Žižek And So On

Unlocked from our PATREON We're live with They Live—our episode on Žižek's famous interpretation of John Carpenter's wonderful 1988 film. We touch on Ž's points concerning "the glasses" of the critique of ideology versus the conventional notion of ideology—the rose colored glasses. We also think about the film as a Žižekian example, and push an interpretation of the film's alien beings as the "figure of" ideology. For more episodes and access to our Discord, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon Oh, theres's a website too: https://www.zizekandsoon.com/

On this week's PATREON EPISODE, the fellas talk the concept of the Beautiful Soul in Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, it's political position, and place in Zizek's work. Sartre, Anne Frank, and Neil Young come up too. For access to the full ep and our Discord community, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon Also, Mike won't shut up about our new website: https://www.zizekandsoon.com/

Dive into the layers of 'The Matrix' and its cultural legacy, as the discussion journeys from nostalgic cinematic critiques to the philosophical depths of reality and identity. Reflect on the stark contrasts between generational tech experiences and film interpretations, exploring how Neo's evolution underscores love as a revolutionary act. With a critical lens on modern cinema's self-reflexivity, discover unexpected parallels between 'Matrix 4' and children's classics. Join a humorous yet thought-provoking exploration of film, ideology, and societal impact.

This week, Matt Christman (of Chapo Trap House) joins us to talk hinge points, the experience of history, and the impasse of electoral politics. Thanks Matt! Join our Patreon for more episodes and access to our Discord:   https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon

Subscribe to our patreon for the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon  Welcome to the desert of the Real. We're talking the Matrix, and the much discussed new installment, The Matrix Resurrections.                           We read this article for today's episode: https://www.lacan.com/zizek-matrix.htm as well as this: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-muddle-not-a-movie-slavoj-i-ek-reviews-matrix-resurrections

Listen to the full episode on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon We're back with Jack Black. More on Lacanian theory and comedy, with examples ranging from the Black Eyed Peas to Philomena Cunk. We begin with discussing celebrity and false comedy, and later engage (again) with covid and conspiracy theory. We also get the dish on Jack's favourite premier league team, interpassivity and sports, and decide, once and for all, that the Matrix surpasses Blade Runner as the paradigmatic film for Žižekian theory. More on that soon.

This week, the fellas are joined by Jack Black, Senior Lecturer at Centre for Culture, Media and Society, Sheffield Hallam University. Oriented around Jack's new book, 'Race, Racism and Political Correctness in Comedy' (Routledge), we talk 'true' and 'false' comedy, the concrete universal, the Office, and racist jokes. Thanks Jack! Get the book: https://www.routledge.com/Race-Racism-and-Political-Correctness-in-Comedy-A-Psychoanalytic-Exploration/Black/p/book/9780367508937 Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackstblack

We're talking Jesus Christ, Žižek's Christian Atheism, and Christmas. How do Christ and God figure in Žižek's work? Is God Dead? Also, the Big (m)Other. From the pod to you, merry Christmas—especially to the atheists. Thanks to all our listeners.  https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon Reading this week:  "The Deposed God" from Disparities

This week, reading through Rex Butler's 'Slavoj Zizek: Live Theory,' the fellas talk the Master Signifier and Jaws, and somehow devolve into a Lacanian interpretation of Austin Powers.  Join our Patreon for more eps! https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon The Book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/slavoj-%C5%BEi%C5%BEek-live-theory-9780826469953/

For our patreon subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon After a harrowing month, we reassemble to reassess the assemblage of today's capitalism. But first, have you seen the new Beatles doc? In a recent article, Zizek has used the term "neofeudalism" to describe new dynamics of capitalism. We go back to the source for this terminology—an article by Jodi Dean—and discuss whether the term is more useful in diagnosing features of political economy than (a critique of) capitalism. Then we move on to Zizek's recent article in Philosophical salon and talk about water fountains, Bane, China, and continuing a critique of capitalism that keeps up with new and emergent forces. More to come very soon! Thanks to all our patrons for supporting and listening. Articles: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/neofeudalism-the-end-of-capitalism/ https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/beyond-a-neoconservative-communism/