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Slavoj Žižek

A Slovenian continental philosopher and critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis. Žižek is a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a professor at the European Graduate School. He has been a visiting professor at, among others, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, London Consortium, Princeton, New York University, The New School, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, Irvine and the University of Michigan. He is currently the International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana. Žižek uses examples from popular culture to explain the theory of Jacques Lacan and uses Lacanian psychoanalysis, Hegelian philosophy and Marxist economic criticism to interpret and speak extensively on immediately current social phenomena.


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Born:
Mar 21, 1949 In Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia
Movie/TV Credits:
28
First Appeared:
In the movie Laibach ‎– A Film from Slovenia 1993-02-04
Latest Project:
Movie Alice, Through the Looking 2021-11-12
Known For
Poster of The Beast Is Still Alive
Poster of There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People
Poster of Marx Reloaded
Poster of Laibach ‎– A Film from Slovenia
Filmography
Movie Alice, Through the Looking Self 2021-11-12
Movie Bliss Slavoj Žižek 2021-02-05
Movie Antigone, How Dare We! Himself 2020-10-30
Movie Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek - Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism Self 2019-04-19
Movie Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk Self 2018-05-18
Movie Risk Self 2017-05-05
Movie Houston, We Have a Problem! Self 2016-05-05
Movie The Swap Self (voice) 2016-10-19
Movie The New Man Self 2016-11-18
Movie The Beast Is Still Alive himself 2016-11-11
Movie Hyperstition Self 2015-07-22
Movie Balkan Spirit Self - Philosopher 2013-04-08
Movie There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People Himself (archive footage) 2013-04-25
Movie Catastroika Self 2012-04-26
Movie The Pervert's Guide to Ideology Self - Host / Philosopher 2012-11-15
Movie Marx Reloaded Self 2011-04-11
Movie Alien, Marx & Co. - Zizek Portrait Self 2009-01-01
Movie Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution Self - Author - 'In Defence of Lost Causes' 2009-01-01
Series Q&A Himself - Panellist 2008-05-22
Movie Examined Life Self 2008-09-05
Movie The Pervert's Guide to Cinema Self - Host / Philosopher 2006-10-06
Movie Žižek! Self 2005-11-18
Movie Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual Self 2004-03-23
Movie The Old and the New Himself 1997-01-01
Movie Post-Socialism+Retro Avantgarde+Irwin Himself 1997-09-03
Movie Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself Self 1996-01-01
Movie Predictions of Fire Self 1996-10-02
Movie Laibach ‎– A Film from Slovenia Himself 1993-02-04