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The Metastases of Enjoyment: On Women and Causality (Radical Thinkers)

by Slavoj Zizek

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Publisher Comments:

The experience of the Yugoslav war and the rise of "irrational" violence in contemporary societies provides the theoretical and political context of this book, which uses Lacanian psychoanalysis as the basis for a renewal of the Marxist theory of ideology. The author's analysis leads into a study of the figure of woman in modern art and ideology, including studies of The Crying Game and the films of David Lynch, and the links between violence and power/gender relations.

Synopsis:

A disturbing and radical examination of the status of women and the role of violence in contemporary culture and politics.
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About the Author

Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London, and a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His books include First as Tragedy, Then as Farce; Iraq: The Borrowed Kettle; In Defence of Lost Causes; Welcome to the Desert of the Real, Living in the End Times, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lacan But Were Afraid to Ask Hitchcock; and more.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781844670611
Author:
Zizek, Slavoj
Publisher:
Verso
Author:
Zi&#382 Ek, Slavoj
Author:
Iek, Slavoj
Subject:
Political
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Anthropology - Cultural
Subject:
Violence
Subject:
Women's Studies - General
Subject:
Violence in Society
Subject:
Philosophy : General
Copyright:
2005
Series:
Radical Thinkers
Series Volume:
12
Publication Date:
January 2006
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
228
Dimensions:
7.76x5.12x.76 in. .57 lbs.
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