On April 15, a collaborative seminar was held by the English Chair of Cross-Cultural Communication at the Faculty of European Languages and Communication and the Chair of History of Armenian Literature and Literary Theory after Academician Hr. Tamrazyan at the Faculty of Armenian Philology.
The seminar, focused on folklore and intercultural connections, was moderated by the Head of the English Chair of Cross-Cultural Communication, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Shushanik Paronyan.
Fourth-year bachelor's and master's students from the Chair of History of Armenian Literature and Literary Theory, together with their academic supervisor, PhD in Philological Sciences, Associate Professor Nvard Vardanyan, presented the results of their research on samples of Armenian folklore to third-year students of the Faculty of European Languages and Communication. The studies were conducted within the framework of their bachelor's and master's theses.
Armenuhi Kocharyan, a master's student at the Faculty of Armenian Philology, presented the images of fire spirits and fairies in Armenian folk tales, highlighting rich intercultural mythological parallels.
Fourth-year student Maria Apresyan's research focused on the analysis of Artsakh legends. The material for her study was drawn from legends recorded in 2023–2025 within the framework of an internal grant at YSU. Apresyan, who is from Artsakh, also participated in the fieldwork, carrying out a comparative analysis of different versions of the legends, juxtaposing earlier recordings with newly collected material.
Knarik Poghosyan's research addressed the depiction of supernatural beings in Armenian folk incantation prayers. She examined the representation of lower mythological figures, particularly evil spirits, in these texts.
The students listened to the presentations with great interest and actively participated in the discussion.
