Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of the birth of the eminent linguist and polymath Hrač‘eay Ačaṙian (1876-1953) Organizers: Peter Cowe (UCLA) Hrach Martirosyan (Leiden University)

Friday, May 22, 2026 to Saturday, May 23, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Bunche Hall, Room 10383 (10th floor)
315 Portola Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095

May 22 

10:00-10:30 Registration

10:30-10:45 Opening Remarks
Peter Cowe
Hrach Martirosyan

Panel 1

Moderator: Tereza Hovhannisyan

Hrach Martirosyan, University of Leiden
10:45-11:05 «Աչառյան-150. Մարդը և Գիտնականը»
(Ačaṙian-150: The Man and Scholar)
11:05-11:20 Discussion

Jesse S. Arlen, Zohrab Information Center and Fordham University
11:20-11:40 “Translating One’s Own Text: An Apologia for Bilingual Writing”
11:40-11:55 Discussion

Lori Pirinjian, UCLA
11:55-12:15  Ինչպե՞ս է հայերենում ասվում «գենդեր»
(How to say «Gender» in Armenian)
12:15-12:30 Discussion

Aram Manukyan, UCLA
12:30-12:50 “Հայկական Հանգաբառարան: Armenian Rhyming Dictionary”
12:50-1:05 Discussion

1:05-2:10 lunch break

Panel 2

Moderator: Hrach Martirosyan, University of Leiden
Tereza Hovhannisyan, UCLA
2:10-2:30 “Հայալեզու թվային ռեսուրսների ստեղծումը հայերենի դասավանդման ընթացքում”
(The Creation of Armenian Language Digital Resources in the Course of Teaching Armenian)
2:30-2:45 Discussion

2:45 walk to Schoenberg Hall

3:00-5:30 Participation in Day of Armenian Music
Schoenberg Hall

3:00-4:00 Concert celebrating the CD 
“Stanzas in August Armenian Music, New and Rediscovered”
4:00-4:30 Q&A with the performers
4:30 Green Room Reception on the Retirement of Movses Pogossian, Professor of Strings, UCLA

May 23

11:00-11:10 Opening Remarks
Shushan Karapetian

Panel 3

Moderator: Alexia Khatun, UCLA

Anatolii Tokmantcev, Peter Pazmani Catholic University, Budapest (recorded)
11:10-11:30 “Հայոց քրիստոնեությունը որպես դիսկուրսային ավանդույթ” 
(Armenian Christianity as a Discursive Tradition)
11:30-11:45 Discussion

Hakob Gulludjian, UCLA
11:45-12:05 «Լեզուական քաղաքականութիւն եւ լեզուի ուսուցում Սփիւռքի մէջ» 
(Language Politics and Armenian Instruction in the Diaspora)
12:05-12:20 Discussion

Shushan Karapetian, USC
12:20-12:40 “Licensed to Spell: When Vanity Plates Speak Armenian”
12:40-12:55 Discussion

1:00-2:00 lunch break

Panel 4

Moderator: Nora Bairamian, UCLA

Peter Cowe, UCLA
2:00-2:20 «Հայերէնի միջնորդուած թարգմանությունների դասակարգման փորձ մը» 
(Mediated Armenian Translations: An Attempt at Classification)
2:20-2:35 Discussion

Alexia Hatun, UCLA
2:35-2:55 "Բառամթերք սափոսական. Մտորումներ լեզուի կենսունակութեան եւ հայ տարօր իրականութիւններու շուրջ"
(Sapphic Lexicon: Reflections on Language Vitality and Queer Armenian Realities)
2:55-3:10 Discussion

Julianne Kapner, UC Berkeley
3:10-3:30 “From Constantinople to San Francisco: Persistence of Historical /Y/ Variation in Contemporary Bay Area Armenian”
3:30-3:45 Discussion

3:45-4:00 coffee break

Panel 5

Moderator: Peter Cowe, UCLA

Nora Bairamian, UCLA
4:00-4:20 Սովորենք/սորվինք հայերեն/հայերէն միասին։ Զուգահեռ բարբառներ մէկ դասարանի մէջ.
(Let’s Learn About Armenian: Parallel Dialects in One Classroom)
4:20-4:35 Discussion

Anushik Melikian, University of Leiden
4:35-4:55 TBA
4:55-5:10 Discussion

Gohar Melikyan, UCLA
5:10-5:30 “Armenian Folktales in the “Collection of Materials for Describing Places and Tribes of the Caucasus”
5:30-5:45Discussion

5:45-6:00 Closing Discussion

Sponsored by the Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies 
Co-sponsored by the USC Institute in Armenian Studies
UCLA Center for World Languages 
Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA 

Venue

Bunche Hall, Room 10383 (10th floor)
315 Portola Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/4EeUsq2j8yfBvYD89

Parking at UCLA requires a valid permit at all times. Campus parking is available 24-hours a day at varying prices. The nearest parking to the event venue is Parking Structure 3 (P3). P3 rates: $3.00 - $15.00 (1 hour - all day). Visit UCLA Visitor Parking for information about how to pay.

For further information please contact the onsite organizer (cowe@humnet.ucla.edu)

Organizer: UCLA Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies

Sponsor(s): Center for World Languages, The Promise Armenian Institute, Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies, USC Institute in Armenian Studies