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Date(s) - 04/29/2021
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Thirsty for knowledge? Enjoy happy hour in your own home with one of our Museum’s awesome specialists. Living Room Lectures deliver social interaction with educational elements, and everyone is welcome. Cheers!
Declared an endangered language by UNESCO, Quechua is the mother tongue of the Inca Empire. Today, nearly 8 million people throughout the Andes speak Quechua and it is the most spoken Indigenous language in the Americas. So why is it unrecognizable to most people? How can we celebrate its relevance today? Learn about Américo Mendoza–Mori’s work raising awareness about the Quechua language. Learn how he designed the Quechua Language Program at Penn and works alongside scholars and educators to facilitate initiatives that promote and honor the language.
Américo Mendoza–Mori teaches Quechua and Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania, where he designed the Quechua Language Program. He received his B.A. in Literature from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, in Lima, and completed a Ph.D. in Literary, Cultural and Linguistic studies at the University of Miami. His research focuses on Andean Culture, Quechua language, and cultural policies. Dr. Mendoza-Mori’s work has appeared in a variety of academic publications and been presented at the United Nations and featured in the New York Times, a TEDx talk, NPR, and Remezcla. He has collaborated actively with academic and community-based organizations in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and the United States.