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Assyrian Studies Association Member Publications

Welcome to the Assyrian Studies Association's Members Publications page. Here, we celebrate the scholarly contributions of our esteemed members, showcasing selected research, articles, and books dedicated to the rich heritage and history of the Assyrian people. This page serves as a valuable resource for accessing the latest academic works and exploring the diverse range of topics covered by our community. Dive into the world of Assyrian studies through the eyes of our dedicated researchers and discover the depth of their expertise and passion.

Board Members

Donabed, Sargon. The Existential Threat of Academic Bias: The Institutionalization of Anti-Assyrian Rhetoric. International Journal of Middle East Studies 54, no. 3 (2022): 547-553. 

Donabed, Sargon George, and Daniel Joseph Tower. Reframing Indigeneity: The Case of Assyrians in Northern Mesopotamia. Perspectives on History 56 (2020): 18-20.

Donabed, Sargon George. Persistent perseverance: A trajectory of Assyrian history in the modern age 1. In Routledge handbook of minorities in the Middle East, pp. 115-131. Routledge, 2018.

Benjamen, Alda, and S. Donabed. Assyrians and the Early Ba’athist Period in Iraq: Between State and Non-state Actors. State and Society in Iraq: Citizenship under Occupation, Dictatorship and Democratisation (2017): 156-176.

Donabed, Sargon. Reforging a forgotten history: Iraq and the Assyrians in the twentieth century. Edinburgh University Press, 2015.

Cetrez, Önver, Sargon Donabed, and Aryo Makko. The Assyrian heritage: threads of continuity and influence. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2012.

Advisory Board Members

Travis, Hannibal. Perspective--Recognizing and Repairing the Harm to Iraq's Minority Communities. Middle East Report 306 (2023).

Travis, Hannibal. Ethnic Cleansing and Genocidal Intent: Conceptualizing Destruction of Local Populations. Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 20 (2021): 803.

Mako, Shamiran, and Hannibal Travis. The Right of Return in Iraq. Transitional Justice and Forced Migration: Critical Perspectives from the Global South: Critical Perspectives from the Global South (2019): 158.

Travis, Hannibal. The Long Genocide in Upper Mesopotamia: Minority Population Destruction amidst Nation-Building and “International Security. Genocide Studies International 13, no. 1 (2019): 92-131.

Travis, Hannibal. Introduction: The Assyrian Genocide Across History: Collective Memory, Legal Theory, and Power Politics. (2018).

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