The philosopher slavoj zizek was interviewed in a london cafe in july 2017 by anja steinbauer and katy baker from philosophy now. In the context of santa claus, zizek explains, parents pretend to believe in santa on behalf of their children, who pretend to believe in santa on behalf of the. Published on the zero books youtube channel original video. The last time we checked in on collection of bodily fluids slavoj zizek. In this video, slavoj zizek explains how ideology operates through a system of belief through others. Todays protests indicate the scale of troubles in our. At the holberg debate in bergen, norway, tyler and slavoj zizek discuss why. Slavoj zizek debates jordan peterson hd, clean audio. International director of the birbeck institute for humanities. Sociology at the university of lubljana in slovenia, a professor in the european graduate.
T he event was billed as the debate of the century, the rumble in the realm of the mind, and it did have the feel of a heavyweight boxing match. Hes a senior researcher at the institute for sociology and philosophy at the university of ljubljana, global distinguished professor of german at new york university, and international director of the birkbeck institute for the humanities of. Slavoj zizek, psychoanalytic philosopher and cultural critic at the institute of sociology in slovenia, has taught all over the world, most recently at the university of chicago. Trump created a crack in the liberal centrist hegemony new statesman. Theres an old interview i read with you, and i found this passage quite striking. He has been a visiting professor at several universities including the university. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. Slavoj zizek collected recordings a collection of talks, debates and speeches of slavoj zizek. He has made numerous impersonations of slovenian musicians, the pope, philosopher slavoj zizek, vladimir. Subscribe to film4 for more interview specials, clips and trailers. According to the poll, 57 percent of democrats view socialism positively. What relationship, if any, do you think your work has to the mainstream, normative, liberal political philosophy done in english and american universities. Slavoj zizek interview on his book sex and the failed absolute by zero books.
This interview with slavoj zizek originally appeared on our youtube channel. His first italian translation appeared in 1999 il grande altro, milan, feltrinelli. Slavoj zizek is a fifty year old slovenian philosopher and psychoanalist working in both lubiana and the united states. Todays protests indicate the scale of troubles in our paradise by slavoj zizek slavoj zizek is a cultural philosopher. Slavoj is a senior research, right, in the institute of. Slavoj, it is worth pointing out, once gave an entire interview while sat on the toilet, a strategy i myself briefly considered as the plane gained speed, before agreeing with him that it was probably best to resume speaking the next day. They told me you should debate with students and discover new ideas. In 2019 june, i went to slovenia to interview slavoj zizek a prominent but controversial public figure, sometimes called the most dangerous philosopher in the west. A conversation with slavoj zizek international director of the birkbeck institute for the humanities and global distinguished professor of. Americas only hope now is the awakening from the shock.
Each idea sprays out of the controversial slovenian philosopher and cultural theorist in a jet of words. Stream 359 teaser jokers mask with slavoj zizek by chapo trap house from desktop or your mobile device. The interview was recorded on our new twitch channel on thanksgiving. About the phil the phil is the worlds oldest student. Seen as a potential validation for violent glory seekers, the joker movie turns out to be not an incitement for violence but a judgement on the modern political systems flaws, philosopher slavoj zizek says. Zizek and so on podcast episode 2 with slavoj zizek. By kerry chance anthropology university of chicago. In an interview with the bbc, zizek did however state that he thought trump was horrible and his support would. A collection of talks, debates and speeches of slavoj zizek. Slavoj zizek, once called the most dangerous philosopher in the west, talks to joe about the collapse of civility in british political discourse, how jeremy corbyn could beat boris johnson and. Slavoj zizek on his stubborn attachment to communism ep. If i visit your debate with jordan peterson its on youtube i felt you won. Only 47 percent view capitalism positively, down from 56 percent in 2010. Slavoj zizek on titanic in the perverts guide to ideology youtube.
We travel to ljubljana, slovenia, to meet superstar communist philosopher and cultural theorist slavoj zizek. He is like a water balloon, perforated in so many areas that its content gushes out in all directions. Klemen slakonja born 3 june 1985 is a slovenian comedian, actor, television anchor. On monday the 18th november, the gold medal of honorary patronage was awarded to slavoj zizek by the university philosophical society. Benjamin ramm slavoj zizek 30 june 2016 share this. Across political lines, young americans aged 1829 in general are split on capitalism and socialism. Published on the michael brooks show youtube channel.
