Fall 2008

Armenian - 274.001

Armenia: Culture and Ethnicity: Issues in Race and Ethnicity

Instructor: Bardakjian, Kevork	Hours: 3
Level: Undergraduate	Language: None

This course will explore various aspects of the Christian Armenian identity, from the earliest times to the 1990s, against a historical and political background, with a greater emphasis on the more modern times. It will highlight the formation of the Armenian self-image; its principle features (political, religious, cultural); and its historical evolution in a multi-religious and multi-national region that has undergone territorial and cultural transformations and has experienced many conflicts, at times deadly, resulting from the clash of national-ethnic identities and aspirations, governed and driven by oppression, distrust, religious and cultural intolerance, and aggressive political designs to name but a few. There will be class discussions. Students will be required to write one short term paper (5-7 pages long) and a final paper (8-10 pages long) reflecting research on a selected topic.

Meets With:

• Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, & Islamic Studies 274.001