Ani Jilavyan

Ani Jilayvan has an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa. Ani was a co-editor of Exchanges Journal and co-translator of A Call for Lasting Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh: Western Intellectuals Begin to Speak Up, Dr. Cornel West’s Words in Solidarity, and a chapter from Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others from English to Armenian.

Articles by Ani Jilavyan

Meditations: Some Kind of Satellite by Anahit Ghazaryan

In this Meditations piece, Anahit Ghazaryan contemplates what motivates people to learn Armenian — and how language itself is lost, reshaped, hidden, questioned. Translated from the Eastern Armenian by Ani Jilavyan, this piece has been commissioned to celebrate Wasafiri 120: Armenia(n)s – Elevation.

Black and white image of a woman taking a photo in a mirror. The flash obscures her face

Conversations with Myself by Nazik Armenakyan

In this photo essay, Nazik Armenakyan discusses the rise of female photographers in Armenia, her own career path and positionality, the ethics of shooting vulnerable subjects, and the freedom to follow her intuition. Translated by Ani Jilavyan and commissioned in tandem with Wasafiri 120: Armenia(n)s – Elevation.

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