VERJINÉ K. SVAZLIAN

CURRICULUM VITAE
VERJINÉ K. SVAZLIAN

HOME ADDRESS:
36 M. Saryan St., Apt. 23
Yerevan 375002
Armenia
Telephone: (374-1) 53-60-06
E-mail: vsvaz333@yahoo.com
OFFICE ADDRESS:
15 Charents St.,
Yerevan 375025
Armenia
Telephone: (374-1) 55-68-96
Web: http://www.geocities.com/vsvaz333/

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH:
March 1, 1934, Alexandria, Egypt

STATUS:
Married

EDUCATION:
1942-1945
Poghosian Armenian National Elementary School, Alexandria
1945-1947
Emmacule Conception French Catholic School, Alexandria
1948-1952
Armenian State Pedagogical College, Yerevan, B.S., 1952
Speciality: Teacher of Armenian Language
1952-1956
Kh. Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical Institute, Yerevan
Department of the Armenian Language and Literature, MA, 1956
Specialty: Armenian Language and Literature
1958-1961
Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philology), 1965
Speciality: Armenian Folklore, Diaspora and Ethnic Studies
1995
Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan
D.S. (Philology), 1995

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS:

1985 “Praise Certificate” of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR for the book “Moussa Dagh.” Folklore Collection. Vol. 4 (Yerevan, 1984), Yerevan

1985 Gold Medal of “Honorable Denizen of Moussa Dagh” awarded by the General Compatriotic Union “Moussa Dagh” for the book “Moussa Dagh.” Folklore Collection. Vol. 16 (Yerevan, 1984), Beirut

1990 “Veteran of Labor” awarded by the National Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR for Long-Standing Endowment in National Science, Yerevan

1992 “Honorable Denizen of Zeytoun” awarded by the Historico-Cultural Union “Zeytoun” for the book “Cilicia. The Oral Tradition of the Western Armenians” (Yerevan, 1994), Yerevan

1996 “Honor Certificate” of the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey for participation at the International Conference on National Religious Holiday Vardavar, Istanbul

1999 “Honorable Denizen of Van-Vaspourakan” awarded by the Compatriotic Union “Van-Vaspourakan” for the book “Van-Vaspourakan.” Armenian Folk Tales. Vol. 15 (Yerevan, 1998), Yerevan

2000 April 24, on the occasion of the 85th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, was awarded the “Diploma of Honor of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia for her scientific investigations conducted in the field of the History of the Armenian Problem, the Armenian Genocide and the Diasporan Armenians,” Yerevan

2002 Diasporan literary-philological prize “Haykashen Ouzounian” of the Tekeyan Cultural Union.

2003 April 24, “Fridtjof Nansen’s Memorial Medal for the scientific and public activity directed toward the condemnation of the Armenian Genocide and toward the establishment of philanthropic principles” awarded by the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia and the International Committee “The Veritables for the Armenians”

2004 April, Professor of the Armenological Academy “Ararat” in Paris.

RESEARCH GRANTS:
1958-1961 M. Abeghian Grant during post-graduate study at the Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan

1995 Research Grant of the American University of Armenia for the book “Genocide. The Oral Evidences of the Western Armenians.” Yerevan, 1995 (in Armenian), Yerevan

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Oral Tradition of the Western Armenians
Armenian Folklore and Ethnography
Western Armenian (Cilician) Dialects
Armenian Linguistics and Literature
Armenian Genocide
Evidences of the eye-witness survivors of the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Diaspora Studies
Ethnic and Community Studies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1956-Present on own initiative has written down and thereby save from total loss folk materials, memoirs and Turkish-language songs of historical character from the eye-witness survivors (about 500) of the Armenian Genocide (in Armenia, USA, Greece, Turkey and Russia)

1956-1958 Teacher of Language at High School (No. 52), Yerevan

1958-1961 Post-graduate study at the Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan

1961-1972 Junior Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan

1972-1995 Senior Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan

1995 to Present Leading Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Yerevan

1995 to Present Leading Researcher at the Museum-Institute of the Armenian Genocide, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
1995 to Present Member of the Scientific Council of the Museum-Institute of the Armenian Genocide, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
1987-Present Head of the Women’ Council, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan

LANGUAGES:
Armenian, French, Turkish, English, Russian


PUBLICATIONS:
Books:
“Sarkis Haykouni. Life and Work.” Armenian Ethnography and Folklore. Vol. 4. Publishing House of the AS ASSR. Yerevan, 1973 (in Armenian, with Russian Summary).

“Artsakh-Utik.” Armenian Folk Tales. Vol. 6. Publishing House of the AS ASSR. Yerevan, 1973 (in Armenian).

“Taron-Turuberan.” Armenian Folk Tales. Vol. 12. Publishing House of the AS ASSR. Yerevan, 1984 (in Armenian).

“Moussa Dagh.” Armenian Ethnography and Folklore. Vol. 16. Publishing House of the AS ASSR. Yerevan, 1984 (in Armenian, with English & Russian Summaries).

“Cilicia. The Oral Tradition of the Western Armenians.” “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 1994 (in Armenian, with English, French & Russian Summaries).

“Genocide. The Oral Evidences of the Western Armenians.” “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 1995 (in Armenian, with English, French & Russian Summaries).

“The Genocide in the Memoirs and Turkish-Language Songs of the Western Armenians.” “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 1997 (in Armenian, with English, French & Russian Summaries).

“The Genocide in the Memoirs and Turkish-Language Songs of the Western Armenians.” “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 1997 (in Russian, with English, French & Armenian Summaries).

“Van-Vaspurakan.” Armenian Folk Tales. Vol. 15. “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 1998 (in Armenian).

“The Armenian Genocide in the Memoirs and Turkish Language Songs of the Eye-Witness Survivors.” “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 1999 (in English).

“The Folklore of the Armenians of Constantinople.” “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 2000 (in Western Armenian, with English Summary).

“The Armenian Genocide. Testimonies of the Eye-Witness Survivors.” “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 2000 (in Armenian, with English, French & Russian Summaries).

“The Armenian Genocide and Historical Memory.” Yerevan, “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA, 2003 (in Armenian, with English, French & Russian Summaries).

“The Armenian Genocide and Historical Memory.” Yerevan, “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA, 2004 (in English, with English, French, Turkish, Russian & Armenian Summaries).

“Le génocide arménien et la mémoire historique du peuple.” Erevan, Ed. «Guitoutiun» de l’Académie Nationale des Sciences d’Arménie, 2005 (in French, with French, English, German, Turkish, Russian & Armenian Summaries).

“Der Genozid an den Armeniern und die historische Erinnerung des Volkes.” Jerewan, Verlag „Gitutjun“ der Nationalen Akademie der Wissenschaften der Republik Armenien, 2005 (in German, with German, English, French, Turkish, Russian & Armenian Summaries).

“The Armenian Genocide and the People's Historical Memory.” Yerevan, “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA, 2005 (in English, with English, French, German, Turkish, Russian & Armenian Summaries).

“The Armenian Genocide and the People's Historical Memory.” Yerevan, “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA, 2005 (in Russian, with Russian, English, French, German, Turkish & Armenian Summaries).

“Ermeni soykirimi ve halkin tarihsel hafizasi.” Istanbul, “Belge” Uluslararası Yayıncılık, 2005.

“The Armenian Genocide. Testimonies of the Eye-Witness Survivors.” Yerevan, “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA, 2005 (in English, with English, French, German, Turkish, Russian & Armenian Summaries).

“The Armenian Folklore.” World Folklore Encyclopedia. USA, 2005.

Has compiled and edited:
Karnik Svazlian. “For My Motherland.” “Hayastan” Publishing House. Yerevan, 1965 (in Armenian, with Cartoon Illustrations).

Grikor Gyozalian. “The Ethnography of Moussa Dagh.” “Gitutiun” Publishing House of the NAS RA. Yerevan, 2001 (in Armenian).

Articles:
More than one hundred scientific articles published in Armenia and in the Diaspora.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
Participation to more than five dozen Republican and many International Conferences, discoursing upon folklore, linguistics, ethnography, the Armenian Studies, the Armenian Genocide and the Armenian Action.

ABOUT VERJINÉ SVAZLIAN:
Svetlana Vardanian. “Verjiné Svazlian.” Notable Armenian Women Scientists. Bibliographical Materials. No. 3, Yerevan, 2002 (in Armenian & English).