The Universal Exception

by Slavoj Zizek, Rex Butler (Editor), Scott Stephens (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826495303
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/28/2007
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Slavoj i ek 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, USA. Rex Butler is Associate Professor in Art History at the University of Queensland, Australia. His previous publications include Jean Baudrillard: The Defence of the Real (Sage, 1999). Scott Stephens is Researcher at the Centre for Theology and Politics, Brisbane, Australia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface to the Paperback Edition
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?
14. Against the Double Blackmail
15. Welcome to the Desert of the Real
16. The Iraq War - Where is the True Danger?
17. Some Politically Incorrect Reflections on Violence in France and Related Matters
Author's Afterword: Where Do We Stand Today?
Glossary
Index

Editorial Reviews

'a must for anyone interested in a witty, erudite and almost Wildean examination of our present condition.'--Sanford Lakoff "Observer "

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