WINTER 2007

AAPTIS 474 - An Introduction to Modern Armenian Literature
Section 001

Credits: 3
Requirements & Distribution: ULWR
Other: WorldLit

Course Attributes
Other Information: Taught in English.

Cross-Listed Classes ARMENIAN 416 - Mod Armen Lit, Section 001

Primary Instructor: Bardakjian,Kevork B; homepage

In the period under discussion (16th-20th Centuries), Armenian literature flourished
mostly in the Armenian dispersion. Alongside traditional literature in Classical
Armenian, there had long emerged a new, secular literary trend, expressed in Middle
Armenian. Responding to a growing national awareness, Armenian writers in the 19th
century revised some of the principal elements of Armenian identity and placed a greater
emphasis on its political aspects. Such trends and many innovative ones continued into
the 20th century, but the Genocide of 1915 brought Western Armenian literature to an
abrupt end. This tradition survived in the post-Genocide dispersion, at the same time as
a new literature began to emerge in Soviet Armenia. This course will focus on a wide
range of issues that reshaped Armenian letters in the modern period: from recovered and
fresh ideas, renewed awareness and genres throughout the 16th-18th centuries, to the
clash, in subsequent centuries, of old and new values; identity, legitimacy and
continuity; nationalism, nationhood, and literary reactions to violence; and cultural,
aesthetic and social concerns, all against a historical background.

AAPTIS 591 - Topics in Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, and Islamic Studies
Section 001: The Writing of Post-Soviet History: The Case of the Caucasus and Armenia.

Credits: 3

Course Attributes
Repeatability: May be repeated for 6.00 credit(s).

Meet Together Classes HISTORY 698 - Topics in History, Section 005

Primary Instructor: Libaridian,Gerard J

The seminar will explore the historical and, more broadly, social science literature that
has been produced in the last decade to narrate the story of ex-Soviet states, including
the processes of state and nation formation, with special focus on the three republics of
the south Caucasus. Particular attention will be paid to the issues raised and approaches
adopted by Western scholars. The seminar will counterpoise, in particular, the conflict
between a geo-strategic perspective and the logic of local and regional dynamics.

History
HISTORY 498 - Topics in History
Section 001: Turkish-Armenian Relations in the 20th Century

Credits: 3 Meet Together Classes POLSCI 489 - Adv Tpcs in Pol Sci, Section 001
SOC 495 - Special Course, Section 001

Primary Instructor: Libaridian,Gerard J
Instructor: Gocek,Fatma Muge;

The purpose of the course is to examine the evolution of relations between the Ottoman
State/Turkey and Armenians/Armenia. The Genocide of Armenians during the First World War
tends to dominate the characterization of these relations and has produced two very
opposing narratives. The course will focus on the role of state and non-state actors
(European, Turkish and Armenian) in the development of these relations and will consider
the role of each discourse in nation and state building.


Professor Bardakjian's Modern Western Armenian language class will be offered from the beginning next fall.