Slavoj Žižek





Slavoj Žižek

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March 21, 1949

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Slavoj Žižek is a Slovene sociologist, philosopher, and cultural critic.

He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (then part of SFR Yugoslavia). He received a Doctor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Ljubljana and studied psychoanalysis at the University of Paris VIII with Jacques-Alain Miller and François Regnault. In 1990 he was a candidate with the party Liberal Democracy of Slovenia for Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia (an auxiliary institution, abolished in 1992).

Since 2005, Žižek has been a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Žižek is well known for his use of the works of 20th century French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan in a new reading of popular culture. He writes on many topics including the Iraq War, f...more


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Friday July 1st, 2011, Cadogan Hall


Doors open at 6.30pm. The talk will begin at 7.00pm and finish at 8.30pm.


For more information and to book visit : http://www.intelligencesquared.com/ev...

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“Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn't give you what you desire - it tells you how to desire.”
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