Tsolin Nalbantian
استادیار · Social and Cultural History of the Middle East
University of Chicagoمعرفی
Tsolin Nalbantian is an Assistant Professor of Modern Middle East History at Leiden University. They hold a PhD from Columbia University's Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (2011). Their research focuses on Armenian communities in the Middle East, Cold War dynamics, and how marginalized groups leverage state/local power structures to assert political agency. They served as the 2019 Dumanian Visiting Professor, emphasizing their expertise in Armenian Studies.
Research interests include Lebanon’s sectarian system, Syrian and Turkish sociopolitical contexts, and diasporic identity formations. Their work challenges conventional narratives by analyzing how Armenians strategically navigated Cold War tensions and Lebanon’s sectarian framework to shape their socio-political trajectories.
- Education: PhD in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, Columbia University (2011)
Awards include the Dumanian Visiting Professorship, reflecting their contributions to Armenian Studies. Teaching and research emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to modern Middle Eastern history.
