Slavoj Žižek
A Slovenian continental philosopher and critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis. Žižek is a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a professor at the European Graduate School. He has been a visiting professor at, among others, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, London Consortium, Princeton, New York University, The New School, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, Irvine and the University of Michigan. He is currently the International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana. Žižek uses examples from popular culture to explain the theory of Jacques Lacan and uses Lacanian psychoanalysis, Hegelian philosophy and Marxist economic criticism to interpret and speak extensively on immediately current social phenomena.
Known for
ActingBirthday
March 21, 1949Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
36Place of birth
Ljubljana, SloveniaAlso known as
Slavoj Zizek![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/p7otWg1LyOF4rWpc0uWzbFIu7BU.jpg)
Cast credits
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Examined Life
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9AAxgfwAnpBmQCspuwlMITekcsW.jpg)
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Self - Host / Philosopher![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uInmp8gcdIZksJJMTPIGDOE5MIM.jpg)
Žižek!
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xLAExxADuHxB7OCMcfBTIcB70T8.jpg)
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/erEUBLBZiDW7FMbJSBq30QN05W7.jpg)
Catastroika
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/Atv5pWLVmGZW2GfLnnVU2REXdvy.jpg)
Predictions of Fire
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tGmLQzLuok7qB0xVLv7s6rvUdl3.jpg)
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
Self - Host / Philosopher![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/udM83XgG4iLEhk6qgl7VUPHp9gU.jpg)
Houston, We Have a Problem!
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rxrkcyNNughClOL8j8qwNgY9xI5.jpg)
Risk
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9icgTQvz7GqS1LGpwvTxOgji61z.jpg)
Alien, Marx & Co. - Zizek Portrait
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3jLxqCznquRHe6bv6QLuC5B5ye6.jpg)
Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oA3XFtOE2jbeXCXz2zAd1d4wpPz.jpg)
Balkan Spirit
Himself - Philosopher![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5ZWyjXXJ1nJRjfbpA2lRhAQi3eh.jpg)
Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek - Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7dMdikDXDhyPRukUuM1UTFR7kDp.jpg)
Marx Reloaded
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tbTiSr0v9g8Q34MIeIcT0o2vGus.jpg)
Bliss
Slavoj Žižek![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5LbQDCo3QnFAKZA2gA0aR6GnAQi.jpg)
Laibach – A Film from Slovenia
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/j9w9TPjI2zgBaYHu7wTdwOLMBgi.jpg)
Hyperstition
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vMHFhbAEsDelT7tySAOCQ0pXdwp.jpg)
The Swap
Self (voice)