Tag: stereotypes

August 25, 2018

The Aesthetics of Politics and Yerevan’s Statues

If we look at how many monuments have been erected in Yerevan and how many were dismantled, we’ll have an extensive overview of the political currents and ideological tendencies that swept through the country since independence. As per the list provided by Yerevan Municipality, 51 statues and busts were erected in Yerevan since 1991.

September 7, 2017
Sex vs. Gender Through Linguistic Expression in Armenian

Sex vs. Gender Through Linguistic Expression in Armenian

From referencing the issue of sex-selective abortions to drinking toasts in honor of women, the grammatically genderless Armenian language, still fails to provide a space for its speakers to develop sensitivity towards the intricacies of gender as social conventions and cultural constructs. Rafik Santrosyan, PhD in Linguistics, explains how.