{"id":3246,"date":"2024-05-28T21:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/?page_id=3246"},"modified":"2026-03-26T23:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:49:19","slug":"conferences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Recent Conference<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          It Takes a Diaspora to Raise a Language: Future Directions for Armenian\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>From February 27-March 1, scholars, practitioners and community members gathered at USC for a three-day interdisciplinary conference on the Armenian language, co-organized by the <a title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/usc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1e22308e1f7882963ac3e0a43&amp;id=2fbaf58045&amp;e=60e91503f0__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!peVV_cnGpEfKLLaO-7KyDMi1V_yu3GleVXQ49q2BPjeeU2UbwiTvvi20fSC517ttMquD1vnnj-xzUQoKxcJd$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/usc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1e22308e1f7882963ac3e0a43&amp;id=2fbaf58045&amp;e=60e91503f0__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!peVV_cnGpEfKLLaO-7KyDMi1V_yu3GleVXQ49q2BPjeeU2UbwiTvvi20fSC517ttMquD1vnnj-xzUQoKxcJd$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-outlook-id=\"3e12787e-3c56-4e71-b8e5-5253ab96c2e0\">USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies<\/a> and the <a title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/usc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1e22308e1f7882963ac3e0a43&amp;id=937b4a3d80&amp;e=60e91503f0__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!peVV_cnGpEfKLLaO-7KyDMi1V_yu3GleVXQ49q2BPjeeU2UbwiTvvi20fSC517ttMquD1vnnj-xzUaT786QL$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/usc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1e22308e1f7882963ac3e0a43&amp;id=937b4a3d80&amp;e=60e91503f0__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!peVV_cnGpEfKLLaO-7KyDMi1V_yu3GleVXQ49q2BPjeeU2UbwiTvvi20fSC517ttMquD1vnnj-xzUaT786QL$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-outlook-id=\"4d49b0c7-0cac-4cc3-84bf-f99fb5a11e9b\">Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation<\/a>. <em>It Takes a Diaspora to Raise a Language: Future Directions for Armenian<\/em> brought together a diverse group of participants from around the world to explore a central question: How can the Armenian language thrive in the Diaspora?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field 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The program also explored the university\u2019s role in addressing urgent challenges through science and technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Co-sponsored by USC Viterbi School of Engineering, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and ARPA Institute, the event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/2025\/04\/16\/armenian-american-scientists-and-tech-innovators-headline-usc-conference\/\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about On the Cutting Edge of Science and Tech: CA and Armenia Together\"  \n>\n    Read Story \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"collapse\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n   viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n  <\/svg>\n\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div> <!-- .expand-collapse-controls -->\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/article>\n\n                  \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/artsakh-uprooted\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/Nov.-02-2024-1200-x-628-px-2000-x-1150-px-768x432.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/Nov.-02-2024-1200-x-628-px-2000-x-1150-px-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/10\/Nov.-02-2024-1200-x-628-px-2000-x-1150-px-768x432.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/artsakh-uprooted\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Artsakh Uprooted: Aftermaths of Displacement\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>On November 2nd, 2024 more than 1,000 people gathered at USC\u2019s Bovard Auditorium for a groundbreaking symposium that featured a vibrant mix of academic panel discussions, multimedia artistic presentations, and live performances that highlighted the Armenian experience in the global conversation on dispossession and cultural erasure. 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Los Angeles and Yerevan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/global.usc.edu\/end-of-transition-usc-hosts-international-conference-in-yerevan-armenia\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read Story about The End of Transition: Shifting Focus a Quarter Century After the Soviet Collapse\"  \n>\n    Read Story \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" 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After two weeks of peaceful protests that led to the resignation of the prime minister and a re-start of Armenia\u2019s democratic development, Armenia\u2019s future is unclear.<br \/>\nHope is mixed with trepidation, political novices and experts are busy reading the Constitution, to try to understand what is and is not possible. Old political powers are not letting go, even as new political actors are eager to take charge. The region and the world are watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=2035638886689712\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read Story about Armenia Tomorrow: Citizen Diplomacy at Work \"  \n>\n    Watch Now \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"collapse\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n   viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n  <\/svg>\n\n              <\/button>\n            <\/div> <!-- .expand-collapse-controls -->\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/article>\n\n                  \n        \n          <article class=\"swiper-slide card\">\n            <div class=\"card-inner\">\n\n                                        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/armenianweekly.com\/2017\/02\/04\/hundreds-attend-celebrity-diplomacy-redefining-armenias-role-in-the-diaspora-at-usc\/\"  aria-label=\"Celebrity Diplomacy: Redefining Armenia\u2019s Role in the Diaspora\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2024\/06\/USCArmenianStudiesCelebrityDiplomacy.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                <h4>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/armenianweekly.com\/2017\/02\/04\/hundreds-attend-celebrity-diplomacy-redefining-armenias-role-in-the-diaspora-at-usc\/\" >\n                    \n                      Celebrity Diplomacy: Redefining Armenia\u2019s Role in the Diaspora\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h4>\n              \n              <div class=\"read-more\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Scholars and experts talk about the challenges of electoral politics everywhere, and especially in Armenia. Five political scientists, five artists, and three practitioners from six locations spoke about the realities and challenges of democratization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/armenianweekly.com\/2017\/02\/04\/hundreds-attend-celebrity-diplomacy-redefining-armenias-role-in-the-diaspora-at-usc\/\n    aria-label=\"Read Story about Celebrity Diplomacy: Redefining Armenia\u2019s Role in the Diaspora\"  \n>\n    Learn More \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" 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                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies co-sponsored the 9th International Conference on Genocide by the&nbsp;<a title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/usc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1e22308e1f7882963ac3e0a43&amp;id=a5cf5dc7e8&amp;e=62af6b181a__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!ohU7lIzrSGRtUJtUzXRUJdKfJMRRG5H5gqHhP8OiaT2thMEX0wndMeLM4lh9vaRryLsEl6-T8bOxNA6FXQ$\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/usc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1e22308e1f7882963ac3e0a43&amp;id=a5cf5dc7e8&amp;e=62af6b181a__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!ohU7lIzrSGRtUJtUzXRUJdKfJMRRG5H5gqHhP8OiaT2thMEX0wndMeLM4lh9vaRryLsEl6-T8bOxNA6FXQ$\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/usc.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1e22308e1f7882963ac3e0a43&amp;id=a5cf5dc7e8&amp;e=62af6b181a__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!ohU7lIzrSGRtUJtUzXRUJdKfJMRRG5H5gqHhP8OiaT2thMEX0wndMeLM4lh9vaRryLsEl6-T8bOxNA6FXQ$\">International Network of 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The biennial convention entitled &#8220;Genocide and Survivor Communities: Agency, Resistance, Recognition&#8221; featured scholarship by Armenian Scholars, and an excursion of Armenian Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/asbarez.com\/9th-international-conference-on-genocide-held-at-usc\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read Story about Genocide and Survivor Communities: Agency, Resistance, Recognition\"  \n>\n    Learn More \n  \n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                \n              <\/div>\n\n            <\/div> <!-- .text-container -->\n\n            <div class=\"expand-collapse-controls\">\n              <button class=\"expand-collapse swiper-no-swiping\" aria-label=\"Expand\/Collapse Description\">\n                <svg class=\"expand\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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