Publication: Zarubyan’s Women, by Shushan Avagyan & Lusine Talalyan

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YEREVAN, Armenia – Lecturer in the American University of Armenia (AUA)’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Shushan Avagyan and Yerevan-based photographer Lusine Talalyan recently launched their photographic novel, Zarubyan’s Women, which is the result of a five-year conversation between the writer and the photographer. The novel explores the possibilities of language, both verbal and visual, in describing the transition from a Soviet to post-Soviet reality.

Zarubyan’s Women is available in Yerevan at Akanat Gallery on Koghbatsi Street, Artbridge Café on Abovyan Street, and The Club Café on Tumanyan Street. The most recent review of the book in the March issue of the Horizon kragan is available here.

Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, independent university located in Yerevan, Armenia and affiliated with the University of California. AUA provides a global education in Armenia and the region, offering high-quality, graduate and undergraduate studies, encouraging civic engagement, and promoting public service and democratic values.