Ottmar Ette is Professor of Romance Literature at the University of Potsdam, Honorary Member of the Modern Language Association (MLA), and a Full Member of the Science and Humanities Class of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences. He has published monographs, critical text editions, translations and many articles on TransArea Studies, Alexander von Humboldt, Roland Barthes, José Martí, Literature and Life Sciences. Recent publications include TransArea(2016), Writing-between-Worlds(2016).