num_pages: 176
description: Slavoj Žižek is undoubtedly one of the world's leading cultural critics. His witty, psychoanalytically-inspired analyses of contemporary society have almost single-handedly revived the notion of ideology. His brilliant commentaries on the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan and the 19th century German Idealists have brought alive their often difficult ideas for a new generation of readers. But does Žižek have anything to say in his own right? Is there a system of thought that we can properly call " Žižekian"? This book argues that there is, through a reading of two terms in his work―the master-signifier and the act. Featuring an interview with Žižek himself, Slavoj Žiž Live Theory presents a snapshot of the Žižek system ideal for undergraduates in social and cultural theory and philosophy.
language: English
title: Slavoj Žižek: Live Theory
titlecomplete: Slavoj Žižek: Live Theory
genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 30
publisher: Bloomsbury Academic