{"product_id":"iek-and-his-contemporaries-9781441105134","title":"iek and his Contemporaries","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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\u003cbr\u003eThis 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769643303255,"sku":"9781441105134","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781441105134.jpg?v=1758722024","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/iek-and-his-contemporaries-9781441105134","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}