Grew up in Germany. Studied at University of Heidelber (Applied Linguistics/Translation). To U.S. (Oregon) in 1988 for Graduate Studies in Comparative Literature. Ph.D.1907. Worked in international education in Mexico 1992, Ecuador (1992-1994), Germ
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Grew up in Germany. Studied at University of Heidelber (Applied Linguistics/Translation). To U.S. (Oregon) in 1988 for Graduate Studies in Comparative Literature. Ph.D.1907. Worked in international education in Mexico 1992, Ecuador (1992-1994), Germany (1994-1996). Teaching in Oregon since 2000 (Reed College, EOU).
Research: urban transformation and identity in Latin American Literature.
Interest in Maghreb through music: violin player - tunes from the Middle East.
New research area: the encounter between the Maghreb and Spain in Music and Literature.
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