The Universal Exception
1st Edition
Published on 28. June 2007
420 pages
978-1-4411-8536-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Universal Exception is the second volume of the selected writings of Slavoj Zizek-one of the most provocative and inspiring writers on culture at work today.
Bringing together a broad selection of Zizek'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 Zizek's selected writings, this collection offers a superb introduction to the work of this prolific, controversial and vastly entertaining cultural commentator.
Bringing together a broad selection of Zizek'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 Zizek's selected writings, this collection offers a superb introduction to the work of this prolific, controversial and vastly entertaining cultural commentator.
Reviews / Votes
'a must for anyone interested in a witty, erudite and almost Wildean examination of our present condition.' * Observer *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-8536-5 (9781441185365)
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Slavoj Zizek | Rex Butler | Scott Stephens
The Universal Exception
Edited by Rex Butler and Scott Stephens
Book
06/2007
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€125.30
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Persons
Slavoj Zizek 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.
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 Mueller 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
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 Mueller 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
