The Universal Exception
Edited by Rex Butler and Scott Stephens
Published on 28. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
420 pages
978-0-8264-9530-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Universal Exception is the second volume of the selected writings of Slavoj ek-one of the most provocative and inspiring writers on culture at work today. Bringing together a broad selection of ek'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 ek's selected writings, this collection offers a superb introduction to the work of this prolific, controversial and vastly entertaining cultural commentator.
Reviews / Votes
"'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"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
444 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-9530-3 (9780826495303)
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Slavoj Zizek | Rex Butler | Scott Stephens
The Universal Exception
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Slavoj Zizek | Rex Butler | Scott Stephens
The Universal Exception
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Persons
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. Rex Butler is a lecturer at the University of Queensland. Scott Stephens is Researcher at the Centre for Theology and Politics, Brisbane, Australia.
Content
Acknowledgments; Editors' Introduction: Slavoj Zizek's Third Way; Section I. The Absent Second Way; 1. Eastern European Liberalism and Its Discontents; 2. Why We All Love to Hate Haider; 3. Heiner Muller Out of Joint; Section II. Really Existing Socialism; 4. Why are Laibach and the Neue Slowenische Kunst not Fascists?; 5. The Fetish of the Party; 6. Georg Lukacs as the Philosopher of Leninism; 7. Prolegomena to a Theory of Kolkhoz Musicals; 8. Attempts to Escape the Logic of Capitalism; Section III. Really Existing Capitalism; 9. Multiculturalism, or, The Cultural Logic of Multinational Capitalism; 10. A Leftist Plea for 'Eurocentrism'; 11. A Plea for 'Passive Aggressivity'; 12. The Three Faces of Bill Gates; 13. The Prospects of Radical Politics Today; Section IV. What is (Not) To Be Done; 16. Against the Double Blackmail; 17. Welcome to the Desert of the Real; 18. The Iraq War-Where is the True Danger?; Author's Afterword: Where Do We Stand Today?; Glossary.