The second volume of the key writings of leading contemporary cultural commentator, Slavoj Zizek. Collecting together a broad selection of Zizek's major writings on politics, The Universal Exception showcases his formidable range of interests and his style. The book includes his writings on such right-wing icons as Ayn Rand and Leni Riefenstahl; his take on the logic of capitalism and the condition of contemporary radical politics; and his views on major current global issues and events, including the Iraq war. Together with Interrogating the Real, the first volume of Zizek's selected writings, this collection offers a superb introduction to the work of this prolific, controversial and vastly entertaining cultural commentator.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-04-20
Mått:146 x 218 x 26 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780826471093

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Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Slavoj Zizek is one of the world's leading contemporary cultural critics and a hugely prolific author. He is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and Visiting Professor at the New School for Social Research, New York.

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"'The most formidably brilliant exponent of psychoanalysis, indeed of cultural theory in general, to have emerged from Europe in some decades.' Terry Eagleton 'One of the most innovative and exciting contemporary thinkers of the left.' TLS The Universal Exception is the second volume of the collected key writings of Slavoj Zizek - one of the most provocative and inspiring writers on culture at work today."

Innehållsförteckning

The Labour of Theory: Introducing the Work of Slavoj Zizek Part I: The Other's Enjoyment 1. Beyond Discourse-Analyis 2. The Actuality of Ayn Rand 3. The Fetish of the Party 4. Why are Laibach and the Neue Slowenische Kunst not Fascists? 5. Leni Riefenstahl: Will She Ever Die? 6. Why is Wagner Worth Saving? Part II: Concrete Universality 7. Eastern European Liberalism and its Discontents 8. Multiculturalism, or, The Cultural Logic of Multinational Capitalism 9. A Leftist Plea for 'Eurocentrism' 10. Carl Schmitt in the Age of Post-Politics