Lalai Manjikian

Dr. Lalai Manjikian is a humanities professor at Vanier College in Montreal. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of immigration and refugee studies, media representations of migration, migrant narratives and diaspora studies. She is the author of Collective Memory and Home in the Diaspora: The Armenian Community in Montreal (2008). Lalai’s articles have been published in a number of newspapers and journals including The Armenian Weekly, Horizon Weekly, 100 Lives (The Aurora Prize), the Montreal Gazette, and Refuge. A former Birthright Armenia participant (2005), over the years, Lalai has been active in volunteering both within the Armenian community in Montreal and the local community at large, namely engaged in immigrant and refugee integration. She previously served as a qualitative researcher on the Armenian Diaspora Survey in Montreal. Lalai also serves as a board member for the Foundation for Genocide Education. She holds a PhD in Communication Studies from McGill University (2013).
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Manjikian: To Look Armenian (or Not)

Here in the North American hemisphere, we just welcomed the summer solstice, which means longer days of sunlight and the…

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Manjikian: Beads Exposed

Once forcefully displaced, as post-genocide diasporans, we keep travelling across borders, moving from city to city and, in the process,…

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Manjikian: When Beads Unite

Another April. Another swirl of genocide-related events, commemorations, and exhibits. Yet another year of denial. And alongside the political speeches…

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Manjikian: Accepting New Challenges

Much has been written about the connection between women and the nation over the course of world history. Symbols, words,…

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Manjikian: Responsible Nostalgia

In this post-protocols environment, it is a good time to put aside all lost illusions (if any) and, instead, focus…

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Manjikian: A Post-Protocol Reaction: What Defines the Diaspora?

“Instead of being the coordinated crystallization of the people’s innermost aspirations, instead of being the most tangible, immediate product of…

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Manjikian: Beads on Fire

In my everyday life, I am an advocate for dialogue. In most cases, I prefer addressing issues head on, as…

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Manjikian: Worried Beads: The Future of the Diaspora

The Population Reference Bureau projects that the global population will reach 7 billion in 2011. This growth is measured based…

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When Beads Collide

I confess I am one of the few who stay behind in the movie theater to watch the credits roll.…

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Dispersed Continuity: From Montréal to Marseille

A self does not amount to much, but no self is an island; each exists in a fabric of relations…

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