Blogs about: Slavoj Zizek

woodscolt wrote 1 day ago: ‘If democracy means representation,’ Badiou writes in De quoi Sarkozy est-il le nom?, ‘it is first o … more →

Tags: Politics, democracy

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

Mikhail Emelianov wrote 1 day ago: About a month ago I finally watched Wajda’s Danton and I thought it was a great film (with all … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Danton, French Revolution, Robespierre

Slavoj Zizek on Robespierre on BBC

versouk wrote 2 days ago: Slavoj Zizek has been interviewed for a BBC documentary on Robespierre: Terror! Robespierre and the … more →

Tags: Revolutions, Robespierre

Slavoj Zizek on Badiou and 'Berlusconi in Tehran' in LRB

versouk wrote 2 days ago: Slavoj Zizek in the latest London Review of Books – ‘Berlusconi in Tehran’, where … more →

Tags: Alain Badiou, Iran

Žižek gets better and better: Berlusconi in Tehran3 comments

lucy wrote 2 days ago: Only a few days after watching Žižek (sorry, about the pronunciation … but as he himself said … more →

Tags: Cultural History, Italy, Berlusconi, Berlusconi in Tehran, LinkedIn, London Review of Books, the ECONOMIST

The Art of Torture1 comment

dancull wrote 3 days ago: Abu Ghraib: One of the Least Sickening Images. “The degree of civilization in a society can b … more →

Tags: Art, Heritage & Culture, Political, abu ghraib, america, Torture, Tyler Green

THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA. Slavoj Zizek

portaeporta wrote 5 days ago: Der Filmverführer. “Kino ist die ultimative perverse Kunst”.       watch THE PERVERT … more →

Tags: artmovies, THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA. Slavoj Zizek, Hitchcock, psychoanalysis of the films, the pervert's guide to cinema

Zizek on the Uprising2 comments

ganselmi wrote 6 days ago: Slavoj Zizek’s reflections on the green uprising have not found a publisher in the mainstream … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Islam, Opposition, Iran, iran election, iran protests, Iran uprising, Iranian Freedom, Iranian Protests

David Harvey On Crisis (and more from Marxism 2009)

Mikhail Emelianov wrote 1 week ago: Some videos from Marxism 2009: And some more stuff on the crisis with Chris Harman, Alex Callin … more →

Tags: Politics, revolution, Alex Callinicos, Chris Harman, David Harvey, Marxism 2009

Tatchel has his logic all wrong

carlpackman wrote 1 week ago: First published July 7 2009 I’m afraid I’m going to have to disagree with ol’ Mr. Tatchel on his sta … more →

Tags: Peter Tatchel, Gay Pride, Pegah Emambakhsh

Antagonistics: Capitalism and Power in an Age of War

rikowski wrote 1 week ago: Antagonistics: Capitalism and Power in an Age of War NEW TITLE: ANTAGONISTICS: CAPITALISM AND POWER … more →

Tags: Books, Marxism, capitalism, Imperialism, Empire, War, iraq, Iraq War, Multiculturalism

Videos of Marxism 2009 talks: Zizek, Harvey, Ali, Harman.

versouk wrote 1 week ago: Slavoj Zizek responds to Alex Callinicos at Marxism 2009 on ‘What does it mean to be a revolut … more →

Tags: Chris Harman, David Harvey, Tariq Ali

Radical Thinkers question 1: THEODOR ADORNO, 'In Search of Wagner'

versouk wrote 1 week ago: Adorno’s In Search of Wagner, written in exile from Germany, is a potent study of Europe … more →

Tags: Adorno, Radical Thinkers

Žižek and Liberal Democracy

Jack Stephens wrote 2 weeks ago: Over at The Excerpt Mill I post an excerpt from an article about Slavoj Žižek’s thinking on c … more →

Tags: Academia, capitalism, Empowerment, Globalization, Imperialism, Leftism, Marxism, radicalism, democracy

Žižek and Liberal Democracy5 comments

Jack Stephens wrote 2 weeks ago: Fabio Vighi and Heiko Feldner write: [Slavoj] Žižek believes that, today, any genuine and legitimat … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Marxism, zizek, Liberalism, communism, democracy, Lacan

Marxism Festival 20092 comments

versouk wrote 2 weeks ago: Marxism 2009: a festival of resistance is now underway. Running between 2-6 July at venues in centr … more →

Tags: Chris Harman, Conferences, David Harvey, Edward Carpenter, Events, Ghada Karmi, Karl Marx, Left, Palestine

WILL THE CAT ABOVE THE PRECIPICE FALL DOWN

dgeramifard wrote 2 weeks ago: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 [The following is a guest post from Slavoj Žižek sent to us by Ali Ali … more →

Tags: Ahmadinejad, coup, election, Emancipatory movements, Iran, Khomeini, Mehdi Karoubi, mousavi

Zizek on Iran: Time for a Drop into the Abyss? 28 comments

redflags wrote 3 weeks ago: Found on Infinite Th0ught. Slavoj Zizek is one of a number of prominent leftists, including Noam Cho … more →

Tags: analysis of news, Iran, Marxist Theory, Philosophy, revolution

IRAN: Zizek asks 'Will the Cat Above the Precipice Fall Down?'

versouk wrote 3 weeks ago: Slavoj Žižek contributed to Support for the Iranian People 2009: WILL THE CAT ABOVE THE PRECIPICE FA … more →

Tags: Iran