Nadine Pollvogt studied Social Sciences and Latin American Studies in Bielefeld (Germany), Barcelona (Spain) and Guadalajara (Mexico). She holds a Master's degree in InterAmerican Studies from the Bielefeld University, where she is currently research assistant at the Center for InterAmerican Studies (CIAS) and executive manager of the Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS).

Joachim Michael is a full professor for Interamerican Studies and Romance Studies at the University of Bielefeld, Germany, since April 2014; Chair “Émile Durkheim” at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, April 2018; Chair “Cátedra Santander de Estudos Ibero-Latinoamericanos”, Instituto de Estudos Avançados Transdisciplinares (IEAT), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, September 2015;  Visiting Professor at the Texas A&M International University, TAMIU, in Laredo, Texas, USA,  and at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico