{"product_id":"how-slavoj-became-zizek-eliran-bar-el-9780226823508","title":"How Slavoj Became Zizek: The Digital Making of a Public Intellectual","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing account of the meteoric rise of contemporary philosophy's most contentious and prolific intellectual. \u003cbr\u003e ​ \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Slovenian philosopher bad boy Slavoj Zizek is one of the most famous intellectuals of our time, publishing at a breakneck speed and lecturing around the world. With his unmistakable speaking style and set of mannerisms that have made him ripe material for internet humor and meme culture, he is recognizable to a wide spectrum of fans and detractors. But how did an intellectual from a remote Eastern European country come to such popular notoriety? In \u003ci\u003eHow Slavoj Became \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eZizek, \u003c\/i\u003e sociologist Eliran Bar-El plumbs the emergence, popularization, and development of this phenomenon called \"Zizek.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning with Zizek's early years as a thinker and political figure in Slovenian civil society, Bar-El traces Zizek's rise from Marxist philosopher to a political candidate to eventual intellectual celebrity as Zizek perfects his unique performative style and a rhetorical arsenal of \"Hegelacanese.\" Following 9\/11, Zizek's career as a global op-ed writer and TV commentator married his rhetoric with global events such as the War on Terror, the financial crisis of 2008, and the Arab Spring of 2011. Yet, at the same time, this mainstream popularity, as well as a series of politically incorrect views, almost entirely estranged the Slovenian from the normal workings of academia. Ultimately, this account shows how Zizek harnessed the power of the digital era in his own self-fashioning as a public intellectual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliran Bar-El\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226823504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226823508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023","brand":"Eliran Bar-El","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070620168447,"sku":"9780226823508","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f36291b-540d-4394-aa04-41a1b0cad6fe.jpg?v=1685431379","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-slavoj-became-zizek-eliran-bar-el-9780226823508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}