Professor, Anthropology, Interim Chair, Department of Social Sciences
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.
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About Isabel Scarborough
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.
| May 2022 - Present | Chair, Parkland College ‐ Department of Arts, Media, and Social Sciences | |
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| 2021 - Present | Professor of Anthropology, Parkland College ‐ Department of Arts, Media, and Social Sciences | |
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| August 2017 - Present | Faculty Affiliate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ‐ Center for Global Studies | |
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| 2020 - May 2022 | Assistant Chair, Department of Social Sciences, Parkland College ‐ Social Sciences and Human Services | |
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| 2015 - May 2021 | Associate Professor and Program Director of Anthropology and Sociology, Parkland College ‐ Social Sciences and Human Services | |
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| 2012 - 2015 | Assistant Professor of Anthropology; Program Director, Anthropology (2013-present), Parkland College ‐ Social Sciences and Human Services | |
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| 2007 - 2010 | Teaching Assistant (2007, 2009-2010); Instructor (2009), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ‐ Department of Anthropology | |
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| 2000 - 2003 | Adjunct Instructor, Universidad de Aquino Bolivia ‐ Department of Social Sciences, Social Science Research Institute | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2021 - Present | Cultural Heritage Research and Pedagogy: A Case Study from Bolivia |
| American Council of Learned Societies | |
| Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowship | |
| Role: Fellow | |
| 2018 - Present | Development of Global and International Studies in Social Science Courses with Community College Faculty at Parkland College |
| Center for Global Studies, European Union Center, Russian Eastern European and Eurasian Center, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, UIUC | |
| Department of Education Title VI Grant | |
| Role: Principal Investigator (PI) |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2019 - Present | Secretary of the Board, Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges |
Honors and Awards
- Tinker Field Research Award for Graduate Student Research in Latin America and Iberia. Awarded by the Tinker Foundation, through the Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Summer 2005.
- Due and Ferber International Research Award. Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, UIUC. Academic Year 2006–2007.
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award. Fellowship awarded by the United Stated Department of Education. Academic Year 2007–2008.
- Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. Awarded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 2008.
- Wenner-Gren Enganged Anthropology Grant. Awarded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 2013
- Illinois Consortium for International Studies Program, Short-term Faculty Exchange Program Awardee. Joensuu, Finland Exchange. Summer 2016.
Courses
- Anthropology 200: Introduction to Archaeology and Heritage Studies
- Anthropology 101: Introduction to Anthropology
- Anthropology 103: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- Anthropology 289: Topics in Anthropology
- LAS 189: Introduction to Liberal Arts and Sciences
| May 2011 | PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ‐ Department of Anthropology | |
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| 1993 | BA, Bryn Mawr College ‐ Anthropology | |
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Contact Information
Department of Arts, Media, and Social Sciences
2400 W. Bradley Avenue, Room C-120
Champaign, IL 61821
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