Diasporic Futures: Thinking Nationally, Living Transnationally

Event details Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - TCC 227 - Los Angeles, CA 90089 Type: Lecture / Talk / Workshop Campus: University Park Campus Department: Institute of Armenian Studies Audience: Students, Alumni, Faculty/Staff About this event This fall, the USC Dornsife Institute of Armenian Studies will welcome Khachig Tölölyan, one of the founding architects of modern diaspora studies, as its second Seminal Scholar-in-Residence. During his residency, Professor Tölölyan will present three public events at USC. The series will begin on Tuesday, October 13, with “Diasporic Futures: Thinking Nationally, Living Transnationally,” an English-language lecture drawing on decades of scholarship to explore the evolving meanings of nation, diaspora, and transnational belonging. The event is free of charge and open to the public, RSVP is required. Click here to RSVP. Learn more about the residency and other events. Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/diasporic-futures