UCLA International Conference Series on
Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces
Fortieth Anniversary of Armenian Studies at UCLA

The eighth in the series of international conferences on historic Armenian cities and provinces features the participation of scholars from Argentina, Armenia, Canada, England, France, and the United States.

Armenian Constantinople
May 19-20, 2001
Dickson Auditorium, UCLA

Sponsored by
Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern
Armenian History
Co-Sponsored by the UCLA International Studies and
Overseas Programs
Division of Social Sciences, Letters and Science
Center for European and Russian Studies
Department of History
And the Organization of Istanbul Armenians

Saturday, May 19, 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Morning Sessions: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Opening-Armenian Constantinople
Richard G. Hovannisian, UCLA

Constantinople and Early Armenian Literature
Robert W. Thomson, Oxford University

Armenian Officers in Constantinople from the 7th through 9th Centuries: The Imperial Temptation
Mikael Nichanian, Universite de Paris-IV (Sorbonne)

Ninth Century Armenian Elites in Constantinople: Emperor Basil and Patriarch Photius
Manea E. Shirinian, Matenadaran, Erevan

Intermission

Patterns of Contact and Communication: Constantinople and Armenia, 860-976
Tim Greenwood, Oxford University

Arakel Baghisetsi痴 薦legy on the Capital City of Stamboul・/font>
Leonardo Alishan, Salt Lake City
The Evolution and Role of the Armenian Patriarchate
of Constantinople
Kevork Bardakjian, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Lunch Recess

Afternoon Sessions: 2:00-6:00 p.m.

Armenian Manuscript Painting in Constantinople
Christina Maranci, University of Chicago

Revelations of a Colophon in a 1623 Bible
Ina B. McCabe, Tufts University

Architects, Craftsmen, Weavers: Armenians and Ottoman Art
Lucy Der Manuelian, Tufts University

Intermission

Cyrus Hamlin and American Education in Constantinople
Barbara Merguerian, Armenian International
Women痴 Association

The 10th Century Armenian Community of Constantinople
Ovannes Kilicdagi, Bosporus University, Istanbul

Armenian Literary Views of 19th Century Constantinople
Victoria Rowe, University of Toronto

The Armenian Dialect of 釘olis・/font>
Bert Vaux, Harvard University

Discussion

Photographic Exhibit by Richard and
Anne Elizabeth Elbrecht

Sunday, May 21, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Morning Session in Armenian: 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Armenian Artists in 19th-20th Century Constantinople
Levon Chookaszian, Erevan State University

Constantinople and the Balian Family of Architects
Sarkis Balmanoukian, Los Angeles

The Pagan Movement and Daniel Varuzhan
Souren Danielian, 鉄piurk・Scientific Educational Center, Erevan
Constantinople and the Catastrophe: The Voice of
Gostan Zarian�
Vartan Matiossian, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos  Aires

The Armenian Community of Bolis and Its Contemporary Oral Tradition
Verjine Svazlian, Institute of Archaeology and
Ethnography, Erevan

Conclusion of Session in Armenian

Lunch Recess

Afternoon Sessions: 1:30-6:00 p.m.

The Musical World of Armenians in Constantinople
Lucina Agbabian-Hubbard, University of Southern
California

Armenian Intelligentsia of Constantinople, 1908-1915
Robert Krikorian, Harvard University

The Satirical Side of the Pre-Genocide Press, 1908-1915
Gia Aivazian, UCLA

The A.R.F. in Constantinople in the Constitutional Period
Dikran Kaligian, Boston College

Intermission

銑a Renaissance・and the Aftermath of World War I
Herv・Georgelin, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences, Paris

Redefining Literary Identity in Post-War Istanbul
(Zahrad & Khrakhuni)
Peter Cowe, UCLA

From Constantinople to Erevan: The Odyssey of
Vahram Papazian
Robert H. Hewsen, Rowan University of New Jersey

The French Connection: Peter Sourian and Constantinople
David Calonne, Wayne State University

Discussion

Open to the Public ・No Admission Fee ・Limited Seating ・Parking: Structure 3, Hilgard Avenue at Sunset Blvd