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Drawing from his unique cultural vision, zizek brings new light to the paris riots of 2005. Zizek is a master at diagnosing the contemporary game for what it is. Histories of cultural materialism, university of michigan press, 2000. The sublime object of ideology the ticklish subject the fragile absolute the plague of fantasies zizek, slavoj on. Is it still possible to pursue this goal today, in the conditions of late capitalism. Slavoj zizek on his stubborn attachment to communism. It provides a good introduction to the author, although seasoned zizek readers will find many repetitions with other books, and sometimes within the same book. Zizeks battle cry to do nothing, or what is termed bartleby politics, has been met with much criticism. Slavoj zizek, the fragile absoluteor, why is the christian legacy worth fighting for.
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