Armaghan Fakhraeirad

A musicologist specializing in ethnomusicology, focusing on the socio-political contexts of music in Iran and the Persian Gulf. Experienced in conducting fieldwork, delivering lectures, and presenting at international conferences. Published researcher with a strong background in exploring the intersection of music, memory, and identity, seeking an academic position that integrates both research and teaching.

• Society for Ethnomusicology
• International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

• Iran - Southern Iran (Abadan, Khorramshahr, Bushehr), 01/2022, 06/2022
• Bushehr, 09/2022, 12/2022
• Central Iran (Shiraz and Isfahan), 01/2023, 02/2023
• Hormozgan Province, 02/2023, 04/2023
• Bushehr, 06/2023, 08/2023

• Dissertation Research Award, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences, 07/2023, 2024
• Dissertation Research Award, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences, 07/2022, 2023
• Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences, 09/2018, 05/2023

• Listening to the ‘Beginning of the End’: Music and Resistance in Times of the Women, Life, Freedom Uprising, 68th SEM Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 10/2023
• Sound, Memory, and Trauma in Abadan Port-Oil City, Sonic Tehran Project, Online Community, 07/2023
• Sound, Memory, and Trauma in Abadan Port-Oil City, Petrosonic Conference, King’s College, London, 05/2023
• Fieldwork Experiences, Methods, and Strategies in Southern Port Cities of Iran, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran, 05/2023
• Ethnomusicology at Home? Then, What If Your Home Is Iran?, British Forum for Ethnomusicology, London, UK, 04/2023
• An Overview of the Socio-Political Context of the Shiraz Festival of Arts, After Shiraz Symposium, University of Pennsylvania, 02/2023
• From ‘Drum of the Sea’ to ‘Drum of the Port’: The Oceanic Life of Dammam Drumming in Bushehr, Iran, 46th ICTM Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 07/2022
• Global Ethnomusicology and the Dilemma of Folk Music Scholarship in the Iranian Academy, British Forum for Ethnomusicology, London, UK, 07/2022
• Shiraz Festival and Its Legacies Through the Lens of the Revivalist Trends in Iranian Folk Music, Shiraz Festival Symposium, Bowerbird Organization, 03/2022
• Is It Time to Move Beyond the ‘Middle East’? Renaming the Forum, Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum, London, UK, 11/2021
• Music of Port and Oil: Imagination and Place-Making in Iran’s Persian Gulf Port Cities, Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 10/2021
• The Relationship between Purist Trends and Censorship in Iranian Classical and Folk Music, Harvard Graduate Music Forum Annual Conference, 02/2019

• The Female Voice of Iran, Ethnomusicology, 67, 3, 2023, 482-484
• Tale of Two Cities: Memory, Trauma and Auditory Scars in Tehran and Abadan-Khorramshahr, Music and Society in Iran, Siamdoust, Hooshang Chehabi, Harvard University Press, Forthcoming
• Along the Sea with Sea Radio: The Rise and Fall of a Touristic Radio in Iran, Dalan, 1, 4, 32–45, 2021

• Co-Founder, Iranian Ethnomusicology Network Group, Established a network to support and connect Iranian ethnomusicologists globally. Organized workshops, discussions, and mentorship initiatives.
• Mentor, Iranian Ethnomusicology Students, Actively involved in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in ethnomusicology, providing guidance on research, fieldwork, and academic writing.
• Co-Chair Elect, Special Interest Group for the Music of Iran and Central Asia (SIGMICA), Elected as co-chair for SIGMICA, a group dedicated to advancing the study and dissemination of music from Iran and Central Asia.
• Research Assistant, Sonic Tehran Project, Assisted in researching urban sonic cultures in Tehran, focusing on the intersections of sound, memory, and identity.
• Meeting Organizer, Sonic Tehran Project, Coordinated and organized project meetings, contributing to the planning and facilitation of academic discussions and collaborative efforts.

• Persian, Native
• English, Advanced
• Arabic, Reading Comprehension