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Harvard scholar from Peru and language activist.
Américo Mendoza Mori
BornIca, Peru
Occupation(s)scholar, language activist
EmployerHarvard University

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. His research and advocacy on Andean culture have been featured by United Nations, The New York Times, National Public Radio, among other organizations. He previously taught at University of Pennsylvania where he was the founding coordinator of the Quechua language program. 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.

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.

References

  1. "Scholars at Harvard". harvard.edu. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. "Penn Quechua Language Program: Featured at the United Nations". Quechua at Penn. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. Llamoca, Janice (23 August 2019). "Dora the Explorer and the Quest for Authentic Indigenous Representations". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. "The Lasting Impact Of 'Dora The Explorer'". NPR. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. "Thriving program makes Penn a Quechua language hub". Penn Today. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. "Paramount Pictures Hired This Quechua Professor to Lend Authenticity to 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold'". Remezcla. Retrieved 10 March 2022.


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