The Andean Cultures and Histories working group (ACH) seeks to enrich research and teaching at Northwestern in humanistic and social scientific inquiry related to the Andes and the adjacent Pacific Ocean and
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Welcome to theĀ Andean Cultures and Histories Working Group.

The Andean Cultures and Histories working group (ACH) seeks to enrich research and teaching at Northwestern in humanistic and social scientific inquiry related to the Andes and the adjacent Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
We invite you to read more about our group's work, discover upcoming programming, or learn how you can get involved.
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What we do
We count over half a dozen faculty whose research and teaching center on the region and includes expertise in the history and cultural productions of African-descended and Indigenous peoples in the Andes as well as broader histories of colonialism, slavery, state formation, lettered and visual practices, and their intersections.
Events
Nov
11
2025
Field of Dreams: Collecting Indigenous Inner Thoughts in the Midc...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
At the start of the Cold War, a group of anthropologists and psychotherapists related to the Cornell-Peru Project at Vicos (1952-1966) ...
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