Peter W. Marx

Peter W. Marx (born 1973 in Limburg an der Lahn) is a German Theatre and Performance studies Scholar.

He is the chairperson of Theatre and Media Studies at the University of Cologne where he is the director of its Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung as well.

In addition, his work focuses on contemporary theatre and Shakespeare in performance, particularly on "Hamlet" as a figure of cultural mobility.

At the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Marx received his PhD with a dissertation entitled "Theater And Cultural Memory" discussing works of George Tabori, Tadeusz Kantor and Rina Yerushalmi.

In February 2012 he was appointed Professor of Theater and Media Studies at the University of Cologne and director of the Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung.