In this episode, guest editor Dr. Sarah Wilson discusses the Zoryan Institute’s newly released special issue of Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, titled "The Republic of Armenia: Migration and Diaspora in Times of Threat and Uncertainty."

Dr. Wilson brings a global migration lens to the evolving questions of Armenian identity, displacement, and belonging. Drawing on both historical and recent developments, including the 2023 forced displacement of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), she reflects on Armenia’s unique position in global migration debates and its often-overlooked role in international scholarship.

Dr. Sarah Wilson is Head of Sociology, Social Policy, and Criminology at the University of Stirling.

This webinar was originally recorded on June 24, 2025.

For more information about the Diaspora special issue, please visit https://utppublishing.com/toc/diaspora/24/2. To purchase a copy of the special issue, please visit https://zoryaninstitute.org/publications/#books/.

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In this webinar, hosted as part of the Zoryan Institute’s 2022 Climate Change, Human Rights & Genocide Webinar Series, Professor Deborah McGregor examines the relationships between indigenous peoples, rights, and colonialism that perpetuates injustice. She also explains why Indigenous leadership and knowledges are critical for advancing climate justice goals, and how climate impacts render Indigenous communities disproportionally vulnerable (e.g. the disruption of traditional food sources, lack of health infrastructure, barriers to accessing clean water).

Professor Deborah McGregor is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at York University.

This webinar was originally recorded on March 10, 2022.

For more information about the Zoryan Institute’s educational programming, please visit https://zoryaninstitute.org/.

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In this webinar, hosted as part of the Zoryan Institute’s 2022 Climate Change, Human Rights & Genocide Webinar Series, Professor Lauren Eichler of Old Dominion University explores topics such as ecocide, the colonial ideologies behind it, and the impacts on Indigenous Peoples. This presentation explores how the dualistic and racist Western-colonial conceptions of "human" and "nature" have harmed Indigenous communities in three related ways: by delegitimizing Indigenous environmental ontologies, identity, and ethics, by dehumanizing Indigenous peoples, and by enabling the ecocide-genocide of Indigenous lands and peoples. The presentation also considers the value and limitations for Indigenous peoples of making ecocide an international crime.

This webinar was originally recorded on March 2, 2022.

For more information about the Zoryan Institute’s educational programming, please visit https://zoryaninstitute.org/.

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