Zizek: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Sean Sheehan

Overview

One of the most widely-read thinkers writing today, Slavoj Žižek's work can be both thrilling and perplexing in equal measure. Žižek: A Guide for the Perplexed is the most up-to-date guide available for readers struggling to master the ideas of this hugely influential thinker. Unpacking the philosophical references that fill Žižek's writings, the book explores his influences, including Lacan, Kant, Hegel and Marx. From there, a chapter on 'Reading Žižek' guides the reader through the ways that he applies these core theoretical concepts in key texts like Tarrying With the Negative, The Ticklish Subject and The Parrallax View and in his books about popular culture like Looking Awry and Enjoy Your Symptom! Major secondary writings and films featuring Žižek are also covered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441196835
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/19/2012
Series:	Guides for the Perplexed
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	680 KB

About the Author

Seán Sheehan has taught in
London and Singapore and is now a full-time writer. He has written a
number of books including Joyce's 'Ulysses': A Reader's Guide (2009)
and Žižek: A Guide for the Perplexed (2012).
Sean Sheehan is an independent scholar, having previously taught in the UK and abroad. His publications include The British Museum Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ancient Greece (2002), Socrates: Life and Times (2007), Žižek: A Guide for the Perplexed (Bloomsbury, 2012) and Sophocles' Oedipus the King: A Reader's Guide (Bloomsbury, 2012).

Table of Contents

1. Finding the way\2. Žižek and Lacan\3. Žižek and German Idealism\4. Žižek and Communism\5. Reading Žižek\Further Reading\Bibliography\Index