Now, Zizek!

I am a fan of Slavoj Zizek and a fan of Powell's Books, so this video is a must view for me. Strongly recommended for a thinking through of how ideology functions and discursive consensus gets maintained. My good pal Aaron alerted me to this clip...he's a philosopher king in his own right. Enjoy.


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Humanette said…
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March 28, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Humanette said…
excellent. thanks for posting that.
March 28, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Hill said…
my pleasure...zizek is great and always incisive. thanks.
March 29, 2009 at 8:27 PM
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