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Zizek collection

Category: eBooks, Magazines, Audio Books
Description:
Some books by and about Slavoj Žižek - philosopher extrordinaire
Seeders: 9
Leeches: 4

THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA - Slavoj Zizek

Category: Documentary
Description:
THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA - Slavoj Zizek Takes the viewer on an exhilarating ride through some of the greatest movies ever made. Serving as presenter and guide is the charismatic Slavoj Zizek, the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst. With his engaging and passionate approach to thinking, Zizek delves into the hidden language of cinema, uncovering what movies can tell us about ourselves. THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA offers an introduction into some of Zizek's most exciting ideas on fantasy, reality, sexuality, subjectivity, desire, materiality and cinematic form. Whether he is untangling the famously baffling films of David Lynch, or overturning everything you thought you knew about Hitchcock, Zizek illuminates the screen with his passion, intellect, and unfailing sense of humour. THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA applies Zizek's ideas to the cinematic canon, in what The Times calls 'an extraordinary reassessment of cinema.'
Seeders: 14
Leeches: 0

Zizek!

Category: Documentary
Description:
The author of works on subjects as wide-ranging as Alfred Hitchcock, 9/11, opera, Christianity, Lenin and David Lynch, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek is one of the most important—and outrageous—cultural theorists working today. This captivating, erudite documentary explores the eccentric personality and esoteric work of this incomparable academic and writer who has been called everything from “the Elvis of cultural theory” to “a one person culture mulcher”. ZIZEK! trails the eminent and intrepid thinker as he crisscrosses the globe—racing from New York City lecture halls, traversing the streets of Buenos Aires, pit-stopping at his home in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In transit, Zizek obsessively reveals the invisible workings of ideology through a unique blend of Lacanian psychoanalysis, Marxism and pop culture critique. He is also unafraid to turn his critical gaze on himself, offering cutting commentary on his personality, private life and growing inter-national celebrity. ZIZEK! is both an unforgettable lesson in philosophy and a compelling portrait of an intellectual maverick. Possessing the capacity to appeal to the uninitiated in a way no other philosopher before him could, Slavoj Zizek’s combination of high and low culture will fascinate even those who once believed philosophy to be a bore.
Seeders: 43
Leeches: 2

Examined Life (2008) DVDRip

Category: Documentary
Description:
Just bumped into this, and it says Slavoy Zizek and Peter Singer are in it, so I figured some of it might be interesting.. Astra Taylor - Examined Life (2008) EXAMINED LIFE Year: 2008 / Running Time: 90 mins Directed by: Astra Taylor Executive Producer: Ron Mann Producers: Bill Imperial (Sphinx Productions), Lea Martin (NFB) Editor: Robert Kennedy IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1279083/ More Info: http://www.filmswelike.com/films/examinedlife/examinedlife.html Synopsis: Examined Life takes philosophy out of the darkened corners of academia and into the hustle and bustle of the everyday, a visual reminder that great ideas are born through profound engagement with the world around us. Featuring the “rock star” philosophers of our time, including Cornel West, Peter Singer, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler, Avital Ronell, Michael Hardt, Anthony Appiah and Martha Nussbaum. Note: Credits to mostro and marx at KG Media Info: Examined.Life.DVDRip.avi General Format : AVI Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave File size : 1 021 MiB Duration : 1h 28mn Overall bit rate : 1 619 Kbps Writing application : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release) Writing library : VirtualDubMod build 2540/release Video Format : MPEG-4 Visual Format profile : Streaming Video@L1 Format settings, BVOP : Yes Format settings, QPel : No Format settings, GMC : No warppoints Format settings, Matrix : Default Codec ID : XVID Codec ID/Hint : XviD Duration : 1h 28mn Bit rate : 1 482 Kbps Width : 720 pixels Height : 384 pixels Display aspect ratio : 1.875 Frame rate : 23.976 fps Resolution : 24 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.224 Stream size : 934 MiB (92%) Writing library : XviD 50 Audio Format : MPEG Audio Format version : Version 1 Format profile : Layer 3 Codec ID : 55 Codec ID/Hint : MP3 Duration : 1h 28mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 128 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Resolution : 16 bits Stream size : 80.7 MiB (8%) Alignment : Split accross interleaves Interleave, duration : 42 ms (1.00 video frame) Interleave, preload duration : 500 ms
Seeders: 24
Leeches: 3

