{"product_id":"zizek-now-9780745653709","title":"Zizek Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArguably the most prolific and most widely read philosopher of our time, Slavoj Zizek has made indelible interventions into many disciplines of the so-called human sciences that have transformed the terms of discussion in these fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When reading some of Žižek’s more theoretical texts, we often feel that we understand his argument – well illustrated as it is through jokes and references to popular culture – but that there remains something that we feel unable to grasp (perhaps something ‘in Žižek more than himself’). This is the gap filled by Žižek Now : a near-comprehensive road map to Žižek’s more challenging and fascinating ideas\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation, Communication \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Though the Žižek-critique machine has by now begun to compete, in vigor and volume of output, with the Žižek-machine itself, this collection of essays, devoted to one of the foremost philosophers of our era, still stands out as exemplary. The various essays demonstrate deep appreciation and knowledge of the ever-expanding Žižek oeuvre and articulate strong, original interpretations of its development and repetitions.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoan Copjec,University of Buffalo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The wide-ranging scope and impressive eclecticism of this collection captures the dazzling spirit and dizzying letter of its topic: \u003ci\u003eŽižek Now\u003c\/i\u003e carries the innovative character and challenging symptoms of Slavoj Žižek’s theoretical achievement and political provocation.  \u003ci\u003eŽižek Now\u003c\/i\u003e offers a valuable commentary on what is best in Slavoj's thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCostas Douzinas, Birkbeck University of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eŽižek Now\u003c\/i\u003e will undoubtedly become a key text, not only for students who aim to politicize their socio-political and cultural engagement but also for any individuals wishing to orientate themselves in relation to the diverse but interdependent strands of Žižek's output.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTim Brennan, University of Sunderland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Žižek Now or Never: Ideological Critique and the Nothingness of Being\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamil Khader 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Žižek’s Sublime Objects Now\u003cbr\u003eIan Parker 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Hegel as Marxist: Žižek’s Revision of German Idealism\u003cbr\u003eTodd McGowan 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Žižek and Christianity: Or the Critique of Religion after Marx and Freud\u003cbr\u003eBruno Bosteels 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Ceremonial Contingencies and the Ambiguous Rites of Freedom\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Ramey 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Critique of Natural Economy: Quantum Physics with Žižek\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Johnston 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Slavoj Žižek’s Eco-Chic\u003cbr\u003eVerena Andermatt Conley 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Žižek and Fanon: On Violence and Related Matters\u003cbr\u003eErik Vogt 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Žižek’s Infi delity: Lenin, the National Question, and the Postcolonial Legacy of Revolutionary Internationalism\u003cbr\u003eJamil Khader 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 King, Rabble, Sex, and War in Hegel\u003cbr\u003eSlavoj Žižek 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 207\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404403155287,"sku":"9780745653709","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745653709.jpg?v=1730486358","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/zizek-now-9780745653709","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}