Aleš Mendiževec's research focuses on the field of ontology, political philosophy and epistemology. His work is centered around the concept of contingency (Althusser, Malabou, Meillassoux) and explores its potentialities in political theory (so called Western Marxism) and its role and meaning in different sciences (e.g. theory of information). In recent years he is exploring the contemporary phenomenon of posthumanism (in connection to postmodernism and antihumanism) and its relation with technological development in 20th century.
Articles
»No future, končno! Plastičnost med destrukcijo, ustvarjalnostjo in simulacijo« [No future, finally! Plasticity between destruction, creativity and simulation], in: Catherine Malabou: Ontologija naključja [Ontology of the accident], Ljubljana: Založba Maska, 2023, p. 87-116. (COBISS.SI ID 163722499)
Po kaosu ali kratka razprava o konceptu aleatorične strukture [After Chaos or a short treatise on the concept of aleatory structure], Problemi, 2020, Vol. 58, No. 1/2, p. 129-154. (COBISS.SI-ID 142304515)
Materializem imaginarnega [The Materialism of Imaginary], Problemi, 2017, Vol. 55, No. 9/10, p. 189-220. (COBISS.SI.-ID 66108514)
Transformacija materializma : Althusserjev Rousseau od praznine koncepta h konceptu praznine [Transformation of materialism: Althusser's Rousseau from the void of the concept to the concept of the void], Problemi, 2016, Vol. 54, No. 3/4, p. 115-144. (COBISS.SI-ID 299148544)
»(Ne)možnosti utopije«[(Im)possibilities of utopia], in: Utopije – še vedno, zbornik o utopijah v 21. stoletju [Utopias – still, collection on utopias in the 21st century], Ljubljana: Studia Humanitatis, 2015, p. 37-61, coauthors Jernej Kauluža, Matej Rudolf. (COBISS.SI-ID 513707650)
Monographs and chapters in monographs
Naključje in jaz. Filozofija za Louisa Althusserja [Contingency and I. Philosophy for Louis Althusser], Ljubljana: Založba Maska, 2022,
Editorial Work
2023, Catherine Malabou: Ontologija naključja [Ontology of the accident], Ljubljana: Maska.
2023, Catherine Malabou: Izbrisani užitek [Pleasure erased], Ljubljana: Maska.
2023, Katja Praznik: Delo umetnosti [The work of art], Ljubljana: Maska.
2023, Bojana Kunst: Život umjetnosti [The life of art], Ljubljana: Maska, Zagreb: Mama, Kulturtreger (hrvaški prevod).
2023, Mark Fisher: Kapitalistični realizem [Capitalist realism], ponatis, Ljubljana: Maska.
2022, Laurent de Sutter: Končajmo že s samim sabo [To have done with oneself], Ljubljana: Maska.
2021, Gal Kirn, Partizanski protiarhiv [Partisan counter-archive], Ljubljana: Maska.
Articles
»No future, končno! Plastičnost med destrukcijo, ustvarjalnostjo in simulacijo« [No future, finally! Plasticity between destruction, creativity and simulation], in: Catherine Malabou: Ontologija naključja [Ontology of the accident], Ljubljana: Založba Maska, 2023, p. 87-116. (COBISS.SI ID 163722499)
Po kaosu ali kratka razprava o konceptu aleatorične strukture [After Chaos or a short treatise on the concept of aleatory structure], Problemi, 2020, Vol. 58, No. 1/2, p. 129-154. (COBISS.SI-ID 142304515)
Materializem imaginarnega [The Materialism of Imaginary], Problemi, 2017, Vol. 55, No. 9/10, p. 189-220. (COBISS.SI.-ID 66108514)
Transformacija materializma : Althusserjev Rousseau od praznine koncepta h konceptu praznine [Transformation of materialism: Althusser's Rousseau from the void of the concept to the concept of the void], Problemi, 2016, Vol. 54, No. 3/4, p. 115-144. (COBISS.SI-ID 299148544)
»(Ne)možnosti utopije«[(Im)possibilities of utopia], in: Utopije – še vedno, zbornik o utopijah v 21. stoletju [Utopias – still, collection on utopias in the 21st century], Ljubljana: Studia Humanitatis, 2015, p. 37-61, coauthors Jernej Kauluža, Matej Rudolf. (COBISS.SI-ID 513707650)
Monographs and chapters in monographs
Naključje in jaz. Filozofija za Louisa Althusserja [Contingency and I. Philosophy for Louis Althusser], Ljubljana: Založba Maska, 2022,
Editorial Work
2023, Catherine Malabou: Ontologija naključja [Ontology of the accident], Ljubljana: Maska.
