Slavoj Zizek and Radical Politics

Slavoj Zizek and Radical Politics

AngličtinaEbook
Homer, Sean
Taylor & Francis
EAN: 9781317243724
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In this book, Sean Homer addresses Slavoj Zizek's work in a specific political conjuncture, his political interventions in the Balkans. The charge of inconsistency and contradiction is frequently levelled at Zizek's politics, a charge he openly embraces in the name of &quote;pragmatism.&quote; Homer argues that his interventions in the Balkans expose the dangers of this pragmatism for the renewal of the Leftist politics that he calls for. The book assesses Zizek's political interventions in so far as they advance his self-proclaimed &quote;ruthlessly radical&quote; aims about changing the world. Homer argues the Balkans can be seen as Zizek's symptom, that element which does not fit into the system, but speaks its truth and reveals what the system cannot acknowledge about itself.In Part II Homer explores Zizek's radicalism through his critique of Alain Badiou, arguing that Badiou's &quote;affirmationism&quote; provides a firmer grounding for the renewal of the left than Zizek's negative gesture analyzed in Part I. What distinguishes Zizek from the majority of the contemporary Left today is his valorization of violence; Homer tackles this issue head-on in relation to political violence in Greece. Finally, Homer defends the utopian impulse on the radical left against its Lacanian critics.
EAN 9781317243724
ISBN 1317243722
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel Taylor & Francis
Datum vydání 4. května 2016
Stránky 130
Jazyk English
Země United Kingdom
Autoři Homer, Sean
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