Jens Balzer

Jens Balzer, born in 1969, lives in Berlin. He is a journalist for the culture section of DIE ZEIT and the author of ten books on the history, theory, and critique of pop culture. His book "After Woke" (2024), ranked No. 1 on the non-fiction bestseller list of DIE ZEIT, ZDF, and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, was shortlisted for the Tractatus Prize for philosophical essays, and appeared on the SPIEGEL bestseller list. In 2025, he published "Salut Deleuze!" in collaboration with Martin tom Dieck.