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Žižek was born in [[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]] (then part of [[Yugoslavia]]). | 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]]. | He received a D.A. in [[philosophy]] from the [[University of Ljubljana]], then studied [[psychoanalysis]] at the [[University of Paris]]. | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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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. | ||
===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
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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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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.
Bibliography
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/>
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