Jillian Fulton-Melanson is a social scientist based in Casablanca, Morocco. Her current research lies at the intersection of political economy, urban change, nightlife, and recreational activity. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from York University and has training in sensory anthropology, sound studies, ethnomusicology, education, and music performance. She has studied with some of the most influential scholars in Canada, such as Zulfikar Hirji, Michael Frishkopf, Irene Markoff, and Regula Qureshi. Currently, Jillian is a Course Director at York University.

Her first book, Arab Techno For the People: Sonic Responses to Orientalism in Toronto and Montreal, is a critique of Canadian multiculturalism, grounded in an ethnographic account of Arab youth who have participated in the electronic dance music culture of Toronto and Montreal.

Part of Jillian’s work as a sound studies enthusiast is to produce ethnographic research creations in the form of DJ sets that feature the sampled voices and music of her interlocutors.