The Georgian Association regularly hosts virtual series on a range of topics from food, to literature, to history and culture.
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The Georgian Association in the USA is launching the ‘Making of Modern Georgia’ series, which intends to inform the American public on Georgian history and culture. This series brings together Georgian and non-Georgian researchers, academics, and practitioners to create an engaging series and provide information for those interested in learning more about Georgia today.
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- Making of Modern Georgia Session 7 – Georgia and the Black Sea – April 26, 2026, 1 pm ESTREGISTER ON ZOOM The Black Sea has always been a space of migration, trade, and commerce, but it’s role in Georgian history has been under researched. After the rise of the Ottoman and Russian empires, the Black Sea became a strategic space for Great Power competition. What role has the Black Sea played in Georgian…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia Session 7 – Georgia and the Black Sea – April 26, 2026, 1 pm EST - Making of Modern Georgia Session 4 – The History of Georgian Wine: What does the Georgian Wine Industry look like today?It is impossible to talk of Georgian culture and history without including wine, a vital part of Georgian social life, the supra, and the livelihood of its citizens. Wine has always been central to Georgian identity through song, ritual, and storytelling around the table. In what ways does wine and wine production connect with Georgian…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia Session 4 – The History of Georgian Wine: What does the Georgian Wine Industry look like today? - Making of Modern Georgia – Session 3 – Keeping the Georgian Language Alive: Poets, Legislators and TeachersWebinar – Keeping the Georgian Language Alive: Poets, Legislators and Teachers – February 1st, 1Moderator: Mzia Shanava, Georgian Language Instructor, Harvard University. Guests: Professor Tamar Makharoblidze, Linguistics, Ilia State University, Tbilisi. Dr. Zaal Andronikashvili, Research fellow at the Leibniz-Center for Literary and Cultural Studies, Berlin.
- Making of Modern Georgia – Session 2 – Georgian Monks and Scribes: Shaping the Christian LegacyIn this month’s webinar, Professors Nikoloz Aleksidze and Stephen Jones discuss the impact of Georgian monks and scribes on Georgian Christianity over the centuries. Guest: Nikoloz Aleksidze, Professor of History and Political Thought. Dean of Social Sciences, Free University, Tbilisi.Moderator: Professor Stephen Jones, Founding Director of the Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University. For additional…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia – Session 2 – Georgian Monks and Scribes: Shaping the Christian Legacy - Making of Modern Georgia – Session 1 – The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918-21In this month’s webinar, Professors Stephen Jones and Beka Kobakhidze discuss the Democratic Republic of Georgia. November 30, 2025 Guest: Professor Stephen Jones, Founding Director of the Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University. Moderator: Professor Beka Kobakhidze, Professor and Co-chair of MA Program in Modern History of Georgia at Ilia State University, Tbilisi. For additional…
Continue reading » Making of Modern Georgia – Session 1 – The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918-21