Monday, June 19, 2017

Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities




































 
The Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities | About us | Staff | Slavoj Zizek - International Director


Slavoj Zizek
International Director
World-renowned public intellectual Professor Slavoj Zizek has published over 50 books (translated into 20 languages) on topics ranging from philosophy and Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, to theology, film, opera and politics, including Lacan in Hollywood and The Fragile Absolute. He was a candidate for, and nearly won, the Presidency of his native Slovenia in the first democratic elections after the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1990. Although courted by many universities in the US, he resisted offers until the International Directorship of Birkbeck's Centre came up. Believing that 'Political issues are too serious to be left only to politicians', Zizek aims to promote the role of the public intellectual, to be intellectually active and to address the larger public.
Professor Zizek contributes to various events during the year - listen to the podcasts
























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