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College of Arts and Humanities

Partow Hooshmandrad

Professor

Music | 559-278-7190 | Office: 216

phooshmandrad@csufresno.edu

Education

University of California, Berkeley, M.A & Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, B.A. in Psychology

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to the World's Music
  • Seminar in Ethnomusicology
  • Seminar in Research Methods and Bibliography
  • Persian Language and Culture
  • Persian Literature in English Translation
  • Introduction to Modern Middle East

Partow Hooshmandrad holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of California, Berkeley.  She has done extensive research on the cultural heritage of the Kurdish Ahl-i Haqq (Yarsan) of Guran since 2000.  As a scholar and a musician she specializes in the devotional practices of the Ahl-i Haqq including the musical repertoire, the texts, and the rituals, as well as Iranian Dastgah music.  She has won several awards for her research endeavors including generous grants from the National Geographic Conservation Trust Fund, Alfred Hertz Memorial Scholarships, the Kurdish National Congress, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Al-Falah Program for Islamic Studies (Center for Middle Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley).  She has written and presented papers on various aspects of Ahl-i Haqq life, Iranian classical music, and other musical practices of Iran.  Hooshmandrad has also appeared on KPFA radio Berkeley and performed for the Marin League of the San Francisco Symphony.  She currently teaches at California State University, Fresno, Department of Music, and is actively involved in the development of the Persian Language & Culture and Middle East Studies programs.  Prior to joining the academic community at California State University, Fresno, Partow taught at the University of Kurdistan, Hawler, in the Federal Region of Kurdistan, Iraq.

Her recent and upcoming publications and conservation efforts include:
Devotional practices of the Kurdish Ahl-i Haqq including the musical repertoire, texts, and rituals
Iranian Dastgah music
Persian literature
please see Professional Biography