The Žižek Dictionary - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844655814 ISBN 13: 9781844655816

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Slavoj Žižek is the most popular and discussed philosopher in the world today. His prolific writings – across philosophy, psychoanalysis, political and social theory, film, music and religion – always engage and provoke. The power of his ideas, the breadth of his references, his capacity for playfulness and confrontation, his willingness to change his mind and his refusal fundamentally to alter his argument – all have worked to build an extraordinary international readership as well as to elicit much critical reaction. The Žižek Dictionary brings together leading Žižek commentators from across the world to present a companion and guide to Žižekian thought. Each of the 60 short essays examines a key term and, crucially, explores its development across Žižek’s work and how it fits in with other concepts and concerns. The dictionary will prove invaluable both to readers coming to Žižek for the first time and to those already embarked on the Žižekian journey.

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About the Author

Rex Butler is Associate Professor and Lecturer in Art History at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844655814
• ISBN 13: 9781844655816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Butler Rex