... In this conversation, Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, director of the Institutional Innovation initiative, reflects on why change is essential, how it is taking shape, and what has been done since his appointment a year ago....
In the last decade or so, the challenges surrounding the preservation and vitality of Western Armenian have grown increasingly urgent. Concerned community leader
Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian is a sociologist, author and innovation executive. He is the Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church. He has taught at and held academic positions at the universities of Oxford (2012-2024) and Cambridge (2002-2012) in Britain and, since 2021, is Associate Professor of Armenian Studies (IMAS), INALCO university in Paris. His research, teaching and publications focus on sociology of identity, culture, and religion; Diaspora studies and inter-ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus and Eurasia region. Dr. Tchilingirian is the author of numerous studies and publications and has lectured internationally, in recent years drawing attention to the plight of minorities and Christian communities in the Middle East, especially in academic and policy-making circles. He was the Director of the Armenian Diaspora Survey (2019-2024), which conducted research in over 50 communities in 10 countries, with the participation of over 13,000 diasporans. Dr. Tchilingirian has held executive positions in charitable organizations and has served communities in various leadership positions in the United States and the United Kingdom. He remains deeply engaged in academic and community life and takes active part in civic and professional projects. His television, radio and newspaper interviews and expert comments have appeared in international media outlets, and have been quoted in BBC News, Al-Jazeera,The New York Times, Financial Times, Fox News, Asia Times, RFE/RL, Radio Vaticana, Armenia Public TV, AM H1, Armenian Public Radio, and a host of other media outlets.
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Komitas’s Sacred Harmony Before the Silence, the Last Liturgy
Hratch Tchilingirian | 24 April 2025
During the chaos of World War I in Constantinople, Komitas Vardapet began composing a version of the Armenian Divine Liturgy (Badarak) for a male choir. Due to military exemptions for some educators and church servants, including a few from the Armenian Church in Galata (Istanbul neighborhood), Komitas gathered a group of about 25–30 young men and worked intensely—sometimes day and night—to train them and compose the choral arrangements, carefully crafting each voice part as its own unique melody....
Paper: "Minority within Minorities: Armenian communities in the Middle East between imposed realities and uncertain future", CME International Workshop, Athens, Greece, 21 October 2022. Christianity and Religious Pluralism in the Modern Middle East: International Politics and Religion at the turn of the 20th and 21st century, funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation
The Azerbaijani state has embarked on a concerted effort to enhance its international image following the Second Karabakh War in 2020 and especially since the subsequent ethnic cleansing of Armenians orchestrated by
Հայաստանեայց Առաքելական Եկեղեցւոյ ԱՄՆ Արեւմտեան Թեմը, ղեկավարութեամբ Թեմակալ Առաջնորդ Բարձրաշնորհ Յովնան Արք. Տէրտէրեանի, նախաձեռնած է երկարաժամկէտ նորարարական ծրագիրներու եզակի աշխատանք մը, որուն նպատակն է արագ զարգացող աշխարհին մէջ վերակազմաւորել, կենսունակ պահել ու ժամանակակից դարձնել Թեմը: Այս յանդուգն ծրագիրը իրականացնելու առաքելութիւնը վստահուեցաւ յայտնի գիտաշխատող եւ համալսարանի դասախօս Դոկտոր Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեանին, որ ընթացիկ տարուայ Յուլիս 1-ին նշանակուեցաւ նորարարական ծրագիրներու տնօրէն:
Paper: "Diaspora Studies: Future Directions", Society for Armenian Studies 50th Anniversary Conference, "Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations." 13-15 September 2024, Harvard University & NAASR.
... Օրը սկսաւ Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեանի «Հայկական Սփիւռքի Հարցախոյզ»ով։ Չիլինկիրեան մանրամասնօրէն բացատրեց իր աշխատանքին արդիւնքը։ Անշուշտ իրմէ առաջ մտաւորական շրջանակներու մէջ յստակ էր ինքնութեան տարբաղադրումին համատարածութիւնը, գաղափարական տրամադրութիւններուն նուաղումը եւ ընդհանուր վիճակը, կազմակերպութիւններուն վայելած վարկին տկարացումը եւ նսեմացումը։ Իրը թիւերով ցոյց տալ էր վիճակը...
Hratch Tchilingirian, “’Being Armenian is a package.’ Some critical issues facing Diaspora organizations today,” in H. Oshagan and Kh. Tölölyan (eds.), The Diaspora at 100. (Boston: The Armenian Weekly), June 2024: 60-61.
... in London on March 19th.
In setting the larger context of the annual lecture, Dr HratchTchilingirian, in his opening remarks as chair of the proceedings, said: “We are here tonight because “‘Never ...
... the ADS, HratchTchilingirian, associate of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University, thanked Tölölyan for his service on the project, noting “In addition to his brilliant scholarship ...