Unpacking Armenian Studies

Dr. K is joined by world-renowned psycholinguist and international authority on bilingualism, François Grosjean, as they debunk some of the most prevalent myths about bilingualism. How can we nurture a happy bilingualism? What are the best family strategies and educational models? What are the advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism? Dr. Grosjean is the author of Bilingual: Life and Reality (Harvard University Press, 2010), among other books, and the very popular Psychology Today blog, "Life as a Bilingual."

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Theatre of the absurd — Dr. Myrna Douzjian teaches Armenian language, theatre, literature, film at UC Berkeley. She is the rare graduate of an Armenian school who pursued Armenian Studies and she speaks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about those challenges as well as the difficulty of studying Armenian literature and drama as part of world literature.

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Who is considered a bilingual? What does the day to day reality look like for those who lead their lives in two or more languages? And why are there still so many persistent myths about bilingualism and bilinguals? Dr. K is joined by world-renowned psycholinguist and international authority on bilingualism, François Grosjean, as they demystify bilingualism. He is the author of Bilingual: Life and Reality (Harvard University Press, 2010), among other books, and the very popular Psychology Today blog, "Life as a Bilingual."

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During a summer of cancelled plans due to the pandemic, here is a summer, in the form of memories, in this episode of Inch by Inch.

Inch by Inch is an attempt to explore little aspects of daily life and connect them to larger themes through a prism of memories and an Armenian cultural and linguistic twist.

Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu.

Soviet history and nationalism — Dr. Ronald Suny is a leading scholar of Imperial Russian and Soviet history, the Caucasus and more recently, of the Armenian Genocide, with significant contribution to the study of history and historiography. He speaks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about socialism, ethnic conflict and revolution.

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Introducing Language Therapy with Dr. K, a new podcast about language in the Armenian context. Discover the quirky nuances, fun, and frustrations of language, as Dr. Shushan Karapetian delves into topics and questions you didn't even know you were curious about. In this inaugural episode, Dr. K is joined by Gegham Mughnetsyan, as they discuss his recent Armenian translation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail. How do we talk about racial justice in Armenian?

50 years of Armenian Studies at NAASR — Marc Mamigonian is the Director of Academic Affairs at the Natl. Assn. for Armenian Studies and Research in Massachusetts. He discusses the trajectory and infrastructure of the field with Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian, and about the demand for rare books.

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Pickles and personal memories of pickling, plus added cultural and linguistic flavors in this episode of Inch by Inch.

Inch By Inch is an attempt to explore little aspects of daily life and connect them to larger themes through a prism of memories and an Armenian cultural and linguistic twist.

Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu.

One of the oldest Armenian Studies programs in the US is directed by a 3rd generation Fresnoan. Barlow Der Mugrdechian is the Coordinator of the Armenian Studies Program & Director of the Center for Armenian Studies at California State University, Fresno. He speaks to Institute Director Salpi Ghazarian about growing up in Fresno, visiting Soviet Armenia, wanting to learn Classical Armenian & studying with Armenian Studies giants.

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In this episode, the Institute's Chitjian Researcher Archivist Gegham Mughnetsyan talks about bread in personal memories and its cultural and linguistic appearances in the Armenian context.

Inch By Inch is an attempt to explore little aspects of daily life and connect them to larger themes through a prism of memories and an Armenian cultural and linguistic twist.

Learn more about the USC Institute of Armenian Studies at http://armenian.usc.edu.