Ovidiu Tichindeleanu [1976] is a philosopher and culture theorist living in Chişinău and Cluj, writing on critical social theory, decolonial thought, alternative epistemologies, and the cultural history of postcommunism. He studied philosophy in Cluj, Strasbourg and Binghamton, New York and obtained a PhD in philosophy (Binghamton University) with a thesis on monolinguism, modern media and the archeology of knowledge at 1900. He publishes widely and is the author of various books.