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Ales Debeljak
was born 1961 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is currently chair of the cultural studies department at the University of Ljubljana. A poet and social analyst, he has published many books, including Dictionary of Silence, The City and the Child, Reluctant modernity : the institution of art and its historical forms, Anxious Moments, Twilight of Idols: The Tragedy of Yugoslavia and Individualism and Literary Metaphors of the Nation.
Eurozine Articles
Elusive common dreams
The perils and hopes of a European identity
Western Europe lives like a family without feelings for the post-communist states on the same continent. A more diverse concept of Europe is needed for a European identity worthy of its name. [more]
My Balkan master
Ales Debeljak discusses the political, moral and historic implications of Danilo Kis's writings. [more]
European Forms of Belonging: A View from Slovenia
As Slovenia is emerging from its first decade of independence, Debeljak debates what kind of role the new European member should play within the EU. [more]