160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Slavoj Zizek is no ordinary philosopher. Approaching critical theory and psychoanalysis in a recklessly entertaining fashion, Zizek's critical eye alights upon a bewildering and exhilarating range of subjects, from the political apathy of contemporary life, to a joke about the man who thinks he's a chicken, from the ethicial heroism of Keanu Reeves in Speed , to what toilet designs reveal about... Read more
Part 1: Why Zizek? When Zizek Shudders (We Don't Have To): Popular Culture and Philosophy? Is This Not The Way To Read Zizek? Subject Of A Biography: Biography Of A Subject; This Book Part 2: Key Ideas Who Are Zizek's Influences And How Do They Affect His Work? What Is A Subject And Why Is It So Important? What Is So Terrible About Postmodernity? How Can We Distinguish Reality From Ideology? What Is The Relationship Between Men And Women? Why Is Racism Always A Fantasy? Part 3: After Zizek The Curse of Jacques: Limitations On The Influence of Zizek; Leftism; Universal Criticism; The Retroactive Zizek
Biography
Tony Myers is a former lecturer at the University of Stirling. He is the author of Upgrade Your English Essay (Arnold 2002) and numerous articles on postmodernism, psychoanalysis and politics.
