Valentina Calzolari Bouvier

Valentina Calzolari Bouvier is a Professor of Armenian Studies at the University of Geneva and Lecturer in the International Master in Armenian Studies (IMAS). Her work focuses on Armenian cultural heritage, apocryphal Christian texts, manuscript traditions, and the transmission of Greek and Syriac intellectual traditions to Armenia.

• Key Expertise: Armenology, Early Christian Apocrypha, Digital Humanities, Medieval Armenian Philology, Hellenistic Thought in Armenian Context

Research Highlights: She has published extensively on Armenian manuscript culture, including monographs like Liberal Arts and Sciences in Ancient and Medieval Armenia (2022) and The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles in Armenian (2022). Her work bridges philology, art history, and post-Soviet literary analysis.

Scientific Honors: Recognized as Foreign Correspondent of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres and serving as President of the International Association of Armenian Studies.

Public Engagement: Active in Armenian diaspora studies, post-genocide memory, and digital preservation of ancient texts. Regularly contributes to interdisciplinary conferences and edited volumes.