Position Title
Professor and Chair of Native American Studies
Position Title
Professor and Chair of Native American Studies
2405 Hart Hall
Bio
Education and Degree(s)
- B.A., Licenciatura, Anthropology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
- M.A., Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Chicago
Research Interest(s)
Sociocultural Anthropolgy, Ethnomusicology, Performance and Dance Studies, Performance Practices in the Americas, particularly music, dance and festivals in Peru and the rest of the Andean region, Quechua language.
Selected Publications
Shaping Society through Dance: Mestizo Ritual Performance in the Peruvian Andes.
(University of Chicago Press, 2000)
Creating Our Own: Folklore, Performance, and Identity in Cuzco, Peru
(Duke University Press, 2008)
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Teaching Experience
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
- NAS 10 Native American Experience
- NAS 125 Performance and Culture Among Native Americans
- NAS 110 A Quechua Language and Society, Beginning Level 1
- NAS 110 B Quechua Language and Society, Beginning Level 2
- NAS 110 C Quechua Language and Society, Intermediate Level 1
- NAS 110 D Quechua Language and Society, Intermediate Level 2
Graduate Courses Taught:
- NAS 224 Performance in the Americas