Armenia and America: A Shared History

Silencing the Past

Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (Boston: Beacon Press, 2015 [1995]). In his elegant meditation on history, power, and perception, Silencing the Past, Michel-Rolph Trouillot "deals with the many ways in which the production of historical narratives involves the uneven contribution of competing groups and... Read more →

The Last Ottoman Generation

Michael Provence, The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Michael Provence, a scholar of Middle East History at the University of California, San Diego, explains how the "modern Middle East emerged out of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, when Brittain... Read more →

The Thirty-Year Genocide

Benny Morris and Dror Ze'Evi, The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924 (Harvard University Press, 2019). The historiography of the Armenian Genocide has been most often described as a segmented sequence of related events that led up to the tragedy of 1915-1916, in the context of the... Read more →

Until Next Time Armenia, by Hillary Ferreira

Before coming to Armenia, I was unsure of the expectations I would have upon arrival. I honestly did not expect to fall in love with it the way I did. I absolutely adored everything from my internship, the people, the views, and the food. I honestly could not find anything... Read more →

Tatev, by Hillary Ferreira

Out of all the places in Armenia, The Tatev Monastery became my favorite place at just the first glance, and it was one of the most famous tourist destinations in Armenia. Let me first start off by discussing the gorgeous views that we all saw just trying to get to... Read more →

Subway Similarities, by Brenna Kueter

As someone who has taken the Washington D.C. metro nearly every day of my teenage life, the idea of using the Yerevan subway was in no way scary or out of my comfort zone. While I have a love-hate relationship with the metro at home, I also consider it to... Read more →

The Perfect Last Day, by Hannah Presad

As Friday approached, we discussed in amazement at how the past three weeks had passed so quickly. It did not seem like three weeks had passed, or that we would be leaving Saturday night. Friday was our last outing day, where we would be venturing to Tatev Monastery on a... Read more →

Final Thoughts, by Leo Field

I had a wonderful time in Armenia. There was so much to do in the short time we were there. The weekend trips to monasteries outside of Yerevan were beautiful. The food was amazing, even when it was staring at me. I will miss the fresh cherries and gata. My... Read more →

The Art of Wine, by Nicole Buchanan

On Friday, we were fortunate enough to have dinner, and a wine tasting at a small family owned winery called Areni. I was excited about the wine tasting, as I had never been to one before. I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a lot more to wine... Read more →

Yerevan Drivers, by Leo Field

Yerevan has the best, and worst, drivers I have ever seen. In the three weeks we spent in the city, I never witnessed any accidents, although I did see the aftermath of such incidents. There were times when I believed we would be in a car accident. A few of... Read more →