Slavoj zizek and jordan peterson debate on the concept of happiness. If i had a daughter and someone kidnapped her, and i found a friend of the kidnapper, i cannot say i. The 2006 the perverts guide to cinema and 2012 the perverts guide to ideology also portray zizeks ideas and cultural criticism. The philosopher slavoj zizek was interviewed in a london cafe in july 2017 by anja steinbauer and katy baker from philosophy now magazine. Slavoj zizek is one of the most important living philosophers and a man who has been called the elvis of marxism. Well, isnt there a dance place named after you in buenos aires.
The win of republican donald trump in the us presidential elections demonstrates the weakness of the party of the establishment and their failure to appeal to ordinary peoples interests, slovenian philosopher slavoj zizek told rt. Slavoj zizek archive articles, books, and videos by. Pdf an interview with slavoj zizek, in which he discusses crucial topics central to both his thought psychoanalysis. While im a big fan of zizeks written work, and i like a lot of his interviews, films, and talks that i watch, i find that a lot of people who like zizek somehow manage to not know the first thing about lacan or hegel, and that they in turn have no understanding of zizek. Zizek and so on podcast episode 1 with slavoj zizek. Philosopher slavoj zizek talks to gary younge guardian live event one of our best known living philosophers discusses immigration, the liberal left and europes future, with columnist gary.
Young americans have soured on capitalism, and thats what. Slavoj zizek, professor of philosophy at the european graduate. Download subtitles and closed captions cc from youtube. Slavoj zizek on brexit, the crisis of the left, and the future of europe. In this exclusive clip, zizek explores james camerons ho. He has been renowned and widely read abroad for years.
The canadian clinical psychologist and university professor has become hugely popular for. In the video of zizek when he is walking around the trash site talking about ecology, he says we should alienate ourselves from nature so we can solve ecological problems. Do we have a more energetic commentator on popular culture than slavoj zizek, the slovenian philosophy professor who has risen to the role the chronicle of higher education calls the elvis of cultural theory. Earlier this month we posted an excerpt from an interview in which linguist noam chomsky slams the slovenian philosopher and cultural critic slavoj zizek, along with the late french theorists jacques lacan and jacques derrida, for cloaking trivial ideas in obscure and inflated language to. Slavoj zizek on brexit, the crisis of the left, and the. A conversation with slavoj zizek international director of the birkbeck institute for the humanities and global distinguished professor of german. The result is that, as an interviewer, trying to give direction to the tide is a joyfully hopeless enterprise. We are all basically evil, egotistical, disgusting. Philosopher slavoj zizek talks to gary younge guardian. Because the left doesnt have its own house in order. The plan to directly link the brain with ai will inevitably create a privileged class that will retain selfidentity and free will, obtaining an immense control over the ordinary human consciousness merged with digital space, argues slovenian philosopher slavoj zizek. Im not longer comfortable with the way i originally characterised this video, so ill simply leave the viewer with a message from my superego. Slavoj zizek is a slovenian philosopher, currently a researcher at the department of philosophy.
An interview with slavoj zizek and renata salecl one notable result of the recent politicalferment in central and eastern europe has been the emergence of new theoretical currents, often combining strands of thought which to west. The much acclaimed todd phillips movie starring joaquin phoenix has received its fair share of criticism from almost everyone, from the. He admits that even though hes an avowed marxist hed have voted for donald trump. The marxist provocateur and bestselling philosopher on communism, poststructural theory and his reluctance to play poster boy for the fashionable european. Slavoj zizek articles, interviews, films, and books. Hes a senior researcher at the institute for sociology and philosophy at the university of ljubljana, global distinguished professor of german at new york university, and international. I completely 100% agree with everything you said except for zizeks got it. The year of dreaming dangerously panel discussion with slavoj zizek columbia university youtube oct. An interview with slavoj zizek with commentary recorded on.
Post navigation ziz245 interview with the michael brooks show 04. Slavoj zizek is auditioning to be on a cnn roundtable. Philosopher slavoj zizek explains his views on the impending general election, the future of the left, the role of fake news, lgbt rights, the coming insignificance of the european union and miracles. But while some people celebrated the punch, others wondered if, on a more philosophical level, sucker punching a neonazi is ever acceptable behavior.
In a 2008 interview with amy goodman on democracy now. I asked a question similar to this recently but i found something else intriguing. We need to be asking questions and discussing the root causes but i think its a stretch to say his overall theme deals with the root cause of much of anything everything he highlights is extremely vague and shallow. In a clash of the worlds most popular philosophers, avowed communist slavoj zizek attacked pseudoscientific jordan peterson and steven pinker, who he described as his enemy, during an appearance at the cambridge union.
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