Žižek And So On

This is part one of our interview with Dr. Matthew Flisfeder, associate professor at the University of Winnipeg, and writer of books on Žižek and film theory, postmodernism and Blade Runner, and most recently, "Algorithmic Desire, Toward a New Structuralist Theory of Social Media".  Dr. Flisfeder taught a four month course on Žižek's book "For They Know Not What They Do: Enjoyment as a Political Factor" with us which you can access through our Patreon and Discord here: FTKNWTD COURSE Big thanks to Matt for taking the time to talk to us and stay tuned for part 2! SUPPORT THE PODCAST  https://matthewflisfeder.com/  Buy the book here zizekandsoon.com  Youtube Channel

This is a preview of part two of our conversation with acclaimed director Sophie Fiennes about her Pervert's Guide series. We discuss the Pervert's guide films, William Shatner, space and the abyss of freedom, as well as the recent Rockhill hit piece on Slavoj. Special thank you to Sophie Fiennes for giving us so much of her time and to everyone who has supported us over the last three years. Share the episode if you can as it really helps both the podcast and getting the final Pervert’s Guide out into the world. We have some great interviews and episodes coming up so stay tuned. Enjoy! SUPPORT US AND LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE! zizekandsoon.com

Alright, we're back! Today we're talking with acclaimed director Sophie Fiennes about her Pervert's Guide series.  We discuss film, ideology, AI, politics, Slavoj's close encounters and the early stages of the third instalment of her series: The Pervert's Guide to Utopia.  Special thank you to Sophie Fiennes for giving us so much of her time and to everyone who has supported us over the last three years. Share the episode if you can and keep an eye out for part two coming soon! Check out the FTKNWTD course with Matthew Flisfeder and our other Patreon episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon

Though we've been busy working through the ongoing reading group with Matthew Flisfeder on Žižek's For They Know Not What They Do: Enjoyment as a Political Factor we managed to get together to do an episode on enjoyment and prohibition as it is developed in FTKNWTD. Peter talks schoolyard pornography, Michael lost his job and Jake is back, what more can I say?  Thanks to Lorelai Gilmore. Žižek & So On Podcast Presents For They Know Not What They Do: A Reading Group with Matthew Flisfeder The audio recording of the first four sessions are now available for you to listen to on our Patreon which can be found here: FTKNWTD AUDIO SESSIONS Get on the Discord with us as we continue to prepare for the sessions together! Patreon Website Instagram Youtube

Today we're discussing Zizek's 2005 book "Interrogating the Real", and his afterword on Lacanian ethics.  What does not giving way relative to one's own desire mean? How does Lacan's maxim on desire contrast with Buddhism, and its conception of desire? Join us on our Discord by subscribing to the Patreon! We've got ongoing book and film-clubs, and our upcoming reading series with Matt Flisfeder on Žižek's "For They Know Not What They Do", beginning in October.  https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon

This is a clip from the full episode, available on our patreon.  Today we're talking about Žižek's new book "Surplus-Enjoyment: A Guide For The Non-Perplexed", as well as an essay by him on the same topic. We touch on political correctness, surplus value, and the obscene drive of football. Enjoy! Listen to the full episode here. Also, subscribe to join our message board on Discord, our book and film-clubs, and our upcoming reading series with Matt Flisfeder on Žižek's "For They Know Not What They Do", beginning in October.

This week we discuss friend of the podcast Todd McGowan's 2013 essay, The Capitalist Gaze.  As Todd explains it, "Although the structure of capitalism is not homologous with the structure of the visual field, thinking about capitalism in terms of the gaze follows from the apparent neutrality that both structures share".   Peter has lost a finger, Michael is sick and Will cannot remember The Usual Suspects.  Take a break, have a Kit-Kat and find the essay here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/527298  For access to many more episodes and our Discord, please support us on our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon  https://www.zizekandsoon.com

On this week's patron ep, we talk the relation between form and content. Zizek suggests that, "the very gap between content and form is to be reflected back into the content itself, as an indication that the content is not all, that something was repressed/excluded from it". For Zizek, both form and content are incomplete; form itself becomes part of its content.   For access to the full episode (and many more), join our Patreon!   https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon

This week, the fellas talk through Žižek's 2002 essay, 'The Actuality of Ayn Rand'. For Žižek, Rand's over-orthodoxy to the capitalist ideal (unintentionally) undermines the ruling ideological edifice. Will has a haircut, Peter has a t-shirt, and Michael's roof is leaking. Subscribe to our Patreon for more content! https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon

The fellas are back, working through Zizek's writing on the Freudian concept of melancholy in his 2001 work, 'Did Somebody Say Totalitarianism?'. The conversation orients around the melancholic as an expression of postmodern ideology, the function of objet petit a as a lost object, and where melancholy as a political orientation finds its limits. This patron ep is a bit short, but cut us some slack, Peter is baking in the sun on some farm. Enjoy! Žižek & So On Podcast New episodes every week — Join the Patreon for Discord access and Patreon exclusive episodes. zizekandsoon.com patreon.com/zizekandsoon