Américo Mendoza Mori Explained
| Américo Mendoza Mori |
| Birth Place: | Ica, Peru |
| Employer: | Harvard University |
| Occupation: | scholar, language activist |
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Américo Mendoza Mori (born 1987, Ica, Peru) is a Peruvian scholar. He has contributed to the fields of Latin American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and Quechua languages. He teaches at Harvard University.
Career
Mendoza Mori studied literature at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru. Following this, he obtained a Ph.D. at the University of Miami, Florida.[1] His research and advocacy on Andean culture have been featured by United Nations,[2] The New York Times,[3] National Public Radio,[4] among other organizations. He previously taught at University of Pennsylvania where he was the founding coordinator of the Quechua language program.[5] Mendoza Mori was the cultural consultant for the incorporation of Southern Quechua dialogues in the film Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) by Paramount Pictures.[6]
Works
- Mendoza Mori, Américo (2017), Quechua Language programs in the United States: Cultural hubs for Indigenous cultures, Chiricú Journal: Latino Literatures, Arts and Cultures, Vol.2 (Spring 2017).
- Mendoza Mori, Américo; Liendo, Laura (2011), Panel A-L: Reflexiones sobre literatura y discursos de América Latina, Lima, Peru: Red Literaria Peruana .
- Mendoza Mori, Américo (2010), «Es el mismo Inca? Figura del Inca en la Nueva Corónica de Guamán Poma de Ayala y Los Comentarios Reales de Garcilaso de la Vega», Actas del Congreso "Las Palabras de Garcilaso", Lima, Peru: Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos - OEI, Academia Peruana de la Lengua.
Notes and References
- Web site: Scholars at Harvard. harvard.edu. 10 March 2022.
- Web site: Penn Quechua Language Program: Featured at the United Nations. Quechua at Penn. 10 March 2022.
- Web site: Dora the Explorer and the Quest for Authentic Indigenous Representations. The New York Times. 10 March 2022.
- Web site: The Lasting Impact Of 'Dora The Explorer'. NPR. 10 March 2022.
- Web site: Thriving program makes Penn a Quechua language hub. Penn Today. 10 March 2022.
- Web site: Paramount Pictures Hired This Quechua Professor to Lend Authenticity to 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold'. Remezcla. 10 March 2022.
