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ALMA APPOINTS SUSAN PATTIE AS DIRECTOR
Armenian Weekly
September 25, 2012
WATERTOWN, Mass.-The Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA)
this week announced the appointment of Dr. Susan Pattie as its new
director. Pattie comes to ALMA after a long residence in London,
where she was co-founder and director of the Armenian Institute. She
is a senior research fellow at University College London and taught
courses in anthropology there and at other universities, most recently
at Aga Khan University and the Syracuse University London Program.
Dr. Susan Pattie Born in Washington, D.C., Pattie grew up in the area,
leaving for Michigan to attend Hope College, where she received her
bachelor's degree in art. After working as an artist/craftsperson,
she began her Ph.D. studies in cultural anthropology at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, doing fieldwork with the Armenian community of
Cyprus and later research in Armenia, Syria, and North America. She
is the author of Faith in History: Armenians Rebuilding Community
(Smithsonian Institution Press), various academic articles, and
contributions to edited volumes, as well as two recent books aimed
at a wider audience.
Who Are the Armenians? (with Gagik Stepan Sarkissian and Maral
Kerovpyan), written for 6-12 year-olds, coincidentally bears the same
title as a major exhibition designed and currently showcased at ALMA.
Both serve to present Armenian heritage and culture to a broad public,
Armenian and non-Armenian alike. Pattie's most recent book, Treasured
Objects: Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 100 Years Ago (with Vazken
Davidian and Gagik Stepan Sarkissian), is also a serendipitous match
with ALMA and its rich collections.
Pattie's work with the Armenian Institute has also focused on
raising awareness of Armenian heritage and culture, and encouraging
the exploration of what it means to be Armenian in the 21st-century
diaspora in all its diverse dimensions. Susan Pattie is married to
Levon Chilingirian, a violinist and leader of the Chilingirian Quartet,
and has one son, Stepan.
Located in Watertown, ALMA holds the most extensive collection of
Armenian artifacts in the diaspora, some dating back many centuries,
as well as a large library of many valuable books. With its roots in
one of the oldest but still vibrant New World communities, ALMA has
numerous outreach programs, from curator-led tours of its galleries
to traveling exhibitions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Armenian Weekly
September 25, 2012
WATERTOWN, Mass.-The Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA)
this week announced the appointment of Dr. Susan Pattie as its new
director. Pattie comes to ALMA after a long residence in London,
where she was co-founder and director of the Armenian Institute. She
is a senior research fellow at University College London and taught
courses in anthropology there and at other universities, most recently
at Aga Khan University and the Syracuse University London Program.
Dr. Susan Pattie Born in Washington, D.C., Pattie grew up in the area,
leaving for Michigan to attend Hope College, where she received her
bachelor's degree in art. After working as an artist/craftsperson,
she began her Ph.D. studies in cultural anthropology at the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, doing fieldwork with the Armenian community of
Cyprus and later research in Armenia, Syria, and North America. She
is the author of Faith in History: Armenians Rebuilding Community
(Smithsonian Institution Press), various academic articles, and
contributions to edited volumes, as well as two recent books aimed
at a wider audience.
Who Are the Armenians? (with Gagik Stepan Sarkissian and Maral
Kerovpyan), written for 6-12 year-olds, coincidentally bears the same
title as a major exhibition designed and currently showcased at ALMA.
Both serve to present Armenian heritage and culture to a broad public,
Armenian and non-Armenian alike. Pattie's most recent book, Treasured
Objects: Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 100 Years Ago (with Vazken
Davidian and Gagik Stepan Sarkissian), is also a serendipitous match
with ALMA and its rich collections.
Pattie's work with the Armenian Institute has also focused on
raising awareness of Armenian heritage and culture, and encouraging
the exploration of what it means to be Armenian in the 21st-century
diaspora in all its diverse dimensions. Susan Pattie is married to
Levon Chilingirian, a violinist and leader of the Chilingirian Quartet,
and has one son, Stepan.
Located in Watertown, ALMA holds the most extensive collection of
Armenian artifacts in the diaspora, some dating back many centuries,
as well as a large library of many valuable books. With its roots in
one of the oldest but still vibrant New World communities, ALMA has
numerous outreach programs, from curator-led tours of its galleries
to traveling exhibitions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress