Hye Sharzhoom, Novemberl 1979

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Hye Sharzhoom
November 2,1979
East German expert featured at CSUF art class
By BILL ERYSIAN
Four Armenian art experts spoke on
subjects ranging from Armenian manuscript illumination to Armenian architectural design in a special course
offered by the Armenian Studies Program at CSUF.
In a mini-symposium atmosphere, 45
CSUF students and 10 extension division
students gathered.for two consecutive
Saturdays in October. The class, entitled
Armenian Art History, was headed by
Professor Dickran Kouymjian, chairman
of the Armenian Studies Program.
Twelve lectures were presented.
The one-unit class featured local
scholars and two internationally known
authorities on Armenian art and architecture.
Dr. Edith Neubauer, associate professor of art history at Karl Marx University
in Leipzig, East Cermany, presented
illustrated lectures on Armenian and
Georgian architecture and their relation
to European art. She is in the United
States for one term, teaching Early
Christian and Armenian Art at Cleveland
State University. Neubauer also gave
two other illustrated public lectures on
Armenian art during her weekend in
Fresno.
The class also was provided with an
illustrated    presentation    by    Robert
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Edwards, a doctoral candidate in Classical archaeology at the University of
California, Berkeley. He spoke about
Armenian fortress architecture in Cilicia
while using the many slides he took of
different sites. Edwards, considered the
world's top authority on Cilician fortification, feels strongly that Armenian
techniques greatly influenced the
Crusaders and, through them, Europe
as well.
Dr. Arra Avakian of Fresno gave an
in-depth presentation on structural
harmony in Armenian church architecture. Avakian used several miniature
models of past and present Armenian
churches to graphically aid in his discussion. Avakian is a former professor of
Armenian Studies at CSUF and of the
Armenian International Institute in La
Verne, California.
Concluding the course, Kouymjian
stressed the uniqueness of this intensive
introductory analysis of all aspects of
Armenian art. The visuals used (over
1,000 slides) mostly were original shots
taken from the monument, site or
original manuscript-many of which
never have been published.
Most students were introduced to
Armenian art for the first time. Next
semester Dr. Kouymjian will offer his
regular three-unit course on the history
and development of Armenian architecture, MWFat 1 p.m.
Also, next semester there will be two
one-unit courses: "The Armenian World
of Richard Hagopian," to be held
March 21-22, and a Thursday evening
course on David of Sassoun, the Armenian Folk Epic.
Late this semester, Saturdays Dec. 1
and 8, Kouymjian will offer another
special one-unit course on The Armenian
experience through Film and Photography.
For further information, call Kouymjian at 487-2832.
Armenian Studies builds
enrollment, reputation
Enrollment in the CSUF Armenian
Studies Program this semester has
tripled
112 students are currently enrolled in
a wide variety of courses, including
Armenian language, history, art and
architecture, and Armenian life through
documentary photographs and films.
Through the work of Dr. Dickran Kouymjian, Chairman of the Armenian Studies Program, CSUF has become the
intellectual focus of Fresno's Armenian
community.
Besides stimulating discussion of contemporary issues in the Armenian diaspora, the Armenian Studies Program has
elevated the academic status of CSUF.
Of particular note was an international
seminar which examined the David of
Sassoun epic and other aspects of Armenia's rich folk tradition, which
attracted 150 people, from a far away as
Jerusalem. More recently a special
intensive course in Armenian art attracted renown experts from East Germany
to Berkeley.
The primary emphasis of the Armenian Studies Program is to offer CSUF
students a unique study curriculum.
"CSUF has the only regularly taught
program in Armenian art in the world
with specialized coursed in painting,
architecture and the minor arts. The
university also offers a large number of
courses in other disciplines related to
Armenian Studies," said Kouymjian.
CSUF, which has the largest Armenian student population of any university
in the United States, currently offers a
minor in Armenian consisting of courses
in Armenian language, art and historv
available through the Foreign Language
Department. A "special major" can be
arranged through prior agreement with
the Director of Armenian Studies, the
students and the academic Vice President.  With a minor or special   major
students can continue at Harvard, UCLA
Columbia anc! the University, or seek
managerial posts in Armenian cultural,
educational, and social organizations.
sponsors the Index of Armenian Art,
a systematic card catalogue of individaul
art works and a valuable tool in scholarly
research. The second fascicule, a Preliminary Report and Checklist on Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts of the 11th
Century, has just been issued.
For students with financial need, the
Program provides a limited number of
work-study positions plus special scholarships from students with an interest
in Armenian studies. Among the most
noteworthy scholarships are those
sponsored by the Knights of Vartan and
Charles K. Pategian.
A schedule of classes currently being
taught by Kouymjian, and a course outline for next semester, are listed below.
ARMENIAN STUDIES:
SPRING 1980
Eth S* 130T Arm World R Hagop
D Kouymjian 1630-2200 F AH 209
ETH S David of Sassoun :Arm Folk Epic
D  Kouymjian  1910-200 T     AH   209
ETH S 130T Am Architecture
D Kouymjian 1310-1400 MWF LS 169
ARM 001B Etem Armenian
D Kouymjian 1410-1500 MTWF
EDP215
HIST 109T Mod Arm Hist
D Kouymjian 1910-2200 W SS 103
•Meets Friday March 21 and Saturday
March 22,1980 (1 credit only)
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