Slavoj Zizek is a Slovenian sociologist, postmodern philosopher, and cultural critic. In 1990 he ran for Presidency of the Republic of Slovenia and is currently the international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities.
Published: February 2009
'The Elvis of cultural theory' confirms his status as the most exciting philosopher in recent history as he explores the nature of violence in typically controversial style.
Published: December 2006
Is psychoanalysis dead or are we to read frequent attacks on its theoretical 'mistakes' and clinical 'frauds' as a proof of its vitality?