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Book SynopsisThe popularity of the inimitable Slavoj Zizek has perhaps cast a shadow over the collective influence exerted by Slovenian intellectuals on modern day philosophy. This book relocates Zizek as a thinker whose ideas are born of a specifically Slovenian context.
Trade ReviewThis is a wonderfully informative book, a kind of "Once upon a Time, Ljubljana," in which elevated philosophical debates and emerging political and cultural realities keep crossing over into each other's frames. It tells the story -- not anecdotally, but analytically, with a wealth of theoretical sophistication -- of how, from the tiny country of Slovenia, Slavoj Žižek and his closest colleagues, Mladen Dolar and Alenka Zupancic, encouraged and inspired by a phalanx of talented artists and intellectuals, launched a distinctive school of thought (both Lacanian and Marxist) with universal appeal. The real accomplishment of the "back story" is that it sets this thought into relief; that is, it tarnishes neither its distinction nor its universality. -- Joan Copjec, Professor of Modern Culture and Media, Brown University, USA
This book is a long-awaited contextual account of the "Žižek-phenomenon", discussing its origins in the Slovenian School and beyond. Academically impeccable and eminently readable, with a bonus of three thoroughly enjoyable interviews. -- Fabio Vighi, School of European Languages, Translation and Politics, Cardiff University, UK
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. What Was Going On In Ljubljana? 2. The Lacan Effect 3. From Punk to Cogito to Voice: On Mladen Dolar 4. ‘Learn, Learn and Learn’: On Žižek 5. ‘From Haso to Mujo’: On Zupancic Epilogue: ‘We Don’t Know What Will Become Of This Psychoanalysis’ Endnotes Bibliography Index