2023, Catherine Malabou: Izbrisani užitek [Pleasure erased], Ljubljana: Maska.
2023, Katja Praznik: Delo umetnosti [The work of art], Ljubljana: Maska.
2023, Bojana Kunst: Život umjetnosti [The life of art], Ljubljana: Maska, Zagreb: Mama, Kulturtreger (hrvaški prevod).
2023, Mark Fisher: Kapitalistični realizem [Capitalist realism], ponatis, Ljubljana: Maska.
2022, Laurent de Sutter: Končajmo že s samim sabo [To have done with oneself], Ljubljana: Maska.
2021, Gal Kirn, Partizanski protiarhiv [Partisan counter-archive], Ljubljana: Maska.
Education
2020– Doctorate in philosophy, Faculty of Arts (University of Ljubljana), the title of disertation: Epistemologija in politično v filozofiji Louisa Althusserja [Epistemology and political in philosophy of Louis Althusser].
2011– Master's degree in economics, Faculty of economics (University of Ljubljana), the title: Etika in vpliv političnega oglaševanja [Ethics and the influence of political advertising].
2008– Bachelor's degree in economics, Faculty of economics (University of Ljubljana), the title: Vpliv spletne prodaje na končne uporabnike na tržni poti [The influence of online sails on end users on market paths].
Employment and titles
2023– , research assistant with PhD, Insitute of philosophy, ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana.
Editorial Work
2016 – 2018, Radio Student (editorial for culture and humanities)
2021–, bookpublishing house Maska (editor of the book programme)
Prizes, awards, scholarships, fellowships
Awards
2011– , received Dean's award (Prešeren award) for the MA thesis Etika in vpliv političnega oglaševanja [Ethics and the influence of political advertising].
Other Theoretical Activities
2012– organized reading sessions of Archaeology of Knowledge (by Michel Foucault) at MSUM (Museum for contemporary art Metelkova) Ljubljana;
2013– organized reading sessions of Anti-Oedipus (by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari) which took place at various locations (Radio Student, MSUM, Squat Rog Factory); this seminar was also the impetus for the translation of the book at Založba Krtina;
2014– organized reading sessions on the topic epistemology-body in theory of Michel Foucault at MG (Modern Galery) Ljubljana;
2014– organized a series of lectures on the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein at MG (Modern Galery) Ljubljana; visiting lecturers were Varja Štrajn, Urh Vele and Tomaž Grušovnik;
2020– organized an event “Totally sick theory: on madness today” at Club Gromka (Metelkova) in collaboration with Radio Študent;
2021– organized a series of lectures on the topic of Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism at Nova Pošta (Maska); the lecturers were Matt Colquhoun (from UK), Ana Reberc, Vesna Pobežin Roš, Varja Hrvatin, Robert Bobnič, Muanis Sinanović etc.;
2021– organized reading sessions of Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism at Metelkova 6 in collaboration with a student group LDŠ (Democratic students’s list);
2022– organized reading sessions called “digital capitalism and technology” at Metelkova 6 in collaboration with a student group LDŠ (Democratic students’s list);
2022– organized an event “Totally sick theory 2: on sincerity” at PLAC (Ljubljana) and in collaboration with Radio Študent;
Selected lectures and conference papers
Althusser's »aleatory tendency«: thinking contingency beyond necessity and arbitrarity. A talk on the international conference Althusser and contingency, Milano (University Milano-Biccoca), 11.12.2023