Seminar
Pucallpa Seminar.
Empires, Environments, Objects: Perspectives from the Peruvian Amazon
Laguna de Yarinacocha, Pucallpa, Provincia de Coronel Portillo
The Max-Planck Partner Group "Empires, Environments, Objects" in collaboration with "Chana - Estación para las ciencias del lenguaje y la interculturalidad" will organize a seminar in Pucallpa, Peru, which will take place from April 7 to 10, 2025. Devoted to indigenous Amazonian languages and cultures and ethically committed to its community environment, Chana is a research station of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, supported by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, and the University of Zurich. A group of MA and PhD students will explore past and present culture and artistic production of the Ucayali Region, guided by the Chana Team and the local indigenous communities.
More on Chana: https://chana.pucp.edu.pe/en/about-us/presentation
Program to be announced soon.
Organizers:
- Fernando Loffredo, Principal Investigator, Max-Planck Partner Group "Empires, Environments, Objects"
- Roberto Zariquiey, Director, Chana - Estación para las ciencias del lenguaje y la interculturalidad
- Cécile Michaud, Coordinator at the PUCP
- Patricia Carolina Mendoza Mori, Administrative Assistant
07 – 10 April 2025
This event will take place in Pucallpa, Peru.
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