academic or an experienced scholar to join the group.

Past Presentations

  • Houry Pilibbossian: Unearthing Realities Through Laundry Lines

  • Olivia Melkonian: Sounds from an Armenian Childhood

  • Dr. Vazken Khachig Davidian. An Encyclopaedic Compendium of Everything Ottoman Armenian:  Reading Teotig’s Everyone’s Almanac through the Prism of Art and Cultural History

  • Hovsep Markarian, Rethinking Diasporicity: Young Syrian Armenian Returnees in the Homeland

  • Dr. Alex MacFarlane. პატმუთიუნ ვასნ პღნძე ქაღაქინ: Armenian Stories in Georgian ScriptDr Vazken Davidian: Teodik’s Almanach

  • Dr. Tamara Wilson, Beyond Time, Theory And Representation: Survival In The Shadow Of Social Death. University Of Roehampton

  • Dr. Nik Matheou, Seeing Medieval Ani with Global Eyes: Initial Thoughts and Perspectives. Armenian Institute

  • Dr. Tatevik Mnatsakanyan, Denial Beyond Borders: Rethinking Turkey's Postgenocide Denial Amidst Regional Expansion and Wars. Loughborough University

  • Tsovinar Kuiumchian, Oxford University: “My house is full of ghosts” - the textile archive as a transgenerational communication zone.

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