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Quechua Week 2010

Quechua Week is an event series produced by CLACS that celebrates Quechua language and cultures. Quechua/Kichwa is an indigenous language spoken by a millions of people in the Andean region in South America. Quechua language and cultural practices are also present in many other parts of the world – including New York City. The events of Quechua Week range in format and span a broad range of topics – from language rights and policies to the use of YouTube in fostering international exchange. Quechua Week aims to highlight issues that are relevant to the Andean region and to the international community, to provide educational materials about and to foster an appreciation for Quechua/Kichwa language and cultures. All events are free and open to the public, and will include the English, Spanish and Quechua/Kichwa languages as noted.

Quechua Week 2010 is sponsored by the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at Columbia University, the NYU Native Peoples Forum, the NYU Steinhardt Metropolitan Center for Urban Education NYS SBETAC, and the NYU Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Quechua Week is supported by the National Museum of the American Indian, the NYU Department of Cinema Studies, Pachamama Peruvian Arts, the UN Peruvian Cultural Club, and CinemaTropical.

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Special Series/Events

Quechua Week

Quechua Language, Media and Transnational Linkages

Presenter: Ulla Berg, Fredy Roncalla, Miryam Yataco with Gustavo Solís Fonseca

This event will look at how the Quechua language and recent technologies interact and help maintain transnational relationships. Ulla Berg (presenting in English) is Assistant Professor of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies and Anthropology at Rutgers University. Fredy Roncalla (presenting in Spanish) is crafter, independent writer, and editor of the blog and editorial virtual Hawansuyo. Miryam Yataco (presenting in Spanish) is faculty in the Multilingual and Multicultural Education Program at New York University. Gustavo Solís Fonseca is a Doctor in Linguistics, expert in Amerindian Languages and Director of the Center for Research in Applied Linguistics at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú.
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Location: The Great Room of 19 University Place, New York University, New York, NY 10003 (map)

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K-12 Series

Quechua Week

Learning about Quechua: A Lecture and K-12 Teacher Workshop

Presenter: Gustavo Solís Fonseca

Check-in at 12:30pm
1:00pm – Lecture: El Quechua y las Lenguas del Perú: Una Perspectiva Histórica (in Spanish)
Presenter: Gustavo Solís Fonseca (Doctor in Linguistics & Expert in Amerindian Languages, Director of the Center for Research in Applied Linguistics at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú)
2:30pm – Workshop: Incorporating Quechua/Kichwa into K-12 Classrooms (in English)
Facilitator: Nellie Mulkay (Director, NYS SBETAC Metro Center for Urban Education)
Open to the public, registration required.
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Location: Auditorium of King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (KJCC), 53 Washington Square South, New York University, New York, NY 10012 (map)

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Quechua Week

El Quechua y las lenguas del Peru: Una Perspectiva Histórica (en español - in spanish)

Presenter: Gustavo Solís Fonseca

Dr. Gustavo Solis Fonseca is Distinguished Professor at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Centro de Investigacion de Linguistica Aplicada (CILA UNMSM). Dr. Solis holds both a Doctorate and Master of Arts in Linguistics, specializing in Amerindian languages. Dr. Solis has been the director of CILA, the Center for Research in Applied Linguistics, at the UNMSM for several years. He has also been the recipient on two occasions of the Medal to the Scientific Merit that is offered by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
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Location: Auditorium of King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (KJCC), 53 Washington Square South, New York University, New York, NY 10012 (map)

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Quechua Week

Quechua Dialects Across the Andes: A Language Workshop

Presenter: Avi Tuschman, Freddy Mamani, Odi Gonzales with Bruce Mannheim

This workshop allows attendees first to listen to different dialects of Quechua/Kichwa, and then to practice speaking across dialects. Avi Tuschman (speaker of Ecuadorian Kichwa) is the International Projects Advisor and Senior Writer of the Global Center for Development and Democracy. Freddy Mamani (Bolivian Quechua speaker) is a member of the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the United Nations. Odi Gonzales (Peruvian Quechua speaker) is a Quechua language instructor at NYU. Bruce Mannheim is a leading linguistic anthropologist and professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan.
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Location: Room 324 of King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (KJCC), 53 Washington Square South, New York University, New York, NY 10012 (map)

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Special Series/Events

Quechua Week

Quechua Dialects Across the Andes: Film Screenings

Presenter: Amalia Córdova

Sachata Kishipichik Mani/I Am the Defender of the Forest (Director: Eriberto Gualinga) Produced by: the community of Sarayaku, Ecuador. In Kichwa with English subtitles. Llanthupi Munakuy/Loving Each Other in the Shadows (Director: Marcelina Cárdenas) Produced by: CEFREC-CAIB, Bolivia. In Quechua with English subtitles. This event will be moderated by Amalia Córdova, coordinator of the Latin American Program of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian´s Film and Video Center in New York City.
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Location: Michelson Theater, 6th floor of 721 Broadway, New York University, New York, NY 10003 (map)

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Quechua Week

Celebrate Quechua! An evening of Quechua language and culture

Presenter: Odi Gonzales

Join us for a reading of Quechua poetry by writer and teacher Odi Gonzales, Quechua language instructor at NYU. He was also be directing NYU Quechua students in a public performance. This will be followed by a reception which will include a display of ceramics by Ecuadorian artist Manuel Paucar and a Quechua musical performance by Guillermo Guerrero of Tahuantinsuyo, Andrés Jimenez, and Elva Jimenez.
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Location: Auditorium of King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (KJCC) of 53 Washington Square South, New York University, New York, NY 10012 (map)

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