CONF.- International Conference on Armenian-Ukrainian Relations, L'viv

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CONF.- International Conference on Armenian-Ukrainian Relations, L'viv

Posted by: Gloria Caudill <gcaudill@umich.edu>

International Conference on Armenian-Ukrainian Relations
Held in L'viv, Ukraine

Co-sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program at the University of Michigan

The international conference on Armenian-Ukrainian relations,
sponsored jointly by the Armenian Studies Program at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor; the Peter Jacyk Centre for Ukrainian Historical
Research of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the
University of Alberta, Canada; the Ukrainian Catholic University in
L'viv; and the Institute of Ukrainian Archeography of the Ukrainian
Academy of Sciences, L'viv Branch, was held in L'viv, Ukraine, from 28
to 31 May, 2008. The conference was made possible with academic
planning and contribution as well as financial support by the
sponsoring organizations.

Twenty papers were read by scholars from Armenia, Canada, Germany,
Hungary, Poland and Ukraine on various aspects of Armenian-Ukrainian
relations over the past five hundred years. The papers covered such
aspects as the administrative structure and privileges of Armenian
communities in Ukraine, social realities, cultural influences, church
and religion, identity and literature, and art and architecture. Many
of the papers were based on archival materials or took a fresh look at
the field, at once reflecting an on-going lively interest, and one of
the major goals of the conference: to shed new light on the
Armenian-Ukrainian relations.

Originally conceived by Kevork B. Bardakjian of the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor and Frank Sysyn of the Peter Jacyk Centre for
Ukrainian Historical Research, both of whom chaired sessions and acted
as discussants, the conference was an important step towards realizing
one of the fundamental and long-standing elements of the mission of
the Armenian Studies Program at Michigan to act as a catalyst for
promoting and fostering Armenian Studies in various parts of the
world. It is hoped that the precedent set in L'viv will evolve into a
pattern of periodically held conferences.

The papers will be posted on the websites of both the Armenian Studies
Program and the other sponsoring organizations at the same time as
plans are developed to publish the proceedings as a volume in English.

For Further Information, please contact:
Ms. Gloria Caudill, Administrator
Armenian Studies Program
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Tel: (734) 763-0622
Email: gcaudill@umich.edu

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