Armenian Series adds three new books

Armenian Series book covers stacked on top of each other.

The Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State continues to be a prominent publisher of all things Armenian with installments 18, 19 and 20 of the Armenian Series.

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Papazian to give talk on Muslim and Alevi Armenians lecture

Dr. Hrag Papazian

The lecture will be devoted to the officially Muslim and hence legally “non-Armenian” citizens of the Republic of Turkey who, drawing on their Armenian ancestors, Islamized or Alevized generations earlier, identify as Armenians today.

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Dr. Suren Manukyan named as 18th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor

Dr. Suren Manukyan speaks next to the Armenian flag

Dr. Manukyan is the author of some thirty articles in the field of genocide and oriental studies. In his research interests, Dr. Manukyan explores the history of genocide, which explains the origins of social behaviors that lead up to mass murder, including prejudices, stereotypes, racism, religious and ethnic hatred, and discrimination.

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Featured Supporter: Barlow Der Mugrdechian

Prof. Der Mugrdechian began teaching at Fresno State in 1985. Since 2008 he has been the Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program and Director of the Center for Armenian Studies at Fresno State. 

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Video: 2021 Armenian Genocide Commemorative Virtual Event

Armenian Genocide Monument at Fresno State

The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee of Fresno has prepared a video, “2021 Armenian Genocide Commemorative Virtual Event,” in place of the annual commemorative event at the Armenian Genocide Monument at Fresno State.

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‘The Press’ at Fresno State releases four Armenian Series books in 2020

The four books over the colors of the Armenian flag

Four new books have been released in the Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno, in 2020.  The Armenian Series was founded through the Armenian Studies Program with funding established by the M. Victoria Karagozian Kazan and Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Endowment. The new books represent volumes eight through 11 in the […]

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Ani Cathedral lecture to focus on sculpture and inscriptions

Ani Cathedral in Armenia

Dr. Christina Maranci, Tufts University Department of Art History and Architecture chair and Arthur H. Dadian and Ara Oztemel associate professor, will give a virtual presentation on “Ani Cathedral, its Sculpture, and its Inscriptions Revisited” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 on Zoom.

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David Ohannessian and the Armenian Ceramics of Jerusalem

Feast of Ashes - The Life and Art of David Ohannessian

Along the cobbled streets and golden walls of Jerusalem, brilliantly glazed tiles catch the light and beckon the eye. These colorful wares are iconic features of the Holy City. Silently, these works of ceramic art also represent a riveting story of resilience and survival.

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Sofya Melikyan to perform as part of Young Armenian Talent series

Sofya Melikyan

Educated at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid and the École Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot in Paris, Melikyan has gained international attention while performing in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall in New York, Jordan Hall in Boston, Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, and Salle Cortot in Paris.

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Dr. Levon Chookaszian to Speak on ‘Germans and Armenians: Historic and Artistic Relations’

Dr. Levon Chookaszian with Armenia and Germany flags

Dr. Levon Chookaszian, Chair of the Department of Armenian Art History at Yerevan State University will give a talk titled “Germans and Armenians: Historic and Artistic Relations” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb 1, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, at Fresno State. The presentation is part of the Armenian Studies Program Spring 2019 […]

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Armenian Studies Program inspires with a holistic approach to community-oriented events

William Saroyan House Museum opening ceremony

The sense of community that flourished at the Armenian Studies Program’s well-attended events made the Fall 2018 semester exceptional. Between the ceremony for the opening of the William Saroyan House Museum, a jazz piano concert, a CineCulture movie, and a series of riveting lectures, Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Berberian Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program […]

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Tigran Hamasyan delights audience with an innovative live performance

Tigran

By Annie Rubio Music is a universal language, with messages and emotions that can be understood regardless of one’s background. Modern artists are always seeking new ways to push the boundaries of their craft, to continuously innovate. Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan artfully melds modern and traditional sounds into his music and he also ties in […]

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Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies Dr. Ümit Kurt gives second public lecture, ‘Proactive Local Perpetrators: Mehmet Yasin (Sani Kutluğ) and Ali Cenani’

Dr. Ümit Kurt, Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for Fall 2018

Armenian Studies Program Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian announced that Dr. Ümit Kurt has been appointed as the 15th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2018 semester. The Kazan Visiting Professorship was established through a generous endowment established by Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan.

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Armenian studies facilitates an international conference on The Committee of Union and Progress

Kevorkian and Kieser

The Armenian Studies Program will hold an international conference on “The Committee of Union and Progress: Founders, Ideology, and Structure” on Friday, October 12, and Saturday, October 13, 2018. The conference will be held in the University Business Center (5245 N. Backer Ave.), A. Peters Auditorium, Room 191 on the Fresno State campus. All sessions […]

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Speaker urges ‘educational vaccine’ during genocides exhibit at Henry Madden Library

Visitors explore the Genocides of the 20th Century exhibit at the Henry Madden Library on Sept. 6.

