Program on Georgian Studies

Advancing the study of Georgia and the South Caucasus through research, scholarly and cultural exchange, teaching, and outreach. 

Welcome to the Davis Center’s Program on Georgian Studies! Our program fosters research on Georgia and the South Caucasus at Harvard, facilitates collaboration between Georgian and American scholars, students, and artists, and enhances the broader community's understanding of the region.

We offer opportunities for students, junior scholars, and faculty from Harvard and Georgia, and for artists from both Georgia and the U.S. On this website, you will find information about grants, fellowships, travel, summer internships, and classes providing different ways to engage with Georgian studies. (More details below.)

Our Georgian language classes offer an immersive experience into the linguistic and cultural heritage of Georgia, giving both the ability to communicate and deeper insights into the region's unique history, traditions, and contemporary significance.

For Harvard affiliates seeking to independently deepen their knowledge of Georgia and the South Caucasus, we offer a research guide on Harvard’s library collections and other resources.

Explore our past and upcoming events, including lectures, workshops, online panels, and film screenings, to gain insights into the region’s history, politics, and culture. Visit the Davis Center to see "Rooted in Culture," Art Exhibition on display until December 10th, 2024.

The Program on Georgian Studies is supported by a research award from the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science.

You can contact program coordinator Allison Hart at: ahart@fas.harvard.edu. 

Staff and community members gathered after a seminar on Dec. 8, 2023.

Staff and community members gathered after a seminar on Dec. 8, 2023. 

Opportunities and Resources

Related Insights

Azerbaijan is trying to rebuild and resettle the territories it has retaken, alum Joshua Kucera writes — moving fastest in Karabakh, where infrastructure remains largely intact, but sweeping away signs of the enclave's Armenian legacy as it goes.

The three-week residency allows a Georgian artist to engage with the Harvard community in the spring of 2025. Application deadline is Sept. 20.

The bitter foes seem close to a peace deal, our alum Joshua Kucera reports, but Baku insists Yerevan strip away a constitutional reference to "reunification" with Nagorno-Karabakh, the territory at the heart of their decades-old conflict.

Related Events

Upcoming Event

Come hear from a ground-breaking Georgian contemporary artist who will share the secrets behind his unique methods and the inspirations that drive his creativity.

Upcoming Event

If you are a student interested in international travel and work experience, come to this talk by four of our interns who spent two months in the South Caucasus.

Past Event

Join the Program on Georgian Studies for a screening of "Prime Meridian of Wine" and a subsequent discussion with director Nana Jorjadze and co-author George Shephard.