Elizabeth Scarbrough – Scarbrough C.V. 2016 Short Form
Education
2015 PhD and MA, Philosophy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2005 MA, Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
1998 BA, History, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Areas of Specialization: Ethics, Aesthetics
Areas of Competence: Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Feminism
Academic Appointments
2016-present Lecturer in Philosophy, Florida International University
2015-2016 Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Portland State University
2014-2015 Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Philosophy Department, University of Washington
2014-2015 Director, Philosophy Department Writing Center, University of Washington
2013-2014 Soden-Trueblood Graduate Publishing Fellowship (University of Washington Press)
2012-2013 Editorial Assistant, Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy
2010-2011 Research Assistant, UW Program on Values in Society
2005-2010 Teaching Assistant, Philosophy Department, University of Washington
Publications
2016 “Visiting the Ruins of Detroit: Cultural Tourism or Poverty Tour?” The Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 34, Issue 3 (2016).
2015 “Authenticity in Ruins: Art Restoration, Architecture, and Beautiful Decay,” ARCADE Magazine, Authenticity: Navigating the Real in Cities, Design and Art, Issue 33.2 (Fall 2015).
2014 “Unimagined Beauty,” Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 72, Issue 4 (Fall 2014), 445-449.
2014 Book review of Peg Zeglin Brand (ed.), Beauty Unlimited, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2013. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy (http://hypatiaphilosophy.org/HRO/reviews/content/194)
Research Grants and Awards
2014-2015 Elizabeth Kerr Macfarlane Endowed Scholarship in the Humanities
2014-2015 Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship (University of Washington)
2013-2014 Soden-Trueblood Fellowship in Academic Publishing
2013 Oberlin College Alumni Award
2012 Melvin Rader Fellowship for Innovative Philosophical Projects
2010-2011 Joff Hanauer Fellowship for Excellence in Western Civilization
Conference Presentations
2015 “Industrial Ruins as Cultural Tourism,” at the Philosophy of the City Conference (PSU, Portland, OR)
2015 Panel Commentator on “Negative Aesthetics,” “Disgusting Images” by Cynthia Freeland (University of Houston), “Stay Positive: Some Pleasures and Benefits of Negative Emotions” by Dan Kelly (Purdue University), “Transforming Negative Aesthetic Responses,” by Sherri Irvin (University of Oklahoma, at the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting (Vancouver, BC)
2014 “Visiting the Ruins of Detroit: Cultural Tourism or Poverty Tour?” at the 4th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development (Guimarães, Portugal)
2014 “Unplanned Beauty: The Pleasures of Ruins” at the APA, Pacific Division (San Diego, CA)
2013 “Ruin Porn? The Ruins of Detroit” at the Canadian Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canadian Society for Aesthetics (University of Victoria, B.C.)
2013 Comments on “On Things That Aren’t There Anymore” by Jennifer Judkins (UCLA) at the American Society for Aesthetics Pacific Division Meeting (Asilomar, CA)
2012 Comments on “The Minimal Condition of Authenticity” by Dobin Choi (SUNY) at the American Society for Aesthetics Annual Meeting (St. Louis, MO)
2012 “Appiah’s ‘Cosmopolitan Aesthetic Experience’ and Its Limits” at the Cosmopolitan Rights and Responsibility Conference (University of Washington)
2012 Comments on “Second Personal Reasons and Moral Obligation” by Wenwen Fan (University of Missouri) at the 6th Biannual Graduate Student Conference on Responsibility (University of Washington)
2010 Comments on “Should the Bamiyan Buddhas Rest in Peace?” by James Janowski (Hampden-Sydney College) at the American Society of Aesthetics Annual Meeting (Victoria. B.C.)
2009 Comments on “Why So Serious? An Inquiry on Racist Jokes” by Luvell Anderson (Rutgers University), at the 5th Biannual Graduate Student Conference in Moral Psychology (UW)
Teaching Experience
Florida International University
Introduction to Normative Ethics
Applied Ethics
Aesthetics
Philosophy of Film
Portland State University
Critical Thinking
Philosophy of Sex and Love
University of Washington
Introduction to Normative Ethics
Moral Problems (three times)
Aesthetics of Everyday Life
Topics in Ethics: The Intersection of Aesthetic and Ethics
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
Co-Taught As Primary Instructor With
Seminar in Teaching Philosophy for Graduate Students Ann Baker
Introduction to Moral Problems Patrick Taylor Smith
Practical Reason Joe Ricci
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Introduction to Philosophy (three times)
Additional Teaching and Mentoring Experience
2015 -2016 Judge, Annual High School Ethics Bowl in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA
2014-2015 Workshops “Activities to Engage your Students in Learning,” “Balancing Graduate School Demands,” at the 2014 and 2015 Conference on Teaching, Learning and Research (UW)
2014 Seattle Academy High School Ethics Bowl Co-Coach, Inaugural Year State Champions
2012 Workshops “Teaching Your Own Class: First Day and Beyond,” at the Conference on Teaching, Learning and Research (UW)
2010-2011 Coach, University of Washington Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Team
2010 Teaching Seminar, “Teaching as a Woman in Philosophy,” with Amy Reed and Asia Ferrin
2008-2009 Coach, University of Washington Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Team
Applied Aesthetics Experience
2015-2016 Manager, Clinton Street Theater (Portland, OR)
35mm projection cinema and performance arts space.
2008-2015 Outreach Coordinator / Film Projectionist, Grand Illusion Cinema
Volunteer projectionist (35mm) and cinema outreach coordinator for a not-for-profit art house cinema in Seattle. Named volunteer of the year in 2011.
1999-2003 Audio Post-Production Supervisor, Henninger Digital Audio [1]
Basic knowledge of post-production audio engineering (recording, sound design, mixing).
1994- 2005 Musician
Secondary Flute status at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Freelance flute teacher.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Philosophical Association
American Society for Aesthetics
Canadian Society for Aesthetics
Society for Women in Philosophy
Association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
[1] Video Credits as Audio Post Production Coordinator (1 hr television specials): Jack The Ripper (Discovery Channel), GOLD! Four part series (History Channel), The Curse of the Hope Diamond (Discovery Channel), Crash Landing: Stories of Survival (Henninger Productions), Seized At Sea: Situation Critical (Henninger Productions), Rocky Mountains (National Park Service). I have also worked on numerous political ads for national and local campaigns.
