Slavoj Žižek

There's alot to be said about Slavoj Žižek, and I'm someone who doesn't really understand the background of psychoanalysis or Lacan, and his wikipedia entry makes my head spin. That being said, his ideas about how ideology operate today are really insightful. He's been criticized for repackaging Leninism and Stalinism in a hip way, and his persona can teeter towards a blend of drunken rock star and Karl Marx-esque grumpy old man polemic. I disagree with alot of his analysis, vehemently in some cases, but he's nonetheless got alot of ideas and approaches to worth checking out.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavoj_%C5%BDi%C5%BEek

""Žižek!" is a feature documentary exploring the eccentric personality and esoteric work of the "wild man of theory": the eminent Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek."

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