Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of St. Andrews, 1997
Master of Philosophy, University of St. Andrews, 1990
B.A., Istituto Universitario Orientale, 1987
Teaching Professor

Doctor of Philosophy, University of St. Andrews, 1997
Master of Philosophy, University of St. Andrews, 1990
B.A., Istituto Universitario Orientale, 1987
Languages: Spanish and Italian. Anthropology: Indigeneity; Indigenous cultures and politics; Community development; Gender, race, nation-state formation and citizenship; Sex tourism and gender violence; Race and Immigration; International Development and Applied Anthropology; Art and social change; Professional Ethics, Geographical expertise: Latin America, Italy, US.
My training and research took me on a journey through Italy, Scotland, Ecuador, and the USA. In each of those countries I had the great pleasure and privilege to meet people from different backgrounds, learn about their life experience and cultures, and make long lasting friendships. These personal connections help me to appreciate the complexities of human experiences, the challenges that some communities face in their everyday life, and the resilience of their spirit in fighting to overcome them. I bring these incredible life lessons into my classes, sharing with my students what I learned.
Books:
2017 隆Viva la Inca Atahualpa! Pol铆tica ind铆gena, Justicia y Democracia en los Andes del Norte. FLACSO- Abya-Yala.
2012 Long Live Atahualpa. Indigenous Politics, Justice and Democracy in the Northern Andes. Duke University Press.
Co-authored/ Edited books:
2000 Cervone, E.- Rivera, F. (eds.) Ecuador racista. Im谩genes e identidades. Quito: FLACSO (Latin American School of Social Sciences).
1998 Cervone, E. (ed.) Mujeres Contracorriente. Voces de l铆deres ind铆genas. CEPLAES (Center for Social Studies and Planning), CEPLAES-FEG, Ecuador.
Scholarly Articles:
2023 Of Calimero and other stories. RELASP, Revista Euro latinoamericana de An谩lisis Social y Pol铆tico, Vol.3, N.6, 55-80.
2021 In Search of Happiness: Connecting Racism, Gender, and Class across borders. RevIISE, Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, No. 18, Vol. 18, (179-191). University of San Juan, Argentina.
2010 Celebrating the Chagras: Mestizaje, Multiculturalism, and the Ecuadorian Nation. The Global South Journal, Vol.4, N. 1, Spring 2010.
2007 鈥淏uilding Engagement. Ethnography and Indigenous Communities Today鈥. Transforming Anthropology, 15(2).
1999 鈥淟os Desaf铆os de la Etnicidad: las Luchas del Movimiento Ind铆gena en la Modernidad鈥. Journal of Latin American Anthropology, Vol.4, No.1, 1999.
1999 鈥淒erecho, Ciudadan铆a y Racismo, una Aproximaci贸n desde la Perspectiva de la Ni帽ez鈥. Antropolog铆a. Cuadernos de Investigaci贸n. No. 4, 1999. Quito, PUCE.
1998 鈥淔estival Time, Long Live the Festival. Ethnic Conflict and Ritual in the Andes鈥. ANTHROPOS 93:101- 113, Germany.
1994 鈥淟a Inca Atahualpa e la Sua Storia鈥, LATINOAMERICA, 54/55:113- 117, Italy.
1992 鈥淟a Lotta Indigena Per la Terra, Passato e Presente鈥. LATINOAMERICA 48:99- 104, Italy.