Quechua Workshop at CNM
Doris Loayza
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 03:30 pm - 04:30 pm
Max Salazar Building (MS 306) at CNM
900 University Blvd SE
About:
Join native Quechua speaker and educator Doris Loayza for an interactive introduction to Quechua, the indigenous language of the Andes. Through games, dance, music and refreshments, you’ll learn basic Quechua phrases, have some fun, and get a taste of Quechua and Andean culture and community.
Doris Loayza is a Teaching Assistant Professor at the Latin American and Latinx Studies Center at Colorado University at Boulder, where she teaches Quechua Language and culture, Introduction to Latin American Studies, and Geography of the Andes. Doris grew up in the Peruvian Andes and is a native Quechua and Spanish speaker.
She is also a podcast and documentary producer. Her short documentary “Bronx Llaqtamanta,” about an Ecuadorian immigrant in NYC who starts Kiwcha radio program, screened at universities, indigenous festivals and the United Nations. She is currently producing a podcast on traditional Andean food for CU Boulder in collaboration with a collective of Quechua speakers in Peru. Doris earned an M.A. in Latin American & Caribbean Studies from NYU, and studied documentary storytelling at the Bronx Documentary Center.
Notes:
This event is free and open to the public.
