The 9th annual UCLA Undergraduate Colloquium in Armenian Studies, in association with UCLA Undergraduate Research Week.

Friday, May 16, 2025 to Friday, May 23, 2025
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Broad 2160E

To participate via the Zoom webinar platform click here. 

Friday, May 16 & 23, 2025

Friday May 16, 2025

1:30 - 2:00 PM: Registration

2:00 - 2:10 PM: Opening Remarks

S. Peter Cowe, Narekatsi Professor of Armenian Studies

Panel 1: Armenian Society and Culture in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 

Moderator: Mark Tadros

2:10 - 2:30 PM: Areni Panosian (Physiological Science)

The History of Armenian Filmmaking and the Development of an Armenian Aesthetic Identity under Soviet Rule

2:30 - 2:50 PM: Narod Arisian

Repatriation to Soviet Armenia in the Aftermath of WWII and its Impact on Social Cohesion

2:50-3:05 PM: Discussion

3:05 -3:20 PM: Intermission

Panel 2

Moderator: Marina Mantashyan

3:20 - 3:40 PM: Erik Saakyan representing the project of Armenian Class 104C

The Role of Armenian in the Life of the American Armenian Student

3:40 - 4:00 PM: Nare Setanyan representing the project of Armenian Class 106C

Familiarity with the Epic Daredevils of Sasun in the Armenian Diaspora (Which of the Heroes do you Identify With?: Outline (Question and Game)

4:00 - 4:15 PM: Discussion

Friday May 23, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:00PM: Registration and Opening Remarks

Panel 1: Issues of Legacy and Impact in Armenia, and Artsakh, Then and Now

Moderated by Areni Panosian

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM: Levon Alyanakian

Lost Traces of the Armenian Royal Dynasty in Central Anatolia

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM: Areg Horoupian

The Effect of the Soviet Union’s Collapse on Armenia’s Democratization in the 1990s

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM: Erik Saakyan

Russian Interventionism and Strategic Power Politics:A Full Political Analysis of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM: Sofia Gevorgian

Lost in Translation: Linguistic Barriers to Nagorno-Karabakh's Lasting Ceasefire 

3:20 PM - 3:30 PM: Discussion

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM: Recital by fellows of the Armenian Music Ensemble (Sons Nalbandian,
Alisa Gukasian, Mickey Hashim, Ali Shehadeh, Hayk Gargaloyan)

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM: Coffee Break 

Panel 2: Factors Impacting Language Change in Armenia and the Diaspora

Moderated by Edward Shanakian

4:05 PM - 4:25 PM: Alex Y eghikian

Language over Time: Studies in the New Armenian Corpus

4:25 PM - 4:45 PM: Geghetsik Hovhannisyan

Social Media Influence on the Lexicon of Different Age-groups

4:45 PM - 5:05 PM: Erik Juharyan

Study of the Popular Expressions that have Entered Armenian Usage from Comedy Routines in the Serial Kargin Haghordum

5:05 PM - 5:25 PM: Nina Elmoyan and Benjamin Madoyan

Voices of the Diaspora: How Language Heals Cultural Exclusion in the Armenian Diaspora.

5:25 PM - 6:00 PM: Discussion and Awards

For information contact Peter Cowe (cowe@humnet.ucla.edu)

Program includes refreshments and a musical performance

Sponsor(s): Armenian Studies Research and Outreach Program, PAI, UCLA Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies, National Association for Armenian Studies and Research NAASR