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MICHIGAN: ASP LECTURE. "WOMEN, WAR AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN ARMENIA DURING THE MONGOL DOMINATION."
US Official News
February 21, 2013 Thursday
Lansing
University of Michigan, The State of Michigan has issued the following
news release:
ASP Lecture. "Women, War and Social Change in Armenia during the
Mongol Domination."
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 Event Type: Lecture / Discussion (exclude)
Sponsor: Armenian Studies Program
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Location: School of Social Work Building
Room: 1644
Zara Pogossian, adjunct assistant professor, John Cabot University,
Rome, Italy. Co-sponsors: UCLA Department of History, CMENAS, MEMS.
The Mongol conquest of Armenia precipitated social changes that
were in motion since the late 10th-early 11th centuries, such as the
dissolution of some princely houses, the realignment of others, as well
as the rise of new ones. The increased fluidity of social structures
especially after the Mongol conquest (1230's) also affected the
position of women in Armenia and we can outline certain transformations
that took place with regard to noble women's role and socio-political
position. A careful reading of the sources from the Mongol period,
particularly the History of the House of Sisakan of Stepanos Orbelean,
allows us to understand women's history in quite different ways than
previously narrated by Armenian authors. Women appear in leadership
roles and even in military contexts much more both quantitatively
and qualitatively than in previous centuries. In my talk I will first
present the source evidence from the thirteenth century and compare
it to the previous time-periods. Then, I will propose some hypothesis
as to the influence of Central Eurasian culture of the Mongols and
women within the Mongol societies on contemporary Armenian culture
and social structures.
For further information please visit: http://ur.umich.edu/
US Official News
February 21, 2013 Thursday
Lansing
University of Michigan, The State of Michigan has issued the following
news release:
ASP Lecture. "Women, War and Social Change in Armenia during the
Mongol Domination."
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 Event Type: Lecture / Discussion (exclude)
Sponsor: Armenian Studies Program
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Location: School of Social Work Building
Room: 1644
Zara Pogossian, adjunct assistant professor, John Cabot University,
Rome, Italy. Co-sponsors: UCLA Department of History, CMENAS, MEMS.
The Mongol conquest of Armenia precipitated social changes that
were in motion since the late 10th-early 11th centuries, such as the
dissolution of some princely houses, the realignment of others, as well
as the rise of new ones. The increased fluidity of social structures
especially after the Mongol conquest (1230's) also affected the
position of women in Armenia and we can outline certain transformations
that took place with regard to noble women's role and socio-political
position. A careful reading of the sources from the Mongol period,
particularly the History of the House of Sisakan of Stepanos Orbelean,
allows us to understand women's history in quite different ways than
previously narrated by Armenian authors. Women appear in leadership
roles and even in military contexts much more both quantitatively
and qualitatively than in previous centuries. In my talk I will first
present the source evidence from the thirteenth century and compare
it to the previous time-periods. Then, I will propose some hypothesis
as to the influence of Central Eurasian culture of the Mongols and
women within the Mongol societies on contemporary Armenian culture
and social structures.
For further information please visit: http://ur.umich.edu/