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Partow Hooshmandrad

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) since 2000. As a scholar and a performer she specializes in the devotional practices of the Ahl-i Haqq of Guran including the musical repertoire, the texts, and the rituals; as well as Iranian classical music. She has won several awards for her research endeavors including generous grants from the National Geographic Conservation Trust Fund, Alfred Hertz Memorial Scholarship, and the Kurdish National Congress. Her publications include: 2009, “Meaning and Sacralization: Tanbur of the Kurdish Ahl-i Haqq of Guran.” Journal of Kurdish Studies Vol. 7. 2009, “Life as a Stage: Devotional Practices of the Ahl-i Haqq in Kurdistan,” World of Music Vol. 49/3, special edition ‘Musical Stages: Music and Context in the Persianite World.’ 2008, “Kurdish Ahl-i Haqq Musical Practice,” Encyclopedia Iranica, Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. New York: Bibliotheca Iranica. She is currently working on her book titled Sacred Musical Tradition of the Kurdish Ahl-i Haqq of Guran (University of Tehran Press), to be followed by a Persian translation. Before joining the academic community at CSU Fresno, Partow taught at the University of Kurdistan, Hawler, in the Federal Region of Kurdistan, Iraq.