Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek

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Slavoj Žižek

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A Slovenian continental philosopher and critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis. Žižek is a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a professor at the European Graduate School. He has been a visiting professor at, among others, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, London Consortium, Princeton, New York University, The New School, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, Irvine and the University of Michigan. He is currently the International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana. Žižek uses examples from popular culture to explain the theory of Jacques Lacan and uses Lacanian psychoanalysis, Hegelian philosophy and Marxist economic criticism to interpret and speak extensively on immediately current social phenomena.

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Examined Life
Examined Lifetrue- Self

2008-09-05

6.4
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
The Pervert's Guide to Cinematrue- Self - Host / Philosopher

2006-10-06

7.3
Žižek!
Žižek!true- Self

2005-11-18

6.6
Alice, Through the Looking
Alice, Through the Lookingtrue- Self

2021-11-12

0.0
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtualtrue- Self

2004-03-23

6.5
Catastroika
Catastroikatrue- Self

2012-04-26

6.6
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolutiontrue- Self - Author - 'In Defence of Lost Causes'

2009-01-01

6.5
Predictions of Fire
Predictions of Firetrue- Self

1996-10-02

6.5
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
The Pervert's Guide to Ideologytrue- Self - Host / Philosopher

2012-11-15

7.3
The Old and the New
The Old and the Newtrue- Himself

1997-01-01

0.0
Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyktrue- Self

2018-05-18

0.0
Bravo: Laibach in Film
Bravo: Laibach in Filmtrue- Himself

1993-01-01

0.0
Houston, We Have a Problem!
Houston, We Have a Problem!true- Self

2016-05-05

7.8
Risk
Risktrue- Self

2017-05-05

6.7
Alien, Marx & Co.  - Zizek Portrait
Alien, Marx & Co. - Zizek Portraittrue- Self

2009-01-01

5.0
Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself
Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyselftrue- Self

1996-01-01

6.6
Balkan Spirit
Balkan Spirittrue- Self - Philosopher

2013-04-08

6.6
Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek - Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek - Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxismtrue- Self

2019-04-19

3.5
Marx Reloaded
Marx Reloadedtrue- Self

2011-04-11

6.3
Bliss
Blisstrue- Slavoj Žižek

2021-02-05

5.5
Laibach ‎– A Film from Slovenia
Laibach ‎– A Film from Sloveniatrue- Himself

1993-02-04

7.0
Hyperstition
Hyperstitiontrue- Self

2015-07-22

0.0
The Swap
The Swaptrue- Self (voice)

2016-10-19

0.0
Antigone, How Dare We!
Antigone, How Dare We!true- Himself

2020-10-30

5.5
Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxismtrue- Self

2019-05-15

10.0
Slavoj Žižek Birthday Special: Politics, Philosophy, and Hardcore Pornography
Slavoj Žižek Birthday Special: Politics, Philosophy, and Hardcore Pornographytrue- Himself

2019-03-21

0.0
Unexpurgated: Slavoj Zizek
Unexpurgated: Slavoj Zizektrue- himself

2024-06-27

0.0

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The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
The Pervert's Guide to Cinematrue

Writing

2006-10-06

7.3
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtualtrue

Writing

2004-03-23

6.5
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
The Pervert's Guide to Ideologytrue

Writing

2012-11-15

7.3
Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxismtrue

Writing

2019-05-15

10.0
Antigone, How Dare We!
Antigone, How Dare We!true

Writing

2020-10-30

5.5

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