The Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek turned up at Zuccotti Park to address the Occupy Wall Street demonstration on Sunday, offering up a seminar on Radicalism 101 for an appreciative crowd. Despite ...

Slavoj Žižek is in bed. He's wearing cheap pyjamas in a porridgy shade of grey. He looks exactly like the photographs I've seen of him: fag-ash beard, ghostly complexion. I loom over him, and he ...

At a Guardian Live event, the Slovenian philosopher explains why he wants to ‘problematise’ Europe and why ‘the Donald’ is something of a paradox Depending on who you ask, Slavoj Žižek is either a ...

It might be said that books by Slavoj Žižek don’t conclude, they just end. And indeed, no matter which of his many books you open, you’ll find philosophy, psychoanalysis, pop culture, a smattering of ...

Slavoj Žižek is animated about Brexit. “You know, popular opinion is not always right”, he insists. “Sometimes I think one has to violate the will of the majority”. This sentiment may surprise some of ...

Slovenian critical-theory superstar Slavoj Žižek is the “Elvis of cultural theory,” one of the most famous and eminent philosophers alive and working today—second only, perhaps, to his arch-nemesis ...

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Slavoj Žižek says the GameStop short squeeze was revolutionary because it didn't focus on fundamentals. Žižek is a political philosopher who holds positions at the University of Ljubljana and the ...

Star philosopher Slavoj Zizek has been pondering over Covid-19. He wants to be vaccinated yesterday and sees this as a historical turning point. I am at home in my apartment in Ljubljana. We currently ...