Difference between revisions of "Slavoj Žižek"
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Žižek is well-known for his employing [[Lacanian psychoanalysis|Lacanian psychoanalytic theory]] in his readings of [[popular culture]] (from the [[films]] of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and [[David Lynch]], to the [[literature]] of [[Kafka]] or [[Shakespeare]]). | Žižek is well-known for his employing [[Lacanian psychoanalysis|Lacanian psychoanalytic theory]] in his readings of [[popular culture]] (from the [[films]] of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and [[David Lynch]], to the [[literature]] of [[Kafka]] or [[Shakespeare]]). | ||
In addition, he writes on a great range of topics, such as [[fundamentalism]], [[tolerance]], [[multiculturalism]], [[political correctness]], [[globalization]], [[human rights]], [[political subjectivity]], [[cyberspace]], [[post-modernism]], [[Leninism]], etc. | In addition, he writes on a great range of topics, such as [[fundamentalism]], [[tolerance]], [[multiculturalism]], [[political correctness]], [[globalization]], [[human rights]], [[political subjectivity]], [[cyberspace]], [[post-modernism]], [[Leninism]], etc. | ||
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Žižek is currently a professor in [[European Graduate School]] and a post-doctoral researcher at the [[Institute of Sociology]] in the University of Ljubljiana. | Žižek is currently a professor in [[European Graduate School]] and a post-doctoral researcher at the [[Institute of Sociology]] in the University of Ljubljiana. | ||
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*[[The Parallax View]]. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2006. | *[[The Parallax View]]. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2006. | ||
*[[The Neighbor: Three Inquiries in Political Theology]]. Eric Santner, Keith Reinhard and SZ. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2006. | *[[The Neighbor: Three Inquiries in Political Theology]]. Eric Santner, Keith Reinhard and SZ. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2006. | ||
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* [[Freud Lives!]] ''London Review of Books''. Volume. 28 Number 10. May 25, 2006. <http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n10/zize01_.html> | * [[Freud Lives!]] ''London Review of Books''. Volume. 28 Number 10. May 25, 2006. <http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n10/zize01_.html> | ||
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* [[The Liberal Communists of Porto Davos]]. ''In These Times''. April 11, 2006. <http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2574/> | * [[The Liberal Communists of Porto Davos]]. ''In These Times''. April 11, 2006. <http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2574/> | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.adamkotsko.com/zizeklinks.htm Collection of Zizek links] | [http://www.adamkotsko.com/zizeklinks.htm Collection of Zizek links] | ||
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Revision as of 07:16, 12 October 2006
Slavoj Žižek (March 21, 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher, Lacanian psychoanalyst and cultural critic.
Žižek is well-known for his employing Lacanian psychoanalytic theory in his readings of popular culture (from the films of Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch, to the literature of Kafka or Shakespeare). In addition, he writes on a great range of topics, such as fundamentalism, tolerance, multiculturalism, political correctness, globalization, human rights, political subjectivity, cyberspace, post-modernism, Leninism, etc.
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Biography
Main Page: Biography of Slavoj Žižek
Žižek was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia). He received a D.A. in philosophy from the University of Ljubljana, then studied psychoanalysis at the University of Paris. In 1990 he was a presidential candidate for the "Liberal Democracy of Slovenia" (Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije). Žižek is currently a professor in European Graduate School and a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Sociology in the University of Ljubljiana.
Books
Main Page: Bibliography
- The Parallax View. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2006.
- The Neighbor: Three Inquiries in Political Theology. Eric Santner, Keith Reinhard and SZ. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2006.
Articles
Main Page: Articles by Slavoj Žižek
- Freud Lives! London Review of Books. Volume. 28 Number 10. May 25, 2006. <http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n10/zize01_.html>
- The Liberal Communists of Porto Davos. In These Times. April 11, 2006. <http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2574/>
Articles about Slavoj Žižek
Main Page: Articles about Slavoj Žižek
External Links