Frederick Moehn

Frederick Moehn

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Research interests

  • Ethnomusicology, musicology, cultural and social anthropology
  • Lusophone/Portuguese studies, Latin American studies, jazz studies
  • Brazil, Angola, Harlem NY
  • Race and national identity, community
  • Music technologies, production aesthetics 
  • Music and aging
  • Medical ethnomusicology/Music, health, athletics
  • Quantified/data selves

 

 

Biographical details

Frederick Moehn earned his BA at Berklee College of Music, and his MA and PhD in Music at New York University. While a graduate student at New York University, he spent a year in Brazil as a Fulbright Scholar.

He has taught at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Stony Brook University, Columbia University, and New York University.

Research interests (short)

Ethnomusicology, cultural anthropology, Latin America, Cultures of the Portuguese-speaking World, jazz, race, gender, aging, quantified & data selves/subjectivities

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, Mixing MPB: Cannibals and Cosmopolitans in Brazilian Popular Music, New York University

Award Date: 1 Jan 2001

Master of Arts, New York University

Award Date: 1 Jan 1996

Bachelor of Arts, Berklee College of Music

Award Date: 1 Jan 1988

Keywords

  • M Music
  • HT Communities. Classes. Races
  • GN Anthropology

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