BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6454-4d94ec8ace41c2eea72c5b09b80f87b1@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260612T045559Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190329T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture and Interactive Workshop about the Quechua Language by Dr. Ameri co Mendoza-Mori (University of Pennsylvania) DESCRIPTION:\nThe United Nations declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. This celebration has become an opportunity to talk about the possibilities of supporting and recognizing Indigenous la nguages.\n\nFor this particular presentation\, we will focus on the case of Quechua. With nearly eight million speakers\, Quechua is the most wi dely spoken Indigenous language of the Americas\; however\, UNESCO and o ther organizations recognize it as an endangered language. Different ini tiatives are promoting the Quechua Language and Andean culture within th e US academic sphere\, and therefore\, allowing us to highlight points o f view that have been forgotten or overlooked. There are risks in this p rocess as well. We will discuss the importance of Indigenous language pl anning and revitalization\, and how these initiatives can collaborate in the promotion of a more diverse education system.\n\n \;The talk wi ll be followed by a Quechua interactive workshop.\n\nAmé\;rico Men doza&ndash\;Mori teaches Quechua and Spanish at the University of Pennsy lvania\, where he designed the Quechua Language Program. His research on Andean Culture\, Quechua language\, and cultural policies has been feat ured at major institutions such as the United Nations and the national m edia. Prof. Mendoza-Mori has collaborated actively with academic and com munity-based organizations in Peru\, Bolivia\, and the United States. He is the co-editor of the book Panel A-L: Reflexiones sobre literatura y discursos de Amé\;rica Latina.\n\nThe event is organized by the La tin American Graduate Student Association at Penn State and it is funded by the University Park Allocation Committee funds.\n\nThe event is free and open to all University Park State College community.\n\nFor questio ns please contact \;cjc41@psu.edu\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events /635230040259522/\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/l ecture_and_interactive_workshop_about_the_quechua_language_by_dr_americo _mendoza-mori_university_of_pennsylvania/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The United Nati ons declared 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. Thi s celebration has become an opportunity to talk about the possibilities of supporting and recognizing Indigenous languages.

For this parti cular presentation, we will focus on the case of Quechua. With nearly ei ght million speakers, Quechua is the most widely spoken Indigenous langu age of the Americas; however, UNESCO and other organizations recognize i t as an endangered language. Different initiatives are promoting the Que chua Language and Andean culture within the US academic sphere, and ther efore, allowing us to highlight points of view that have been forgotten or overlooked. There are risks in this process as well. We will discuss the importance of Indigenous language planning and revitalization, and h ow these initiatives can collaborate in the promotion of a more diverse education system.

 The talk will be followed by a Quechua int eractive workshop.

Américo Mendoza–Mori teaches Quech ua and Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania, where he designed the Quechua Language Program. His research on Andean Culture, Quechua langua ge, and cultural policies has been featured at major institutions such a s the United Nations and the national media. Prof. Mendoza-Mori has coll aborated actively with academic and community-based organizations in Per u, Bolivia, and the United States. He is the co-editor of the book Panel A-L: Reflexiones sobre literatura y discursos de América Latina.

The event is organized by the Latin American Graduate Studen t Association at Penn State and it is funded by the University Park Allo cation Committee funds.

The event is free and open to all Universi ty Park State College community.

For questions please contact  ;cjc41@psu.edu

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