Slavoj Žižek & Bernard-Henri Lévy Debate

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
Description:
BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY & SLAVOJ ZIZEK: A Debate Instigated by Paul Holdengräber Violence & the Left in Dark Times Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 7pm Celeste Bartos Forum, New York Public Library 5th Avenue and 42nd Street Bernard-Henri Lévy, France's "rock-star philosopher," and Slavoj Žižek, the Slovanian "Elvis of cultural theory," will scrutinize the totalitarianisms of the past as well as those of the future, as they argue for a new political and moral vision for our times and investigate the limits of tolerance. Does the advent of capitalism cause more violence than it prevents? Is there violence in the simple idea of the neighbor? asks Zizek in Violence: Six Sideways Reflections. Are human rights Western or Universal? How is it that progressives themselves-those who in the past defended individual rights and fought fascism-have now become the breeding ground for new kinds of dangerous attitudes? asks Lévy in Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against New Barbarism. About Bernard-Henri Lévy Bernard-Henri Lévy is a philosopher, journalist, activist, and filmmaker. He was hailed by Vanity Fair magazine as “Superman and prophet: we have no equivalent in the United States.” Among his dozens of books are American Vertigo, Barbarism with a Human Face, and Who Killed Daniel Pearl? His writing has appeared in a wide range of publications throughout Europe and the United States. His films include the documentaries Bosna! and A Day in the Death of Sarajevo. Lévy is co-founder of the antiracist group SOS Racism and has served on diplomatic missions for the French government. About Slavoj Žižek Slavoj Žižek’s work triggers continuous controversy; Welcome to the Desert of the Real, his analysis of 9/11, was attacked both as anti-Semitic in Israel and as Zionist in Egypt. He is the author of more than thirty books and is the subject of the documentary Žižek!. His own critically acclaimed documentary, The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, was the subject of a film retrospective in 2007 at the Museum of Modern Art. Žižek is a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and has been a visiting professor at Columbia University, Princeton, and The New School. About Paul Holdengräber Paul Holdengräber is the Director of Public Programs—now known as "LIVE from the NYPL"—for The Research Libraries of The New York Public Library.
Seeders: 2
Leeches: 0

Slavoj Žižek at Modern Times Bookstore

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
Description:
Slavoj Žižek lecture Friday, September 5, 2008; 7pm Modern Times Bookstore 888 Valencia Street San Francisco www.mtbs.com 1)Lecture (72 min) 2)Questions & Answers (41 min) Discussed in the lecture: The status of ideology today Different remakes of the film “I Am Legend” Martin Luther King May 68 Luc Boltanski & Eve Chiapello – “The New Spirit of Capitalism” Buying commodities Batman movies Claude Lanzmann – “Tsahal” documentary The enemy’s story Buddhism and militarism The Republican strategy Catherine Malabou - Les nouveaux blessés Antagonisms global capitalism cannot resolve
Seeders: 0
Leeches: 1

Slavoj Žižek: What is the Question?

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
Description:
Zizek interviewed by Chris Lydon.
Seeders: 1
Leeches: 0

Slavoj Žižek - Politeness and Civility in the Function of Contemporary Ideology

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
Description:
Slavoj Žižek, September 9th, 2008: "Maybe We Just Need a Different Chicken" ... Politeness and Civility in the Function of Contemporary Ideology
Seeders: 0
Leeches: 0

Slavoj Žižek on Violence

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
Description:
We're bombarded with daily media reports about violence done by individuals, groups, or nations. Slavoj Žižek, cultural critic and provocateur, would have us look behind the visible, overt violence to what lurks beneath. In Violence, Žižek discusses violence in the context of ideology, capitalism, language, and mainstream discussions of tolerance.
Seeders: 0
Leeches: 0

Slavoj Zizek - Why Only an Atheist Can Believe

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
Description:
Why Only an Atheist Can Believe: Politics Between Fear and Trembling Calvin College, Michigan. November 10, 2006 Žižek addresses the complicated relationship between belief, or what we take to be belief, and our desire to see all. The lecture is followed by a brief period of questions and answers. Bio: ZiZek was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He received a D.A. in philosophy from the University of Ljubljana, then studied psychoanalysis at the University of Paris. In 1990 he was a presidential candidate for the "Liberal Democracy of Slovenia". Zizek is currently a professor in European Graduate School and a post-doctoral senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana. Zizek is the founder and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana.
Seeders: 22
Leeches: 8