Lizzie Hedrick
Growing up in an Armenian community in Wisconsin,
Richard Antaramian began wondering about his family’s history.
The answers he received didn’t adequately address his curiosity.
“It pushed me into more rigorous areas of inquiry, and ultimately I
came out with a Ph.D. and a lifelong desire both to teach and research
the rich history of the Armenian people,” said Antaramian, assistant
professor of history and holder of the Turpanjian Early Career Chair in
Contemporary Armenian Studies at the USC Dornsife College of Letters,
Arts and Sciences.
He currently teaches two undergraduate courses on the Ottomans and
World War I. In the spring he’ll teach a class on the Armenian diaspora.
