FALL 2009

ARMENIAN 287 - Armenian History from Prehistoric Times to the Present
Section 001
Credits: 3
Cross-Listed Classes: HISTORY 287 - Armen Hist-Pres, Section 001
Primary Instructor: Libaridian,Gerard J;
This course explores the role of dynastic families and the nobility as well as intellectual elites and the Church in the rise and fall of different forms of Armenian statehood, from ancient and medieval kingdoms to the republics in the twentieth century. The course will cover successive political and economic systems throughout Armenian history as well as recent debates on domestic and foreign policy choices and their relationship to political parties and the Armenian Diaspora.

AAPTIS 491 - Origins and development of Armenian Language and Culture
Section 003
Credits: 3
Primary Instructor: Libaridian,Gerard J;
This course will survey historico-linguistic and cultural history of the Armenian Highland and the Armenians from the Indo-European dispersal to the Middle Ages. The first half of the course centers on the Indo-European origin of the Armenian language and culture and the problem of the original homeland of Proto-Armenians. The lectures and accompanying exercises are geared towards providing the student with a basic knowledge of comparative linguistics and a sense of its relevance for the study of the Armenian culture. The second half of the course focuses on the highlights of the historical development of the Armenian nation, language and culture, amongst others.

AAPTIS 491 - Conflict and Diplomacy in the Caucasus
Section 002
Credits: 3
Cross-Listed Classes: HISTORY 480 - Caucasus Conf&Diplom, Section 001, POLSCI 489 - Adv Tpcs in Pol Sci, Section 002
Primary Instructor: Libaridian,Gerard J;
This course will examine militarized conflicts (Nagorno Karabagh, South Ossetia and Abkhazia) and latent ones (such as Ajara and Javakheti) in the South Caucasus a s well as diplomatic efforts at conflict resolution in the last decade. The rise of conflicts and nationalism will be studied in view of factors such as ethnicity, religion, class, historical processes, and of state-building in independent Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in the context of post-Soviet international relations.