The Universal Exception is the second volume of the selected writings of Slavoj Žižek-one of the most provocative and inspiring writers on culture at work today.Bringing together a broad selection of Žižek's major writings on politics, The Universal Exception showcases Zizek's formidable range of interests and his style. The book includes his interventions on such world political events as the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and the American-led invasion of Iraq, his celebration of the revolutionary potential of Stalinism, and his critique of Third Way politics.Together with Interrogating the Real, the first volume of Žižek's selected writings, this collection offers a superb introduction to the work of this prolific, controversial and vastly entertaining cultural commentator.

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Utgivningsdatum:2007-06-28
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:420
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781441185365
Förlag:Continuum Publishing Corporation

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Litteraturteori inom Skönlitteratur
Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

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Slavoj Žižek is a Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and a Communist. He is Visiting Professor at the New York University, USA, and Senior Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Rex Butler is Professor of Art History at the School of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. His previous publications include Jean Baudrillard: The Defence of the Real (1999). Scott Stephens is Researcher at the Centre for Theology and Politics, Brisbane, Australia.

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'a must for anyone interested in a witty, erudite and almost Wildean examination of our present condition.'

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AcknowledgmentsEditors' Introduction: Slavoj Zizek's Third WaySection I. The Absent Second Way1. Eastern European Liberalism and Its Discontents2. Why We All Love to Hate Haider3. Heiner Müller Out of JointSection II. Really Existing Socialism4. Why are Laibach and the Neue Slowenische Kunst not Fascists?5. The Fetish of the Party6. Georg Lukács as the Philosopher of Leninism7. Prolegomena to a Theory of Kolkhoz Musicals8. Attempts to Escape the Logic of CapitalismSection III. Really Existing Capitalism9. Multiculturalism, or, The Cultural Logic of Multinational Capitalism10. A Leftist Plea for 'Eurocentrism'11. A Plea for 'Passive Aggressivity'12. The Three Faces of Bill Gates13. The Prospects of Radical Politics TodaySection IV. What is (Not) To Be Done16. Against the Double Blackmail17. Welcome to the Desert of the Real18. The Iraq War-Where is the True Danger?Author's Afterword: Where Do We Stand Today?Glossary