The sublime object of ideology
By: Slavoj Žižek.
Series: Phronesis; Phronesis (London, England)
Publisher: Verso
Published: 1989
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Ideology
Description: In this provocative and original work, Slavoj Zizek takes a look at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. From the sinking of the Titanic to Hitchcock's Rear Window, from the operas of Wagner to science fiction, from Alien to the Jewish Joke, the author's acute analyses explore the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society. Linking key psychoanalytical and philosophical concepts to social phenomena such as totalitarianism and racism, the book explores the political significance of these fantasies of control. In so doing, The Sublime Object of Ideology represents a powerful contribution to a psychoanalytical theory of ideology, as well as offering persuasive interpretations of a number of contemporary cultural formations. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bilbiographical references (p. 233-234) and index.