is professor of film studies and vice president at the DEKRA media school, Berlin; he was visiting professor at Clemson University, SC, USA, and is regularly lecturer at universities in Germany, Austria, and Poland. He is among the most widely-known film scholars based in Germany. - In 1999 he published his doctor’s thesis on the subject of politics and sexuality in cinema (‘Sadiconazista’, 4th ed. 2016) and has edited over 30 books on film history and film aesthetics. His publications include books on the seduction theory of film (2006), western (2003, co-ed.), war films (2006, co-ed.), pop and cinema (2004, co-ed.), modern horror cinema (2010), David Cronenberg (2011, ed.), Dario Argento (2013, co-ed.), global bodies in the media (2012, co-ed.), Akira Kurosawa (2014), media geography (2019) etc.
He regularly contributed to international conferences and magazines like Kinoeye (USA), Paradoxa (USA), Cine-Excess (UK), and Flesh & Blood (UK). 2020 will see the publication of his first English language book on William Friedkin’s Cruising.
His research interests are: body theory, transgressive philosophy and cinema, media mythology, performative aspects of cinema, and the Holocaust in the narrative media. Marcus Stiglegger composes music (for films) and produced supplemental materials for over 130 films on home media.
Press photo: (c) 2019 Marcus Stiglegger by Sebastian Kiener – free for promotional use
