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Assyrian Studies Association

We are a 503(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the interest in and academic study of Assyrian culture and heritage.

09/15/2026

Submit your abstract for the 2027 Assyrian Studies Symposium at Uppsala University in Sweden, June 23-24, 2027.

This year's theme: Care, Continuity, and Community — Interdisciplinary Directions in Assyrian Studies.

We welcome proposals from scholars, researchers, and practitioners across disciplines.

🗓 Call for Papers closes December 15, 2026
🔗 Submit at: https://shorturl.at/xGULD

09/14/2026

📢 Reminder: The 2027 Assyrian Studies Symposium Call for Papers opens tomorrow, September 15!

Join us at Uppsala University (Sweden) on June 23-24, 2027 for Care, Continuity, and Community: Interdisciplinary Directions in Assyrian Studies.

We welcome scholars, researchers, and community members across disciplines to submit abstracts and be part of the conversation.

09/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Anzhela Mnatsakanyan, our 2026 Assyrian Academic Research Grant recipient! Her project will explore the historical and contemporary ties between Assyrian and Armenian communities, filling an important gap in diaspora scholarship.

09/04/2026

Space is limited and we're already halfway full. Don't miss your chance to join us.

Assyria at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wednesday, September 16 | 6-7pm EST

Join the Assyrian Studies Association and The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Ancient West Asian Art for a preview of the permanent Assyrian galleries, currently under renovation and set to reopen in June 2027. Featuring Dr. Sarah Graff, Dr. Michael Seymour, and Dr. Helen Malko.

Register today: https://shorturl.at/T9Tk4

09/01/2026

Join the Assyrian Studies Association and the Department of Ancient West Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York for a live webinar previewing the permanent galleries now under renovation, set to reopen in June 2027. The new galleries will feature sculptures from ancient Assyrian palaces, molded glazed brick lions from Babylon, and 19th century European decorative arts inspired by Assyria.

Hear from three scholars shaping this work:
Dr. Sarah Graff, Curator, Department of Ancient West Asian Art, The Met
Dr. Michael Seymour, Curator, Department of Ancient West Asian Art, The Met
Dr. Helen Malko, Executive Director, Stanford Humanities Center and Co-Founder, Assyrian Studies Association (who will be moderating this event).

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 6 to 7 PM EST

Register today (space is limited): https://shorturl.at/SDjdO

08/03/2026

📢 Save the Date

The Assyrian Studies Association is pleased to announce our 3rd biennial Assyrian Studies Symposium, to be held at Uppsala University (Sweden) from June 23–24, 2027.

Call for papers opens on September 15, 2026. Stay up-to-date, visit our website: https://shorturl.at/F4byg

07/31/2026

The recording is now available.

On July 29, the Assyrian Studies Association hosted a conversation between Dr. Arbella Bet-Shlimon and Dr. Mariam Georgis, moderated by Dr. Nahrain Bet Younadam.

The discussion took up the challenges and urgency of critiquing dominant modes of scholarly inquiry about Assyrians, in light of Dr. Bet-Shlimon's recent article, "'Propaganda of the Victims': Atrocity Denial, Ethnic Nationalism, and the Disparagement of Assyrians in Middle East Studies," published this year in the Review of Middle East Studies.

Watch the full conversation on our YouTube page [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6mNxrS0w20&t=3s] and our website [https://www.assyrianstudiesassociation.org/webinars].

07/26/2026

Meet our speaker, Dr. Arbella Bet-Shlimon, Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington and author of "City of Black Gold: Oil, Ethnicity, and the Making of Modern Kirkuk", who will join the Assyrian Studies Association for a conversation with Dr. Mariam Georgis.

Together they examine the challenges and urgency of critiquing dominant modes of scholarly inquiry about Assyrians, drawing on Dr. Bet-Shlimon's recent article, "'Propaganda of the Victims': Atrocity Denial, Ethnic Nationalism, and the Disparagement of Assyrians in Middle East Studies," in Review of Middle East Studies.

🗓️ Wednesday, July 29 | 11:00am PDT · 2:00pm EDT
Register today: https://shorturl.at/2aNg2

07/20/2026

⏰ REMINDER: There's still time to register!

Don't miss our upcoming webinar with Dr. Arbella Bet-Shlimon, in conversation with Dr. Mariam Georgis, on atrocity denial, ethnic nationalism, and the disparagement of Assyrians in Middle East Studies.

Register at: https://shorturl.at/d1RQt

07/16/2026

📢 Register for our next webinar!

How did the story of Assyrians – Indigenous to and an intrinsic part of the fabric of the so-called Middle East – begin to disappear from dominant academic narratives?

Join us for a conversation between Dr. Arbella Bet-Shlimon and Dr. Mariam Georgis on the challenges and urgency of critiquing dominant modes of scholarly inquiry about Assyrians, in light of Dr. Bet-Shlimon's recent article "Propaganda of the Victims': Atrocity Denial, Ethnic Nationalism, and the Disparagement of Assyrians in Middle East Studies," published in Review of Middle East Studies.

Register today: https://www.assyrianstudiesassociation.org/webinars

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