Professor Simon Payaslian Publishes “Diasporan Subalternities”
Professor Simon Payaslian, Kenosian Chair in Modern Armenian History and Literature, has published an article in Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies 16:1/2 (2007 [2012]), the leading journal in diaspora studies. The article, entitled “Diasporan Subalternities: The Armenian Community in Syria,” examines the evolution and decline of the Armenian community in that country. The analysis combines theories in diasporan and subaltern studies as well as Albert Hirschman’s model of “voice, exit, and loyalty.” Payaslian argues that the once vibrant Armenian community in Syria began to decline beginning in the late 1950s and early 1960s for a number of reasons (eg, chronic political instability, religious differences, and the rise of Nasserism), and the current crisis under the Asad regime will further weaken the community, as Armenians in increasing numbers leave the country.
Note: Article published in 2012 as indicated by the copyright date.
