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Prof. Armin Schwegler
Home Office (949) 854-4791 (preferred
number)
Fax (949) 824-1360 (Global
Cultures office)
aschwegl@uci.edu
Prof. Schwegler assumed the Directorship of Global Cultures
in 2006. While living in his native Switzerland, he obtained
a degree in Business Administration at the École Supérieure
de Commerce, Neuchâtel. He joined UCI in 1987 shortly after
receiving a Ph.D. in Romance Philology (Linguistics) from UC
Berkeley.
Prof. Schwegler has taught as Visiting Professor at numerous
institutions (University of Amsterdam, Brigham Young University
of Utah, etc.) and worked in Costa Rica as Director of UC's Education
Abroad Program (1999-2001). Between 2002 and 2005, he offered
several research seminars at various institutions in Cuba (e.g.,
at the Academia de Ciencias, Havana). At UCI, he teaches courses
in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (his home Department),
the Program in Linguistics, and Global Cultures (see, for instance,
his course “Language
and Globalization”, HUM 103B).
For a list of his many publications and further information
on Prof. Schwegler, please visit
www.humanities.uci.edu/spanishandportuguese/v2/faculty/schwegler/schwegler.shtml |
