>watch zizek video
>laugh quite a bit
>find zizek so charismatic
>lose his chain of logic at points but no matter, i understand the individual analogies and examples
>lol, he's right, we really are so much smarter than the champaigne socialists, SJWs, and most liberals
>lol, a final joke
>close window
>realise I don't know what the fuck the point of the whole thing was
and so on it goes...
KAWAIIII :3
>>7376882
Need to pull out the graph again
>>7376882
He tends to go on tangents at the start of his talks and fails to get to the actual point of the talk. He admits this himself, often there wasn't an overarching point.
>>7376968
So much this.
Zizek used to seem like a fool to me when I first started going to /lit/ but the more I read, the more intelligent and significant he seems.
This is probably one of his more coherent vids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw8LPn4irao
It covers several topics and is a short peer into his views.
>>7376976
Exactly this, if you're listneing to Zizek for straightforward arguments you're missing the point, go read him if you want that. His talks are useful for understanding his analytic approach in motion not for a rigorous application of that approach
>>7376976
This is why his books are much better, but his talks are always fun. He has a good lecture up if you're interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zol5HC5qao
His two movies and the Zizek! movie are also a bit more focused
Where do you begin with Zizek's books?
Do you need to read Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit beforehand?
>>7376882
>watch catalog
>see newfriend is confused
>help him find the correct board
>>>/his/
>>>/trash/
No need that thank me friend.
>>7377003
I'd say an Introduction to Lacan (as an introduction to him conversely) and the Sublime Object of Ideology especially the first third of the book.
There doesn't seem to be any easy introduction though, reading Hegal may help to a small degree but he's such a difficult thinker to grapple with that I may as well say you should read Zizek to understand him, its practically a back and forward.
>>7376968
Fuck so true.
>>7377014
Got the name of that text mixed up, its "How to Read Lacan"
>>7376882
hes a great comedian
>>7377014
>Introduction to Lacan
It's Looking Awry: Looking Awry: An Introduction to Jacques Lacan through Popular Culture, right?
I began Sublime Object recently since it seems like one of his more famous books.
What about First as a Tragedy, then as a Farce?
Thanks.
Post Zizek impression, lads.
>>7376882
>lol, he's right, we really are so much smarter than the champaigne socialists, SJWs, and most liberals
No wonder you don't know what the point of the whole thing was as you are retarded
>>7377019
OK. Thanks.
What do you guys think about the Pervert's Guide movies?
>>7377070
Incredibly insightful analysis of the medium of film (and through that mankind and contemporary times) through a psychoanalytic lens.
>>7377072
Alright. I'll watch them tonight then.
>>7377070
it was cool but almost reminded me a less well thought out rob ager video. not that im implying zizek isnt a very smart man but i think Agers got him beat in the film analysis department
>>7377082
Go to bed Rob Ager, your videos are amateur-shit.
>>7377070
I couldn't understand 30% of what he says desu, I'm not a english speaker, subtitles should be mandatory on free streaming websites.
>>7377098
Ever heard of torrents baka senpai?
>>7377082
Odd comparison. I like Rob Angers videos, e.g. especially the one about Eyes Wide Shut (which is now removed), but his goals or tools are not in any way related to Zizeks.
>What about First as a Tragedy, then as a Farce?
It's written in such a way, that your soviet mother who at most has read only the Communist Manifesto, can read it.
