Thomas Klein, born 1967, studied theater and film studies, German philology and educational science at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz; graduated in 2004, habilitated in 2014, from 2001-2008 associate professor in film studies and media dramaturgy at Mainz University, from 2010-2013 he conducted the DFG research project "Western Global" at the Department of Anthropology and African Studies at Mainz University, Privatdozent at Hamburg University since 2014.