K O D I K A S / C O D E Volume 43 (2020) · No. 3 - 4 Gunter Narr Verlag Tübingen Autor / Author PD Dr. Mathias Spohr (born 1960) holds a doctorate in literary criticism from the University of Zurich and a habilitation in theatre studies from the University of Bayreuth. He is a Privatdozent at the University of Bayreuth. Editorial member of Piper ’ s Encyclopaedia of Music Theatre, publications on cultural sociology, media history, popular theatre forms, film music. Director of Studies at the University of the Arts Bern. Lecturer at the Universities of Vienna, Bern and Bayreuth. Theatre producer and director. - Selected Books: Das gemeinsame Mass. Ansätze zu einer allgemeinen Medientheorie, Salzburg: Müller-Speiser 2003. Swiss Film Music, Zürich: Chronos 2014, Dietegen. Gottfried Keller im 21. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Chronos 2019. Anschrift des Autors / Address of the Author PD Dr. Mathias Spohr Universität Bayreuth Theaterwissenschaft Universitätsstraße 30 D-95447 Bayreuth Germany mspohr@bluewin.ch