Selected readings in Armenian drawn from a wide range of texts—literature, history, journalism, politics, law, science and technology, business and economics, etc.—tailored to the academic interests of students enrolled. The course is designed to further develop students’ language skills and to link language competence to the study of the contemporary politics, culture, and society in Armenia and the Armenian diaspora.

Course Description and Objectives: This course is designed to further develop students’ Armenian reading skills and to link language competence to the study of contemporary culture, politics, and society in Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. We will begin with literary readings and works of cultural criticism that introduce us to some of the key theoretical questions of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; we will then turn to current affairs by surveying the global Armenian press; and, finally, students will have the entire term to read an additional text or texts on a subject of their choice, such as literature, linguistics, art, music, philosophy, cinema, history, sociology, anthropology, education, environmental studies, medicine, artificial intelligence, politics, law, economics, international relations, etc. During the last two weeks of class, students will present their findings about the text(s) they read. In addition to introducing students to literary readings and cultural discourse, this course will familiarize students with: • contemporary media outlets and print and online publications in Armenia and the diaspora; • the differences between Eastern and Western Armenian; • vocabulary related to their own academic field(s) of interest; • the complex issues that contemporary Armenian societies and cultures face in our globalized world. Prerequisites: Armenian 101A and B or demonstrated advanced proficiency in Armenian. Requirements: Regular attendance and participation; 20-30 pages of reading/week; weekly annotation assignments; midterm; presentation; and take-home final exam or paper (10-15 pages). Required Texts: Weekly readings for the course will be provided on bCourses. For the purposes of the presentation, students will be responsible for acquiring one text of their choice in consultation with the instructor.

Location: Doe 251, Krouzian Room

Prerequisites: Armenian 101A and B or demonstrated advanced proficiency in Armenian.

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