Matthias Marschik

In 1990, Marschik obtained his doctorate on the topic Literatur gegen Therapie. The following year he was co-founder of the social science research institute Institut für biologische Sozialwissenschaft and from 1991 to 1996, he was a research assistant at the Vienna 'Institut für Schreibpädagogik und Schreibtherapie. In 2003, he completed his habilitation as privatdozent at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Linz; his subject was contemporary history with special emphasis on cultural studies. He holds further visiting professorships and teaching positions at the universities of Vienna, Klagenfurt, Linz, Salzburg and Zurich for among others, psychology, media studies, artistic and industrial design and contemporary history. In his publications he deals with Alltagsgeschichte, especially in the history of sport.

Marschik was born in Vienna. After his Abitur at the Jesuit secondary school Albertus-Magnus-Schule in 1975, Marschik studied law, psychology and art history at the University of Vienna until 1983. After his civil service at the psycho-biological research station of the Psychiatric University Hospital Vienna General Hospital he became a staff member of the Verein für Konsumenteninformation in 1986 while continuing to study psychology. From 1987 on, he worked as a freelancer for newspapers and magazines in Austria.

Matthias Marschik (born 1957) is an Austrian cultural studies scholar, media expert and sport historian.