Conversations with Zizek

By Glyn Daly and Slavoj Žižek

Book Overview

In this new book, Slavoj Žižek and Glyn Daly engage in a series of entertaining conversations which illustrate the originality of Žižek's thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multiculturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics. An excellent introduction to one of the most engaging and controversial cultural theorists writing today. Žižek is a Slovenian sociologist who trained as a Lacanian and uses Lacan to analyse popular culture and politics. Illustrates the originality of Žižek's thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multi-culturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics. Provides a unique glimpse of Žižek's humour and character and offers new material and fresh perspectives which will be of interest to followers of Žižek's writings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745628974
• ISBN13: 9780745628974
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"