International Conference on the Armenian Communities of Asia Minor

International Conference on the Armenian Communities of Asia Minor
University of California, Los Angeles, Saturday-Sunday, March 19-20, 2010
Sponsored by the UCLA Armenian Educational Chair in Modern Armenian History

The 18th in the AEF Chair series on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces will focus on the Armenian Communities of Asia Minor (Anatolia) from ancient times to the present. The area covered will be from the Asiatic shores of the Sea of Marmara to the borders of Caesarea (Kaiseria; Kayseri) and along the Black and Mediterranean seas to Sinope and Cilicia. There were significant active Armenian communities in Kastamuni, Izmid, Bursa, Banderma, Adabazar, Bardizag, Eskishehir, Kutahia, Konia, Yozgat, and elsewhere in Asia Minor. Abstracts are invited that cover aspects of the social, economic, art and architectural, educational, musical, religious, administrative, and political history of any single community or the region as a whole. Caesarea (Kesaria/Kayseri), Smyrna/Izmir, Constantinople, and Cilicia are not included as they have been the subject of previous conferences. In case of need, there will be funding for partial air fare and accommodations.

Please submit an abstract of 300 to 500 words by September 1, 2009, together with the following information: (1) Your full name and title; (2) Academic affiliation;
(3) mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number. In the first instance, please inform me of your intent to submit an abstract so that I may determine if there are sufficient materials and interest to organize such a conference

Please respond to hovannis@history.ucla.edu and send your abstract by Word attachment to the same address.

Richard Hovannisian
AEF Chair in Modern Armenian History, UCLA

2. Recently published--the 8th volume in the UCLA Series, Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces---
ARMENIAN PONTUS--THE TREBIZOND-BLACK SEA COMMUNITIES.
Contributors: Robert Hewsen, Vartan Matiossian, Richard Wilkinson, Abraham Terian, Anne Elizabeth Redgate,
Claire Mouradian, Christina Maranci, David Kertmenjian, Bedross Der Matossian, Barbara Merguerian,
Simon Payaslian, Vartiter Kotcholosian Hovannisian, Richard Hovannisian, Hovann Simonian, Igor Kuznetsov.

Previously published volumes in this series:
Armenian Van/Vaspurakan
Armenian Baghesh/Bitlis and Taron/Mush
Armenian Tsopk/Kharpert
Armenian Karin/Erzerum
Armenian Sebastia/Sivas and Lesser Armenia
Armenian Tigranakert/Diarbekir and Edessa/Urfa
Armenian Cilicia

Inquiries to Richard Hovannisian: Hovannis@history.ucla.edu

S.M