Ina Baghdiantz-McCabe

Ina Baghdiantz-McCabe is a Professor and Darakjian Jafarian Chair of Armenian History at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences. Since 1998, she has combined teaching with extensive research on Armenian diaspora networks and early modern Eurasian exchanges.

• PhD in History (Columbia University, 1993)
• MA in Middle Eastern History (Columbia, 1986)
• DEA in Modern European History (Sorbonne, 1982)
• MA & BA in European History & Art (Sorbonne, 1981-1978)

Her research focuses on transregional economic and intellectual exchanges in the early modern period, particularly Armenian merchant networks, Safavid slavery systems, and consumption history. She has received prestigious fellowships including Radcliffe Institute (Harvard) and CHAT Fellowship.

• Expertise in Eurasian trade networks
• Specialized in Armenian diaspora studies
• Contributions to orientalism analysis
• Pioneering research on silver/silk trade
• Innovative work on cultural hybridity
• Leadership in diaspora entrepreneurship

Publications reveal consistent themes of cross-cultural interaction, spanning topics from Armenians in New Julfa (2018) to foundational work on The Shah's Silk for Europe's Silver (1999). Her 2008 monograph Orientalism in Early Modern France demonstrates how French perceptions shaped Eurasian trade.

• Faculty Research Awards Committee Distinguished Scholar (2008)
• CHAT Fellowship (2018-2019)

Teaching interests include consumption history, global history, and Armenian studies. She has developed courses like History of Consumption and Modern Armenia, and serves as core faculty for International Relations and affiliated faculty at the Fares Center.