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Christian Garbis
Christian Garbis
Christian Garbis is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Communications, College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the American University of Armenia.
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of English and Communications
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134W PAB

EC 130 - Introduction to Journalism
EC 140 - Expository Writing
EC 141 - Persuasive Writing
EC 231 - Public Speaking
EC 233 - Professional Communication
EC 240 - Creative Writing-Fiction
EC 241 - Scriptwriting
EC 242 - Technical Writing
EC 244 - Writing for Media

Office Hours: By Appointment
134W PAB

My view: (Please briefly describe your view on the three concepts below)

I teach writing as a discipline. In other words, I teach writing as an art form, as a way of living. There are no gimmicks or tricks to effective writing, and I stress these points from the very start of the semester. There is only craft, which is nurtured and refined by the individual writer. My primary job as a writing instructor is to guide students along their own paths in developing their unique style and voice. This is why I encourage students to keep daily journals and to write as frequently as possible. The classroom is a laboratory for creating and sharing ideas about writing, and my daily lesson plans reflect this concept.

Short Bio:

Christian Garbis earned his Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University. Courses taught include Creative Writing-Fiction, Expository Writing, Persuasive Writing, Introduction To Journalism, Writing For Media, Scriptwriting, Public Speaking, and Technical Writing. He was a recipient of the AUA Faculty Teaching Excellence Prize in 2021. His news articles, commentaries, and essays have appeared in Hetq Online, The Armenian Weekly, and Roads and Kingdoms. Christian is the author of two acclaimed blogs, Notes From Hairenik and Footprints Armenia, on which he discusses social and political issues and conveys intimate descriptions of daily life in Armenia. A third blog, The Great Garbanzo, details his culinary adventures. Apart from his prose writing, he has also written a novel, a screenplay, and numerous short stories, and he has made several short experimental films. Christian was born and raised in Greater Boston but now resides in Yerevan, Armenia. He is the father of two young sons.

Publications:

Noteworthy Articles
Renaissance Man, Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, May 2018. The article is now required reading for Freshman Seminar 2 at the American University of Armenia.
The Test of Time, Roads and Kingdoms, October 2015 (edited and republished as Taste of Time in Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, May 2018).  
Bridging The Armenian Divide, Roads and Kingdoms, May 2015.  
Questions Remain Unanswered for the Fate of Confessed Killer of Gyumri Family, The Armenian Weekly, January 2015.  
Living in Shame, Hetq, December 2013.
Reinventing the Tar: Miqayel Voskanyan’s Folk Music Quest, Ianyan Mag, July 2013.
Interview: Raffi Hovannisian and the Barevolution, Ianyan Mag, March 2013.
ONNIK: Portrait of a Legend, The Armenian Weekly, November 2012.
Notes on Emigration,  The Armenian Weekly, March 2012.
Reflecting on 20 Years of Independence, The Armenian Weekly, September 2011.

Major Works of Creative Writing 
The Continental Revolution, screenplay, 2019.
Hearts Never Forget What Eyes See, short story collection, 2017.
A World Without Wings, novel, 2014.

Presentations
Presenter of TED talk “Never Letting Life Go” at TEDxYerevan, 2013.
Speaker at Happiness Club, Armenia, April 2014.