Collective Voices Available at Libraries Across the Country

Published in April, the Institute’s original zine Collective Voices is now available at preeminent libraries across the United States.

An experimental magazine, or “zine,” is a print media format that affords creativity in both content and presentation, unbound from traditional publishing structures. The project originated at Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement, the Institute’s multidisciplinary symposium in November 2024. In the spirit of that groundbreaking program, Collective Voices harnesses cultural production to amplify Armenian stories and experiences.

The 56-page publication was led by Institute Managing Director Maral Tavitian and edited by Raffi Joe Wartanian, Poet Laureate for the City of Glendale and Lecturer in the Writing Programs at UCLA. Nooneh Khoodaverdyan completed the graphic design and layout.

More details about the project inspiration and goals can be found in the Institute’s press release.

Given the limited number of print copies available and the publication’s role in honoring a threatened culture, Collective Voices holds meaningful archival value. The unique assemblage of multimedia work—submitted by contributors across generations and geographies—demonstrates the significant impact of Artsakh and its memory on the global Armenian experience. By adding this zine to the collections of libraries throughout the country, the Institute makes contemporary Armenian stories accessible to students, researchers, and the general public.

Collective Voices is also available via the Institute’s collection on USC Digital Library, and can be accessed in full here.

A full list of stockists can be found below, with more to come:

• Armenian Museum of America (Watertown, MA)
• Los Angeles Public Library (Los Angeles, CA)
  • West Los Angeles Regional Branch
  • Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Branch
• Los Angeles Contemporary Archive (Los Angeles, CA)
• National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) Mardigian Library (Belmont, MA)
• New York Public Library (New York, NY)
  • Schwarzman Building
• Northeastern University Snell Library (Boston, MA)
• Tufts University Tisch Library (Medford, MA)
• University of California, Davis Library (Davis, CA)
• University of California, Los Angeles Library (Los Angeles, CA)
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Library (Ann Arbor, MI)
• USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies Reference Library (Los Angeles, CA)
• Watertown Free Public Library (Watertown, MA)

If you are a librarian or curator interested in acquiring a copy of Collective Voices for your institution, contact Maral Tavitian at mtavitia@usc.edu. This page will be updated as more distributors are added.