Rim Irscheid
I am a UK-based cultural organiser, independent artist and postdoctoral researcher in the field of contemporary sound production and curation from Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt based at King's College London. Contact me at rim.j.irscheid@kcl.ac.uk if you want to collaborate or have a conversation about future projects.
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CONSULTANCY
Having worked with cultural institutions in Germany, Switzerland and the UK, I have a keen interest in utilising my academic research in institutional contexts, specifically relating to anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia in Europe. Since 2019, I advise cultural institutions on their diversity development, community-led programming and diversity-sensitive festival and event curation.
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WORKSHOPS
Since 2023, I run workshops with diaspora sound artists and activists that teach practical skills on counter-archival practices, ethical archiving and recording techniques using low-cost and craft-based methods and materials. My workshops are informed by inclusive arts practices and decolonial research methods.
​​TEACHING
I teach sound studies, critical theory, curatorial studies, and ethnomusicology in the Department of Music and the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities at King's College London. I previously taught at the University of Oxford, Columbia University, and the University of Mannheim. This March, I will guest lecture on contemporary textile art and mixed media installation art from Palestine at Central Saint Martins (UAL). ​​​
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PUBLIC SPEAKING
In both academic and cultural industry settings, I host panel discussions, community labs, and organise performances across sound and visual arts that focus on counter-archival practices, sonic activism and memory practices in migrant and refugee communities. Previous talks took place at Oscillation Festival (Brussels), M4Music Festival (Zurich), CEDEJ (Cairo), and Rainy Days Festival (Luxembourg).
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WRITING
I write on sound art, curation and the politics of media representation in Lebanon, Germany and the UK. Previous work has been published with Sonic Matter, field notes and Norient.
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Contact rim.j.irscheid@kcl.ac.uk



Education
2020-2023
PhD in Ethnomusicology & Curatorial Practice, King's College London
(pass, no corrections)
2017-2018
MSt in Music, University of Oxford
(74 overall)
2013-2017
BA in Musicology & Psychology, University of Heidelberg (1st/sehr gut)
Awards
2023
2021
2020
2020
Graduate Student Paper Prize (runner-up), Society for the Anthropology of Europe,
American Anthropological Association
Fieldwork Grant Award, British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE)
AHRC-funded PhD Scholarship (via LAHP)
Recognition Award, University of Oxford