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I need an especially easily-understandable and entertaining essay/article by Zizek to convince my writing teacher to use him in our class (basically she wants us to find an interesting cultural critic because she only knows of one and is looking for others).

Any suggestions?

>> No.4170457

If you don't know him well enough to come up with one on your own, why even consider him?

>> No.4170461

Dead languages? Alive on the Internet? Some say yes; others disagree!

>> No.4170465

>>4170457
I have read about 10 of his online essays but I'm usually very bad at recognizing general peoples' tastes compared to my own.

>> No.4170471

>>4170465
Okay well that sounds pretentious but what I meant was that I generally have very specific tastes and when I show people who otherwise are similar to me writing that I like they usually prefer other writing by the same author that I don't find as interesting.

>> No.4170482

>an interesting cultural critic because she only knows of one

reminds me of the fans of a certain cultural critic.

>> No.4170503

Zizek's written about a variety of cultural stuff. Any ideas as to what specific sorts of issues you want to see him comment on? And if you want one of his more popular essays, or some of his more theoretical work?

>> No.4170507

>>4170449
http://www lacan com/zizhollywood.htm

his reading of 300. entertaining. critical. no real art histoirical/narratological points though.

>> No.4170510

>>4170457
Wut. Dude is pretty high-profile (for an English-language intellectual) and widely known to be eccentric and fun. You're saying OP shouldn't suggest learning more about him because OP doesn't know enough about him.

>> No.4170515

If you can get your hands on a copy of First as Tragedy, Then as Farce, I'd highly recommend the "New Spirit" of Capitalism section as an introduction to his cultural critique. I did a quick google search to see if I could find it online, but had no luck—I'll dig a bit deeper, though.

>> No.4170520

>>4170503
Something that is a little more 'emotional' than his usual stuff, because my teacher is in to that sort of thing. Definitely one of his more poppy and engaging to the masses type of essay than his theoretical work. Something that would entertain the average liberal arts student that isn't a philosophy major.

>> No.4170526

>>4170507
Wow this is actually really good for what I'm looking for. Will strongly consider it. Thanks anon.

>> No.4170530

>>4170515
http://www.sok.bz/web/media/video/ZizekTragedie.pdf
Page 51 in the book (or 56 in the pdf). It's fantastic. He takes on the way that Starbucks (and a million other businesses) try to sell you a happy conscience.

>> No.4170537

>>4170526
As long as you realize that he appropriates 300 here, he's not giving a reading of it in the sense of a proper formalist/narratological/semiotic reading. This is just Zizek being Zizek saying "bluh fuck capitalism," while at the same time being a complete sell-out.

>> No.4170539

>>4170510
Exactly, which is no way to approach philosophy.

>> No.4170551

>>4170510
>Zizek
>Anglophone
he's not

>> No.4170583

I guess I'd shit on his grave if he paid me.

>> No.4173189

>>4170551
He writes and speaks in English though, no?