Director and producer to present screening of ‘Back to Ashtarak’ at Fresno State

February 27, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Back to Ashtarak a film by Tigran Nersisian poster depicts a pencil drawing of a man's back with the poster text on his shirt. Through the shirt is a background of mountains and a country side.

Director Tigran Nersisian and producer Armen Karaoglanian will present their film “Back to Ashtarak” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 10, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium.

Dr. Tanner Akçam to speak on the first decision of the Armenian Genocide

February 27, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

Historian Dr. Taner Akçam in front of book shelves.

Historian Dr. Taner Akçam will speak on “The First Decision of the Armenian Genocide and the Role of the Kurds in Ottoman Documents” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 3, in the University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium.

Dr. Dennis Papazian to speak on his book ‘Reflections on an Armenian-American Journey’

February 17, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Cover of "Dr. Dennis Papazian’s memoir From My Life and Thought: Reflections on an Armenian-American Journey" depicts a typewriter and two postcards, one of Dr. Papazian and the other of the

Dr. Dennis Papazian’s memoir “From My Life and Thought: Reflections on an Armenian-American Journey” was published in 2022 by the Armenian Series of the Press at California State University, Fresno.

Ralph Shabazian estate gift provides support for Armenian Studies Program

January 24, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

When the late Ralph Shabazian learned about the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno State in early 2016, he knew he wanted to be a part of helping students explore their heritage to help share the Armenian story.

Dr. Claude Mutafian to give a public lecture on ‘Jerusalem and the Armenians until the Ottoman Conquest’

October 31, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Dr. Claude Mutafian in front of a large book case.

UPDATE: This event has been postponed until January 2023.

Public lecture looks at the voice and story of soprano Zabelle Panosian

September 28, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Black and white photo of Zabelle Panosian

Soprano Zabelle Panosian was among the most significant voices of the genocide generation of Armenian-Americans.

Papazian to give talk on Muslim and Alevi Armenians lecture

September 28, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

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.

Dr. Hrag Papazian named Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies

August 15, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Dr. Papazian has been named as the 19th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2022 semester.

Fall Armenian Lecture Series begins with Der Matossian talk on ‘The Horrors of Adana’

August 12, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Image of the The Horrors of Adana: Revolution and Violence in the Early Twentieth Century book cover. In a faded black and white image, three people look at the camera in front of a pile of debris.

Dr. Bedross Der Matossian will present an in-person lecture entitled “The Horrors of Adana: Revolution and Violence in the Early Twentieth Century” at 7 p.m. Friday, August 26, at the Whitten Boardroom of the Smittcamp Alumni House.

‘From My Life and Thought’ brings a unique 20th-century Armenia-American perspective

May 24, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

A vintage typewriter sides above an old photo and Russian post card as part of the “From My Life and Thought: Reflections on an Armenian-American Journey" book cover

The Armenian Series of The Press at California State University, Fresno announces the publication of its fifteenth volume, “From My Life and Thought: Reflections on an Armenian-American Journey,” a memoir by Dennis R. Papazian.