Boris Buden (Ph.D.) studied philosophy in Zagreb and cultural studies at HU Berlin. In the '90s he was editor in the magazine Arkzin Zagreb. He has contributed regularly to a variety of newspapers, magazines and cultural journals in former Yugoslavia, Europe and USA. His essays and articles cover topics of philosophy, politics, cultural and art criticism. Among his translations into Croatian are two books of Sigmund Freud. Buden is the author of Barikade Zagreb, 1996/1997, Kaptolski Kolodvor, Belgrade 2001 and Der Schacht von Babel, Berlin 2004.