Kim Kardashian is an influential businesswoman and reality TV star. Movses Khorenatsi claimed to live in the 5th century and is known as Patmahayr-- the Father of History. What, then, does it mean to call them both Armenian? Is it possible to inhabit different worlds, and seemingly the same group, at the same time? Or, more simply: how might two people be Armenian (or Greek, or Persian, or Turkish, or American) differently? This fast-paced course will test the limits of belonging -- and not belonging -- to a particular ethnic group, community, or culture. Together, by examining a wide array of cultural artifacts (painting, literature, history, film, music), students will learn to analyze the diversity of Armenian experiences over time. Our readings will be paired to generate dialogue between unlikely figures. For instance, what might the classically trained 20th-century musicologist, Gomidas Vartabed, have to say about the alternative metal band System of a Down? How might the Armenian medieval epic, David of Sassoun, offer a different way of thinking about group affiliation than does modern-day nationalism? If Kardashian and Khorenatsi could meet, what would they say? Short, critical essays will accompany our investigations, helping us to think about the challenges or treating Armenian culture -- or any culture -- as a cohesive unit. Students can expect to gain a broad understanding of Armenian culture and history over the last two millennia, as well as to become sensitive readers of internal heterogeneity within other cultural contexts.