Slavoj Žižek
Biography
A Slovenian continental philosopher and critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis. Žižek is a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a professor at the European Graduate School. He has been a visiting professor at, among others, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, London Consortium, Princeton, New York University, The New School, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, Irvine and the University of Michigan. He is currently the International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana. Žižek uses examples from popular culture to explain the theory of Jacques Lacan and uses Lacanian psychoanalysis, Hegelian philosophy and Marxist economic criticism to interpret and speak extensively on immediately current social phenomena.
Known For
All Movies (34)
- Unexpurgated: Slavoj Zizek2024 · as himself
- Alice, Through the Looking2021 · as Self
- An Apology for Modernity2021 · as Himself
- Bliss2021 · as Slavoj Žižek
- Antigone, How Dare We!2020 · as Himself
- Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism2019 · as Self
- Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek - Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism2019 · as Self
- Slavoj Žižek Birthday Special: Politics, Philosophy, and Hardcore Pornography2019 · as Himself
- Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk2018 · as Self
- Risk2017 · as Self
- The New Man2016 · as Self
- The Swap2016 · as Self (voice)
- Houston, We Have a Problem!2016 · as Self
- Hyperstition2015 · as Self
- There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People2013 · as Himself (archive footage)
- Balkan Spirit2013 · as Self - Philosopher
- The Pervert's Guide to Ideology2012 · as Self - Host / Philosopher
- Catastroika2012 · as Self
- Marx Reloaded2011 · as Self
- Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution2009 · as Self - Author - 'In Defence of Lost Causes'
- Alien, Marx & Co. - Zizek Portrait2009 · as Self
- The Title Was Shot2009 · as Self (archive footage) (voice)
- Hauser and Žižek: Theoreticians of Postmarxist Philosophy2008
- Examined Life2008 · as Self
- The Possibility of Hope2007 · as Self
- The Pervert's Guide to Cinema2006 · as Self - Host / Philosopher
- Žižek!2005 · as Self
- Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual2004 · as Self
- Post-Socialism+Retro Avantgarde+Irwin1997 · as Himself
- The Old and the New1997 · as Himself
- Predictions of Fire1996 · as Self
- Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself1996 · as Self
- Laibach – A Film from Slovenia1993 · as Himself
- Bravo: Laibach in Film1993 · as Himself
All TV Shows (5)
- Deep Thought2023 · as self
- Great Minds2021 · as Self
- Q&A2008 · as Self - Panellist
- Parola (su una data)2003
- Newsnight1980 · as Self