~ This story was republished from The Collegian By Seth Casey Fresno State hosted guest speaker Dr. Clint Curle, senior advisor to the president at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, for the opening reception of the Genocides of the 20th Century exhibit on Sept. 6. Following a reception of appetizers, refreshments and conversation, the […]

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Fresno State to mark anniversary of Armenian Genocide

Students at the Armenian Genocide Monument at Fresno State

The Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee of Fresno will hold a commemorative event on April 24, marking the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at the Armenian Genocide Monument at the Maple Mall (south of the Satellite Student Union).

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Join us as the University Press celebrates its authors

University Press Author Reception

The Press at California State University, Fresno, will celebrate several of its recently published authors at a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, in the Smittcamp Alumni House. Featured authors and publications will include: Armen Bacon, author of “My Name is Armen (Volume II), Outside the Lines.” This book is a follow-up to Bacon’s […]

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2018 Kazan Visiting Professor impacts Fresno’s Armenian community

From left, Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Yektan Türkyilmaz and Richard Hagopian.

The Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professorship in Armenian Studies is an opportunity that happens only once each academic year, for a semester. This year the Armenian Studies Program hosts Dr. Yektan Türkyilmaz as the Kazan Visiting Professor during the spring semester. Türkyilmaz’ final lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the University Business Center in the Alice Peters Auditorium at Fresno State.

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CineCulture presents ‘The Other Side of Home’ April 20

CineCulture presents "The Other Side of Home" April 20

CineCulture will present “The Other Side of Home” (2016) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led by Naré Mkrtchyan who directed and produced the film.

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Dr. Hayk Demoyan on ‘Multiple Identities and Memories of the Armenian World’

Dr. Hayk Demoyan to give lecture

U.S. Fulbright Scholar Dr. Hayk Demoyan will give a lecture, “Multiple Identities and Memories of the Armenian World,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191 on the Fresno State campus. The presentation is part of the Spring Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program and is funded through the Leon S. Peters Foundation.

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Armenian Studies Program to hold 30th annual banquet

Armenian Studies banquet

The Armenian Studies Program of Fresno State will hold its 30th annual banquet on Sunday, March 18, at the Fort Washington Country Club in Fresno. This year’s banquet will feature Fresno State President Dr. Joseph I. Castro as one of the main speakers. Dr. Castro was appointed the eighth president of Fresno State in 2013.

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Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz: Lecture on ‘Armenians on Records’

Dr. Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz will give the next Armenian Studies lecture on March 7.

Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz, Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, will give a lecture, “Armenians on Records: Music Production from Homeland to Diasporas,” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191 on the Fresno State campus.

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Keyboard Concert Series presents the Chilingirian-Bagratuni-Hakobyan Trio

Keyboard Concert Series presents the Chilingirian-Bagratuni-Hakobyan Trio

The Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert Series presents the Chilingirian-Bagratuni-Hakobyan Trio at 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, in the Concert Hall at Fresno State. This is the second of three special events this year, in conjunction with the International Chamber Music Series. This concert brings together three of today’s most prominent Armenian musicians Levon Chilingirian on […]

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National Chamber Choir of Armenia in concert Oct. 29

National Chamber Choir of Armenia

The Armenian Studies Program and Hamazkayin Taniel Varoujan Chapter of Fresno are co-sponsoring a special event — a concert by the National Chamber Choir of Armenia, under the direction of Robert Mlkeyan, featuring Robert Amirkhanian.

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Armenian Studies Lecture: The AGBU Nubar Library in Paris

Dr. Boris Adjemian will give an Armenian Studies lecture

Dr. Boris Adjemian, director of the AGBU Nubar Library, will present a lecture entitled “The AGBU Nubar Library in Paris: Safeguarding Western Armenian Heritage through Documentation, Research, and Publication” and “The Armenians of Ethiopia” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191. The presentation is part of the Fall Lecture Series of the Armenian Studies Program.

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Armenian literature lecture kicks off Fall Lecture Series

Graphic design depicting Christopher Atamian and book cover of "Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France"

A lecture on “Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France: A Zenith of Diasporan Literature,” by author and translator Christopher Atamian at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, is the first presentation in the Armenian Studies Program’s 2017 Fall Lecture Series, supported by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.

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Christopher Atamian to speak on ‘Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France’

Graphic design depicting Christopher Atamian and book cover of "Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France"

Author and translator Christopher Atamian will present a lecture entitled “Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France: A Zenith of Diasporan Writing” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191 on the Fresno State campus.
“Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France” was published as Volume 6 in the Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno in 2016. This is the first presentation in the Armenian Studies Program 2017 Fall Lecture series, which is supported by the Leon S. Peters Foundation.

