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