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Slavoj Žižek (born March 21, 1949) is a Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic. He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia), and received a D.A. in Philosophy in Ljubljana and studied Psychoanalysis at the University of Paris. In 1990 he was a candidate with the party "Liberal Democracy of Slovenia" for president of the Republic of Slovenia.
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'''[[Slavoj Žižek]]''' (pronounced: slaˈvɔj ʒiˈʒɛk) ([[born]] 21 March 1949) is a [[Slovenia|Slovenian]] [[sociologist]], [[postmodern]] [[philosopher]], and [[Lacan]]ian [[cultural critic]].
  
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Žižek is well known for his use of the works of Jacques Lacan in a new reading of popular culture. In addition to his work as an interpreter of Lacanian psychoanalysis, he writes on countless topics, such as fundamentalism, tolerance, political correctness, globalization, subjectivity, human rights, Lenin, myth, cyberspace, postmodernism, multiculturalism, David Lynch, and Alfred Hitchcock.  
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==Biography==
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<blockquote>''[[Main Page]]: [[Biography of Slavoj Žižek]]''</blockquote>
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[[Slavoj Žižek|Žižek]]  was born in [[Ljubljana]], [[Slovenia]].  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]]". [[Žižek]] is currently a professor in [[European Graduate School]] and a post-doctoral senior researcher at the [[Institute of Sociology]], [[Ljubljana|University of Ljubljana]]. [[Žižek]] is the founder and president of the [[Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis]], [[Ljubljana]].
  
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==Life and work==
 
  
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Žižek is a professor at the European Graduate School and a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Chicago, Columbia, Princeton, New School for Social Research, New York, the University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan. He is currently the International Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at Birkbeck College, University of London.
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==Bibliography==
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==Books==
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<blockquote>''Main Page: [[Books by Slavoj Žižek|Bibliography]]''</blockquote>
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*[[The Parallax View]]. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2006.
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*[[The Neighbor: Three Inquiries in Political Theology]]. [[Eric Santner]], Keith Reinhard and SZ. Chicago: [[University]] of Chicago Press. 2006.
  
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Recently, Žižek caused a stir in the world of social theory by writing the text of a catalogue for Abercrombie & Fitch. He is widely regarded as a fiery and colorful lecturer who does not shy away from controversial remarks.
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
  
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==External links==
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==Articles==
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<blockquote>Main Page: [[Articles by Slavoj Žižek|Articles]]</blockquote>
  
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=== Articles by Žižek ===
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==Journals==
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[http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/ijzs/index International Journal of Zizek Studies]
  
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==== Lacan.com ====
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==Links==
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[http://www.adamkotsko.com/zizeklinks.htm Collection of Zizek links]
  
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[[Category:Philosophy|Žižek, Slavoj]]
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[[Category:Psychoanalysis|Žižek, Slavoj]]
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[[Category:Jacques Lacan|Žižek, Slavoj]]
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[[Category:People|Žižek, Slavoj]]
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[[Category:20th century philosophers|Zizek, Slavoj]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 23 May 2019

Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek (pronounced: slaˈvɔj ʒiˈʒɛk) (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian sociologist, postmodern philosopher, and Lacanian cultural critic.

Biography

Main Page: Biography of Slavoj Žižek

Žižek was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 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". Žižek is currently a professor in European Graduate School and a post-doctoral senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana. Žižek is the founder and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana.


Bibliography

Books

Main Page: Bibliography


Articles

Main Page: Articles

Journals

International Journal of Zizek Studies

Links

Collection of Zizek links


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