Klaus Theweleit, born 1942 in Ebenrode/East Prussia, Prof. Dr. phil., writer; lives in Freiburg im Breisgau; researcher into violence, known for Männerphantasien (1977/2020), Das Lachen der Täter (2015). Lecturer at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Freiburg; Professor (retired) of Art and Theory at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe; teaching assignments in Switzerland and Austria; visiting professorships in the USA (Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, UC Santa Barbara, UVA Charlottesville)

Main areas of work: Words, sounds, images; theory of fascism; theory of violence; gender studies; theory of media; pop culture; soccer, film, art and power.