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CineCulture fall lineup begins with ‘The Eagle Huntress’

Poster for "The Eagle Huntress" film

The Fresno State CineCulture Series kicks off its fall 2017 lineup of film screenings with “The Eagle Huntress” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Most CineCulture screenings are at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during the fall semester in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (5010 N. Woodrow Ave. in the Student Recreation Center). Some screenings are […]

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Free lecture by Richard Hagopian, master of the oud, on April 27

Richard Hagopian

Armenian musician Richard Hagopian, an internationally recognized master of the oud, will present a lecture called “Maqam Musics of the Middle East: Armenian Traditions” at 4 p.m. on Thursday April 27, in the Alice Peters Auditorium (PB 191) of the Peters Business Building. This free public event is part of the Middle East Studies Lecture, Performance […]

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Armenian Genocide commemoration events planned for April 24

Armenian Genocide Memorial

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand will keynote Fresno State’s annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration, 7 to 8:15 p.m. Monday, April 24, at the Armenian Genocide Monument at the Maple Mall (south of the Satellite Student Union). The event marks the 102 anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The ceremony will […]

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Author, lawyer Fethiye Çetin to speak on ‘Echo of Silence’

Fethiye Cetin

Author and human-rights lawyer Fethiye Çetin (Istanbul, Turkey), will speak on “Echo of Silence” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, at the Berberian Social Hall of St. Paul Armenian Church, 3767 N. First Street, in Fresno. The lecture is being held as part of the commemorative activities associated with the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian […]

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CineCulture, Armenian Studies to feature Fresno premiere screening of ‘Lost Birds’ April 7

Flyer for CineCulture screening of "Lost Birds"

Fresno State’s CineCulture film series and the Armenian Studies Program will present a special screening of the film “Lost Birds” at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 7, in the Peters Educational Center Auditorium (west end of the SaveMart Center, near Shaw and Woodrow Aves.), on tcampus. Directors Ela Alyamac and Arda Perdeci will fly to Fresno from Turkey to […]

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Armenian Studies lecture April 4

Dr. Keith David Watenpaugh

Dr. Keith David Watenpaugh, of the University of California at Davis, will give a presentation on “The Drowned, the Saved and the Forgotten: Genocide and the Foundations of Modern Humanitarianism” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus. The lecture is part […]

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Armenian Studies celebrates 40 years

VIPs at Armenian Studies banquet

Photo above, from left: Associate Dean Honora Chapman, Dean Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Dr. Mary Papazian, President Joseph I. Castro, Mary Castro, Dr. Sergio La Porta,  Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Dr. Dennis Papazian and Professor Hagop Ohanessian at the 2017 Armenian Studies Program banquet. ~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communications specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities In 1977, […]

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Armenian Studies Lecture: Dr. Ümit Kurt to speak on March 7

Dr. Umi Kurt

Dr. Ümit Kurt, a Research Fellow at Harvard University, will discuss “The Curious Case of Armenian Genocide Perpetrator Ahmed Faik Bey” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus. The lecture is part of the Armenian Studies Program Spring 2017 Lecture Series, with the […]

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Saroyan docudrama to make Fresno premiere at Armenian Film Festival at Fresno State

Saroyanland

The Armenian Studies Program and Armenian Students Organization of California State University, Fresno are co-sponsoring the 15th annual Armenian Film Festival, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17. The Film Festival will take place in the Industrial Technology Building, Room 101 (at the southwest corner of Barstow Ave and Campus Drive) on the Fresno State campus. The featured film making […]

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Armenian Studies Lecture: The Silk Road and Armenian Textiles Throughout the Centuries

Levon Chookaszian

~ By Barlow Der Mugrdechian Dr. Levon Chookaszian, UNESCO chair of Art History, Yerevan State University, will present an illustrated lecture on “The Silk Road and Armenian Textiles Throughout the Centuries” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus. The lecture […]

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Armenian Studies Lecture: War, Peace, & the Making of Minorities in the Post-Ottoman Middle East, 1919-1923

Laura Robson

Dr. Laura Robson of Portland State University will discuss “War, Peace and the Making of Minorities in the Post-Ottoman Middle East, 1919-1923” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Robson will illustrate how the League of Nations created a new Middle Eastern politics of minority and majority through peace agreements, refugee resettlement efforts and partition of […]

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Dr. Richard Hovannisian to present new book at Fresno State

Richard Hovannisian

Dr. Richard Hovannisian, professor emeritus of Armenian and Near Eastern History at UCLA, will present a talk on his newly published book “Armenian Communities of the Northeastern Mediterranean: Musa Dagh—Dört Yol—Kessab” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus. The presentation is the […]

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Mouradian Talk Nov. 30: ‘A Tale of Two Midwives’

Dr. Khatchig Mouradian, Kazan Visiting Professor of Armenian Studies at Fresno State, will give his final of three public lectures, “A Tale of Two Midwives: The Notebooks of Siphora and Nuritza Shnorhokian of Aintab, 1890-1930” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the Alice Peters Auditorium (Peters Business Building, Room 191). Mouradian is a visiting scholar […]

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President of Haigazian University in Lebanon to Speak at Fresno State

~ By Barlow Der Mugrdechian, Armenian Studies Program The Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian, president of Haigazian University in Beirut, Lebanon, will discuss “Armenian Educational Life in Lebanon: Haigazian University” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191, on the Fresno State campus. The presentation is part of […]

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