Parmida Mostafavi

Parmida Mostafavi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences. Her research interrogates the intersections of race, capital, and consumerism within the Iranian diaspora.

• Ph.D. in Anthropology, New York University (2024)
• B.A. in International Comparative Studies (Middle East concentration) and Linguistics, Duke University (2018)

Dr. Mostafavi's work examines how transnational commercial spaces shape racialized notions of Iranianness through everyday objects and consumer practices. She analyzes neoliberal multiculturalism, global supply chains, and mass consumerism in diasporic contexts.

Her current research traces how consumer goods circulating in diasporic markets become vessels for heritage narratives, producing contested ideas of "Iran" and Iranianness for consumption. This work engages theories of racial capitalism, nationalism, and commodification.