معرفی
Aram Ghoogasian is a Post-Graduate Research Associate at Princeton University specializing in Armenian cultural history. He received his PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton in 2025 and maintains an office in Jones Hall. His research bridges historical, linguistic, and sociological frameworks to examine Armenian identity formation across imperial and diasporic contexts.
Education
- PhD in Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University (2025)
Dr. Ghoogasian's work centers on Armenian print culture, Armeno-Turkish linguistic production, and racial identity in Armenian-American communities. His current book project analyzes 19th-century Armenian print networks across Ottoman, Caucasian, and transregional diaspora hubs, investigating how periodicals, literacy practices, and literary forms coalesced into distinct cultural ecosystems. He critically engages with hybridity theory while exploring intersections of class, race, and civil conflict in Caucasus history.
His publication trajectory reveals three evolving thematic strands: (1) deconstruction of Armeno-Turkish linguistic frameworks through historical linguistics and postcolonial theory, (2) examination of Armenian-American identity formation through literary analysis and whiteness studies, and (3) investigation of Soviet-era class/race dynamics during the Armenian Civil War. These threads demonstrate increasing methodological synthesis across history, literary criticism, and critical race theory.
