Roman Smbatyan, UCI: "Some Remarks on the Identity of Meliks of Artakhs (Karabagh) in 17-18 centuries AD"

Department: Armenian Studies

Date and Time: July 15, 2015 | 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Event Location: HG 1030

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.An International conference in Armenian Studies, Supported by The Vahe & Armine Meghrouni Lecture Series and the School of Humanities.

Day 2:
Roman Smbatyan, UCI: Some Remarks on the Identity of Meliks of Artakhs (Karabagh) in 17-18 centuries AD

The purpose of this conference is to explore Armenian identity from the remote past to the present. This conference will touch uponn issues that have faced the Armenians and how they have affected Armenian identity through the ages – how a small kingdom and people have been able to keep their cultural independence and survive. Armenian identity has gone through many changes, and our discussions will touch upon not only elements of continuity, but also rupture. The papers from the conference will be edited by Touraj Daryaee and published by Mazda Publishers, an academic publishers since 1980s which deals with the Armenian and Iranian world. The scheduled publication is in 2016.