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<blockquote>''Main Page: [[Slavoj Žižek - Biography|Biography]]''</blockquote> | <blockquote>''Main Page: [[Slavoj Žižek - Biography|Biography]]''</blockquote> | ||
| + | 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. | ||
| + | Žižek has occupied positions at many universities, particularly in the United States, including Columbia, University of Princeton, New for School Social Research and New York, University of Michigan among others. | ||
| + | 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. | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| Name: | Slavoj Žižek |
| Birth: | 21 March 1949 in Ljubljana |
| Tradition: | Psychoanalysis |
| Interests: | Art, Cinema, Politics |
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| Influences: | Hegel, Schelling, Lacan |
Slavoj Žižek (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, psychoanalyst and cultural critic.
Biography
Main Page: Biography
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. Žižek has occupied positions at many universities, particularly in the United States, including Columbia, University of Princeton, New for School Social Research and New York, University of Michigan among others. 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.
Bibliography
Main Page: Bibliography
Books by Slavoj Žižek
Main Page: Books by Slavoj Žižek
Articles by Slavoj Žižek
Main Page: Articles by Slavoj Žižek
Articles about Slavoj Žižek
Main Page: Articles about Slavoj Žižek
Resources
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