Donato Amado Gonzáles
Donato Amado Gonzáles (MA, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), research coordinator for the Qhapaq Ñan (Inca Road) Project at the Instituto Nacional de Cultura in Cusco, Peru, will spend the fall semester at the Institute. A noted ethnohistorian of the Cusco region specializing in colonial Andean culture, he also explores contemporary traces of Inca identities in rural communities through his work on ritual paths connecting sacred places along the Inca Road.
A member of Peru’s National Academy of History, Amado is involved in a range of projects to preserve the cultural patrimony of Peru. He currently teaches at the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco and has lectured in Spain and the United States. He is the recipient of awards both for his scholarly work and for his contributions to the Cusco region.
As he did as a Kellogg guest scholar in spring 2009, Amado will teach a graduate course on Peruvian paleography and history.
