ZIZ200 Transcendental Subjectivity Part 1 (04.10.2017)
Slavoj Žižek - Collected Recordings
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Exploring Sexual Difference and Transgender Experiences
This chapter delves into the concept of sexual difference and the need for collaboration between masculine and feminine principles. It discusses the idea that male chauvinists secretly rely on feminine power and explores how transgender individuals come closest to experiencing the loss that sustains both men and women. The chapter also analyzes a movie that accepts a transgender character's choice to remain asexual and debates the notion of love as a disruptive, traumatic attachment.
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