Projects per year
Personal profile
About
I'm Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Arts, Media, and Social Sciences at Parkland College. I'm also Faculty Affiliate for the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My main professional interest is teaching and community outreach with anthropology. My research work focuses on archaeological cultural heritage, nation building, and spiritual imagined communities in the Andes. I started this project as a Mellon/American Academy of Learned Societies Fellow in 2022. As Contributing Editor to the Library of Congress' Handbook of Latin American Studies I am also fortunate to review much of the intellectual production coming out of the Andean region in ethnology. I am a firm believer in making educational materials accessible to all and am honored to work on the Open Access series of introductory textbooks sponsored by the Society for Anthropology of Community Colleges and the American Anthropological Association. My past research involved exploring two generations of indigenous market women in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and how these women imagine, embody and practice their trade and negotiate their insertion into the global economy.
Contact Information
Department of Arts, Media, and Social Sciences
2400 W. Bradley Avenue, Room C-120
Champaign, IL 61821
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Education/Academic qualification
Department of Anthropology, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
… → 2011
Anthropology, BA, Bryn Mawr College
… → 1993
External positions
Faculty Affiliate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aug 1 2017 → …
Faculty Affiliate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aug 1 2017 → …
Teaching Assistant (2007, 2009-2010); Instructor (2009), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan 1 2007 → Jan 1 2010
Teaching Assistant (2007, 2009-2010); Instructor (2009), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jan 1 2007 → Jan 1 2010
Adjunct Instructor, Universidad de Aquino Bolivia
Jan 1 2000 → Jan 1 2003
Adjunct Instructor, Universidad de Aquino Bolivia
Jan 1 2000 → Jan 1 2003
Research Interests
- Teaching Anthropology
- Ethnographic Research
- Economic Anthropology
- Latin American Studies
- Global Studies Initiatives
- Global Studies Initiatives in Social Sciences 2019
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Anthropology
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Cultural Heritage Research and Pedagogy: A Case Study from Bolivia
Scarborough, I. (PI)
American Council of Learned Societies
1/1/21 → 1/1/22
Project: Research project
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Development of Global and International Studies in Social Science Courses with Community College Faculty at Parkland College
Scarborough, I. (PI)
1/1/18 → 1/1/22
Project: Research project
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Anthropology, Ethnology: South American Highlands
Scarborough, I., 2019, Handbook of Latin American Studies, No. 73.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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In Search of a New Indigeneity: Archaeological and Spiritual Heritage in Highland Bolivia
Scarborough, I., May 2019, In: Nova Religio. 22, 4, p. 75-88Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Internationalizing the Curriculum
Scarborough, I. & Grison, S., Jul 21 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
Open AccessFile -
Review Essay: Aymara Indians Perspectives on Development, and State Theory in Andean Politics
Scarborough, I., Mar 2017, In: Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology. 22, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Value of Applied Experiences in Liberal Arts Curriculum
Sutton, N., McClure, K., Porter, A., Sadarangani, U., Beatty, C., Nudelman, B., Scarborough, I. & Carlson, C. B., Nov 16 2017.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
Activities
- 1 Other
Prizes
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Illinois Consortium for International Studies Program, Short-term Faculty Exchange Program Awardee. Joensuu, Finland Exchange. Summer 2016.
Scarborough, I. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Wenner-Gren Enganged Anthropology Grant. Awarded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 2013
Scarborough, I. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. Awarded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 2008.
Scarborough, I. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award. Fellowship awarded by the United Stated Department of Education. Academic Year 2007–2008.
Scarborough, I. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Due and Ferber International Research Award. Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, UIUC. Academic Year 2006–2007.
Scarborough, I. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)