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The status of women and the role of violence in contemporary culture and politics.The experience of the Yugoslav war and the rise of "irrational" violence in contemporary societies provides the theoretical and political context of this book, which uses Lacanian psychoanalysis as the basis for a renewal of the Marxist theory of ideology. The author's analysis leads into a study of the figure of woman in modern art and ideology, including studies of The Crying Game and the films of David Lynch, and the links between violence and power/gender relations.
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The Metastases of Enjoyment, Slavoj Žižek
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- 2005
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- Title
- The Metastases of Enjoyment
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Slavoj Žižek
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 228
- ISBN10
- 1844670619
- ISBN13
- 9781844670611
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, True Stories, History, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Opinion Journalism & Essays, 20th century, Feminism, Scientific Theories, Psychoanalysis
- Original title
- The metastases of enjoyment
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- The status of women and the role of violence in contemporary culture and politics.The experience of the Yugoslav war and the rise of "irrational" violence in contemporary societies provides the theoretical and political context of this book, which uses Lacanian psychoanalysis as the basis for a renewal of the Marxist theory of ideology. The author's analysis leads into a study of the figure of woman in modern art and ideology, including studies of The Crying Game and the films of David Lynch, and the links between violence and power/gender relations.