Head of Chair of Ancient and Medieval Armenian Literature and its Teaching Methods, Doctor of Philology, Professor, correspondent member of RA NAS
Corresponding Member of the National Academy of the Science of the RA, Chair of the Departament of Ancient and Medieval Armenian Literature and its Methodology at the Kh.Abovian State Pedagogical University, professor
Education
M.A.in History and Literature, Diploma of Excellence Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical Institut, 1964
Academic Credentials Post
Doctoral degree in Literary Study (1989)- “The subject of body and soul in Armenian medieval poetry”
Work Experience
Chair of the Department of Ancient and Medieval Armenian Literature and its Teaching Methodology from 2013
1990-2013 years Chair of the Department of Armenian Literature and its Teaching Methodology, 1969-1990-Associate Professor, 1968-1969-PhD Head of ASPI after Kh.Abovian, 1996-1999- teacher of basic college of ASPU after Kh.Abovian
Participation to Scientific Conferences
1995 – Boston, USA
1997 - Boston, USA
2002 – Tbilisi, Georgia
2003 – Paris, France
2019 – Nursultan, Kazakhstan
2019 – Moscow, Russian Federation
2021 – Belgrad, Serbia
From 1972 until now – Numerous Republican and International scientific conferences in Yerevan, Gumri, Vanadzor, Tzaghkadzor, Goris and elsewhere
Participation to scientific-educational programs
Student allowances, grants
1962-1964 – Lenin allowance at the ASPI after Kh. Abovian
2000-2005 – Grant of the Science Committee of the RA for the subject “French Armenologists”
State Awards
2012 – Honored Culture Worker of the RA
2013 – “Movses Khorenatsi” Medal
2015 – Diploma of the National Assembly of the RA
2017 – Diploma of the National Assembly of the RA
2022 – Medal of prime minister RA of Armenia
Other Awards
2007 – Medal for Literary Merit of the Union of Writers of the RA
2007 - Medal “Khachatur Abovian” of the ASPU after Kh. Abovian
2007 – Golden Commemorative Medal Fritjof Nansen
2008 – Prize “Nikol Aghbalian” of the Union of Writers of Armenia for the book Armenologist Frédéric Feydit
2012 – Golden Commemorative Medal of the Ministry of Education and Science of the RA
2022 – Medal Manuk Abeghyan (Institut of Literature after M. Abeghyan NAS RA)
Courses
Bachelor's degree course: Ancient and Medieval Armenian Literature, Armenian folqlore, History of Armenian Literary critics
Master's degree course: The Main streams and genres of the Armenian literature of Middle Ages, Principles of Literary Analysis, French Armenologists and Armenian literature
Scope of Academic Interests:
Professional field news, participation in 42 international conferences (Armenia, USA, France, Gorgia, 14 PhD
Trainings- trainings in foreign Libraries, Founded the European Armenologist series of books
Membership - Member, Special Council, M.Abeghian Institute of Literary Studies of the National Academy of Science Republic of Armenia, Member, Board of Trustees and of Science Council of Kh. Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University, Member Jury of the Armenian Stat’s Prize, Member Editorial Board, Historico-Philological Journal National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia and «Literary newspaper» («Grakan tert»)
2000 – Member of the Union of Writers of Armenia
Editorial Activities: Journals
“Literary Journal” of the Union of Writers of Armenia
“Historical and Philological Journal” of the National Academy of Sciences of the RA. Deputy Editor in Chief
“Journal of Literary Critic” of the Institute of Literature after M. Abeghian of the NAS of the RA
ASPU Monthly “Problems of Pedagogy and Psychology”
ASPU Scientific Messenger
ASPU “Armenological Journal”
“Official Paper” of the Pedagogical University
Prize in Literature Sphere of the President of the RA (member)
State Prize in Literature Sphere of the RA (member)
Chairwoman of the International Armenian Congress, of the Union of Russia Armenians, of the “Literary Award Ceremony- 21st century” of the Ministry of Diaspora
Republic Olympiad of Literature of the Ministry of Education and Science of the RA (Chairwoman for five consecutive years)
Member of the Scientific Council of the ASPU after Kh. Abovian
Member of the Professional Council of the Institute of Literature after M. Abeghian of the NAS of the RA
Member of the Administrative Council of the ASPU after Kh. Abovian
Member of the Council for the presentation of the lists of literature edited by State order and support of the Ministry of Culture of the RA
Member of the Government Council of the 1000th Anniversary of the Book of Lamentation by Grigor Narekatsi of the Ministry of Culture of the RA
Member of the Government Council devoted to the memory of Kh. Abovian
Main Publications
Books
1. Nerses Mokatsi, Verses, Yerevan, 1975
2. Nerses Mokatsi, Chants, Yerevan, 1985
3. The Problem of the Soul and Body in the Medieval Armenian Lyric Poetry, Yerevan, 1987.
4. Khachatur Kecharetsi, Chants, Yerevan, 1988
5. The Lyric Poetry of Alicia Kirakosian, Yerevan, 1999
6. Félix Nève and the Armenian Christian Literature, Yerevan, 2001
7. Charles Aznavour as Poet, Yerevan, 2002
8. The Armenologist Marie Félicité Brosset, Yerevan, 2002
9. The Armenologist Victor Langlois, Yerevan, 2003
10. Armenian Folklore (Collection), Yerevan, 2005
11. The Armenologist Édouard Dulaurier, Yerevan, 2004
12. European Armenilogists Speaking about Mashtots and the Armenian Alphabet, Holy Echmiadzin, 2005
13. Arshak Chobanian and the Ancient Armenian Literature, Yerevan, 2005
14. The Literary Thoughts of Grisha Darbinian, Yerevan, 2005
15. History of Ancient Armenian Literature (textbook), Yerevan, 2006
16. Theory of Ancient Armenian Literature (textbook), Yerevan, 2006
17. Methodology of Teaching Armenian Literature (textbook), Yerevan, 2006
18. Problem of the Soul and Body in the Medieval Armenian Lyric Poetry, Yerevan, 2008 (in Russian).
19. Armenian Folklore (manual), Yerevan, 2008
20. The Armenologist Frédéric Feydit, Yerevan, 2008
21. Life and Activities of Nerses Mokatsi, Holy Echmiadzin, 2009
22. Episodes of the History of Armenian Literary Criticism Thought (manual), Yerevan, 2009
23. The Armenologist Frédéric Macler, Yerevan, 2011
24. Works by Norayr Adalyan, Yerevan, 2011
25. Main Directions and Genres of Armenian Medieval Literature (manual), Yerevan, 2012
26. Universal Proverbs (English-Armenian), Yerevan, 2012
27. Some Principles of Belletristic Analysis (manual), Yerevan, 2013
28. Saint-Martin, Founder of French Armenology, Yerevan, 2014
29. Spiffen, A Tale of a Tidy Pig, (translation from English), Yerevan, 2015
30. I Promised I Would Tell (Memoirs of Sonia Weiz ((translation from English), Yerevan, 2017
31. French Armenologists (19th – 20th centuries), Yerevan, 2018
32. Jean-Pierre Mahe Armenologist, Yerevan, 2000
33. Meetings with Russian Literature in Armenia (A collection of articles), Yerevan, 2021
34. Morus Hasratyan (monograph), Yerevan, 2022
35. Nikolay Adonts, “Vark metsats” serie, (monograph), Yerevan, 2022
36. Ani, the Capital of Bagratid Armenia-Assessments by Foreign Armenologists and Travelers, “Areg” pub. house, 210p., (is in print)
ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9526-9464
Languages: Armenian, Armenian Ancient, Russian, French, English
