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What is Žižek For? (A Defense of Slavoj Žižek as a Philosopher)
This video is a defense of Slavoj Zizek responding to Thomas Moller-Nielsen’s essay in Current Affairs entitled “What is Zizek For?” It is only part of a longer essay/script. If you’re interested in reading the entire defense you can find it on Medium.
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Thomas Moller-Nielsen’s essay in Current Affairs
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/10/what-is-zizek-for
Full Response from Douglas Lain at Medium
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If you’re interested in attending the various Zero Books events mentioned at the start of this video here are the relevant links:
DotComrades at Newspeak House
https://www.meetup.com/leftcultureclub/events/266042552/
Zero Books at the Battle of Ideas
https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/speaker/douglas-lain/
Link to Au Chat Noir in Paris
https://www.facebook.com/events/2237670269856623/
For more information about these events check our Facebook page next week for more announcements
Thomas Moller-Nielsen’s essay in Current Affairs
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/10/what-is-zizek-for
Full Response from Douglas Lain at Medium
https://medium.com/@douglaslain/in-defense-of-slavoj-%C5%BEi%C5%BEek-a-zero-books-videoscript-7e533cb09f1
Relevant Books
Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left by Ben Burgis
https://www.amazon.com/Give-Them-Argument-Logic-Left/dp/1789042100
Music from Jane Hope’s album Japanese Tracks
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And Macintosh Plus’s 420 as covered by the Guests
Video clips come from Storyblocks and the Prelinger Archive
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