Zizek's The Sublime Object of Ideology: A Reader's Guide (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350425644)

First published in 1989, The Sublime Object of Ideology was Zizek's breakthrough work, and is still regarded by many as his masterpiece. It was an iconoclastic reinvention of ideology critique that introduced the English-speaking world to Zizek's scorching brand of cultural and philosophical commentary and the multifaceted ways in which he explained it. Tying together concepts from aesthetics, psychoanalytic theory, cultural studies and the philosophy of belief, it changed the face of contemporary commentary and remains the underpinning of much of his subsequent thinking.

This compelling guide introduces all of the influential thinkers and foundational concepts which Zizek draws on to create this seminal work. Grounding the text's many and varied references in the work of Peter Sloterdijk, Saul Kripke, Walter Benjamin, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Immanuel Kant and G.W.F. Hegel, amongst others, helps students who are encountering this mercurial writer for the first time to understand the philosophical context of his early explorations. Each of Zizek's key arguments are unpacked and laid out, alongside an invaluable account of how The Sublime Object of Ideologyimpacted the critical terrain on which it landed.

Author: Rafael Winkler
ISBN-10: 1350425648
ISBN-13: 9781350425644
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2024
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d