Transnational Identities in Print: The Armenian-Language Press of France in a Global Perspective

• Published in: Études arméniennes contemporaines Vol. 15; no. 15; pp. 7 - 29
• Main Authors: Chahinian, Talar, Prévost, Stéphanie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Études arméniennes contemporaines 2023; Bibliothèque Nubar de l'UGAB
• Subjects: allophone press; Armenian press; Armenian-language press; diaspora; diasporic press; France; History; Humanities and Social Sciences; Empire ottoman; France; Istanbul; Paris; Turquie; Madras; presse arménienne; transnational; allophone press; presse arménophone; transnational dynamics; presse diasporique; Armenian press; diaspora; diasporic press; presse allophone; Armenian-language press; France
• ISSN: 2269-5281; 2425-1682
• DOI: 10.4000/eac.3344

To better understand the originality of the Armenian-language press of France, the introduction to this special issue situates this vast periodical output in its historical context, as well as in its natural theoretical background of allophone presses published throughout the world and in France. With its over 200 Armenian-language titles since 1855, including the exceptionally long-lasting daily Ḥaṛach (1925-2009), France has always been a central Armenian-language periodical printing hub. In correlation with articles in the issue, the introduction offers insights into its transnational dynamics. In particular, it shows how the Armenian-language press tried to cater to a plural, dispersed readership’s evolving expectations, while largely succeeding in making the Armenian language a vector of transnational identities within an always expanding diasporic space, after 1915.