{"id":24144,"date":"2025-04-17T11:22:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/?p=24144"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:22:04","slug":"hrag-papazian-named-turpanjian-early-career-chair-in-contemporary-armenian-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/hrag-papazian-named-turpanjian-early-career-chair-in-contemporary-armenian-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation of endowed chair at USC Dornsife expands focus of Armenian studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_top-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Hrag Papazian smiles near a floral arrangement\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC Dornsife anthropologist Hrag Papazian now holds the Turpanjian Early Career Chair in Contemporary Armenian Studies. (Photos: Iliana Garcia Photography.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=faculty\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Installation of endowed chair at USC Dornsife expands focus of Armenian studies<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Supported by a philanthropic gift from longtime supporters Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian, anthropologist Hrag Papazian brings global lens to contemporary Armenian experiences and diasporic life.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a 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<p>\u201cWhat better place could there be for a chair in contemporary Armenian studies than USC?\u201d remarked <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/hrag-papazian\/\">Hrag Papazian<\/a> during his installation as the Turpanjian Early Career Chair in Contemporary Armenian Studies at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science. Papazian\u2019s appointment in March marked a critical moment in Armenian studies at USC, placing contemporary issues affecting Armenians, such as identity, culture, politics and global migration, at the center of research and teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Papazian\u2019s research explores the breadth of the Armenian diaspora and reflects on the nuanced ways Armenians adapt to and shape their communities. As a scholar who focuses on migration and transnationalism, he hopes to expand Armenian studies beyond preserving and sharing history, which he says has long defined the field. He instead aims to bring much-needed attention to the contemporary experiences of Armenians, a dimension that has been less explored compared to the field\u2019s emphasis on preserving and sharing history, particularly the Armenian Genocide.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24145\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24145\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_instorya-434x550.jpg\" alt=\"Hrag Papazian sits at a table as Moh El-Naggar applauds in the background\" width=\"300\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_instorya-434x550.jpg 434w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_instorya-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_instorya-768x974.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/turpanjian_papazian_instorya.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hrag Papazian smiles as USC Dornsife Interim Dean Moh El-Naggar applauds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe past is a bottomless resource, yet we are also a living people, not just surviving our past but actively living and shaping the present,\u201d Papazian explained. \u201cFrom Armenia to the numerous diasporic communities across the world, contemporary Armenian experiences, politics, society and culture invite study.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Gerald Turpanjian\u2019s commitment to USC and Armenian scholarship endures<\/h2>\n<p>The installation of the Turpanjian Early Career Chair also served as a tribute to the late Gerald \u201cJerry\u201d Turpanjian \u201987, whose visionary philanthropy made the establishment of the chair \u2014 and many other initiatives \u2014 possible. Members of Turpanjian\u2019s family attended the ceremony, including his wife, Patricia Turpanjian, and their children Lori Muncherian, Gary Turpanjian, Deanna Nazarian and Paul Turpanjian.<\/p>\n<p>A child of Armenian Genocide survivors, Turpanjian\u2019s decades-long involvement with USC began during his time as an undergraduate studying <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/\">international relations<\/a>. Over the ensuing years, he consistently supported the growth and reach of the USC Dornsife <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/\">Institute of Armenian Studies<\/a>, and his enduring commitment has helped shape USC\u2019s role as a leader in the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis philosophy as an Armenian philanthropist was singular,\u201d said institute Director <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/preserving-threatened-languages-and-cultures-armenian-studies-institute\/\">Shushan Karapetian<\/a>. \u201cMr. T, as we knew him, clearly saw the enduring benefits of investing in educational institutions that shape the minds and hearts of the leaders of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turpanjian\u2019s legacy as a philanthropist and his deep connection to USC were key to the creation of the Early Career Chair in Contemporary Armenian Studies as well as the Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change, held by <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/manuel-pastor\/\">Manuel Pastor<\/a>, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity at USC Dornsife.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to creating a position for a junior scholar whose work centers the contemporary Armenian experience, the Early Career Chair deepened the integration of Armenian studies research and scholarship at USC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis exemplary legacy as an educational philanthropist was known to me even before I joined USC,\u201d said Papazian. \u201cThough I never had the privilege of meeting him, I am honored to hold the chair that bears his name and will strive to uphold his legacy through my work.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Positioning USC as a global leader in Armenian studies<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cLegacy is, in fact, what endowed chairs are all about,\u201d said USC Dornsife Interim Dean Moh El-Naggar at the ceremony.\u00a0\u201cWhile an endowed chair is one of the academy\u2019s highest individual honors, it also ensures that outstanding scholarship is supported for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Turpanjian Early Career Chair deepens USC Dornsife\u2019s ties to L.A.\u2019s Armenian community and enables scholars like Papazian to explore, teach and publish groundbreaking work while fostering a new generation of Armenian studies scholars, extending Turpanjian\u2019s legacy far beyond the University Park Campus.<\/p>\n<p>In El-Naggar\u2019s words: \u201cThe studies may be Armenian, but the lessons are global.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-related-stories \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-related-stories\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Related Articles\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n                  <article>\n              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