Américo Mendoza Mori

Américo Mendoza Mori
Born
Ica, 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.[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.

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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