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RENOWNED SCHOLAR KRIKOR BELEDIAN TO BE HONORED IN LA
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 12, 2012 - 14:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Friends of the UCLA Armenian Language and Culture
Studies will host its Tenth Annual Banquet at the Organization of
Istanbul Armenians' Center on Sunday, April 29, 2012, Asbarez reported.
The Friends is a university-approved support group, which, in
conjunction with the Narekatsi Chair, promotes Armenian Studies in
language, literature, and culture.
The Friends' annual banquet is one of the major activities the
organization undertakes to promote its goals. The funds raised by this
means are used mainly towards the expenses of a visiting scholar who
is invited by holder of the Narekatsi Chair, Prof. S. Peter Cowe,
to teach a one-quarter course to complement the expertise of the
resident faculty in language or literature. In addition, a certain
sum is donated to the University Research Library for the purchase
of Armenian books. There are a number of other important activities
the group initiates or supports. One of these is co-sponsoring the
annual colloquium of the UCLA Armenian Graduate Student Association.
The banquet is also the occasion for the Friends group to honor an
individual with the Narekatsi Medal of Achievement for outstanding
contribution to Armenian culture.
This year, the recipient of the medal is Krikor Beledian, renowned
writer, scholar, and literary critic from France. Professor Beledian
has been lecturer in Classical Armenian and ancient Armenian literature
at the Theological Institute of Lyon (1987-2006) and is currently a
lecturer in Armenian language and literature at the National Institute
of Oriental Languages and Civilisation in Paris. He is a prolific
author both of scholarly studies, of which one might mention his
acclaimed investigation of modern Armenian writing in France Cinquante
ans de litterature armenienne en France, Du Meme a l'Autre, (Paris
2001) and his research on St. Gregory of Narek's Book of Lamentation,
but is better known for his challenging poetic compositions, such as
his bilingual Antipoem (Los Angeles, 1979) and his series Mantraner
(Mantras), which were recently published together in one volume
(Erevan, 2010).
On this occasion, Beledian will be introduced by Dr. Hagop Gulludjian,
lecturer in Western Armenian at UCLA. Dr. Gulludjian has made a
detailed study of contemporary European philosophy and literary
criticism, insights from which he brings to bear on the text of St.
Gregory of Narek in his doctoral dissertation, which he is currently
revising for publication. Another of his research interests is
investigating parallels between the heroic oral culture of Armenia
and Anglo-Saxon England. His activities further include internet
consulting, creative writing, and translating. In addition to his
position at UCLA, Gulludjian serves as an associate professor in
the history of the Armenian Culture and Religion in the School of
Oriental Studies at the University of Salvador, Buenos Aires, where
he initiated the program in Armenology.
The program will also feature a short musical interlude.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 12, 2012 - 14:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Friends of the UCLA Armenian Language and Culture
Studies will host its Tenth Annual Banquet at the Organization of
Istanbul Armenians' Center on Sunday, April 29, 2012, Asbarez reported.
The Friends is a university-approved support group, which, in
conjunction with the Narekatsi Chair, promotes Armenian Studies in
language, literature, and culture.
The Friends' annual banquet is one of the major activities the
organization undertakes to promote its goals. The funds raised by this
means are used mainly towards the expenses of a visiting scholar who
is invited by holder of the Narekatsi Chair, Prof. S. Peter Cowe,
to teach a one-quarter course to complement the expertise of the
resident faculty in language or literature. In addition, a certain
sum is donated to the University Research Library for the purchase
of Armenian books. There are a number of other important activities
the group initiates or supports. One of these is co-sponsoring the
annual colloquium of the UCLA Armenian Graduate Student Association.
The banquet is also the occasion for the Friends group to honor an
individual with the Narekatsi Medal of Achievement for outstanding
contribution to Armenian culture.
This year, the recipient of the medal is Krikor Beledian, renowned
writer, scholar, and literary critic from France. Professor Beledian
has been lecturer in Classical Armenian and ancient Armenian literature
at the Theological Institute of Lyon (1987-2006) and is currently a
lecturer in Armenian language and literature at the National Institute
of Oriental Languages and Civilisation in Paris. He is a prolific
author both of scholarly studies, of which one might mention his
acclaimed investigation of modern Armenian writing in France Cinquante
ans de litterature armenienne en France, Du Meme a l'Autre, (Paris
2001) and his research on St. Gregory of Narek's Book of Lamentation,
but is better known for his challenging poetic compositions, such as
his bilingual Antipoem (Los Angeles, 1979) and his series Mantraner
(Mantras), which were recently published together in one volume
(Erevan, 2010).
On this occasion, Beledian will be introduced by Dr. Hagop Gulludjian,
lecturer in Western Armenian at UCLA. Dr. Gulludjian has made a
detailed study of contemporary European philosophy and literary
criticism, insights from which he brings to bear on the text of St.
Gregory of Narek in his doctoral dissertation, which he is currently
revising for publication. Another of his research interests is
investigating parallels between the heroic oral culture of Armenia
and Anglo-Saxon England. His activities further include internet
consulting, creative writing, and translating. In addition to his
position at UCLA, Gulludjian serves as an associate professor in
the history of the Armenian Culture and Religion in the School of
Oriental Studies at the University of Salvador, Buenos Aires, where
he initiated the program in Armenology.
The program will also feature a short musical interlude.