TRAVERSING THE FANTASY: CRITICAL RESPONSES TO SLAVOJ ZIZEK; ED. BY GEOFF BOUCHER

Slavoj Zizek is one of the most provocative and important thinkers writing in contemporary philosophy. This book is an engaged debate with Zizek. It contains a series of specially commissioned critical essays from an impressive collection of contributors covering the full extent of his oeuvre. Essays examine Zizek on cultural theory, film studies, ethics, political theory, social theory, Kant and Lacanian psychoanalysis. In the spirit of Zizek's own interventions, these essays critically interrogate his ideas, challenging him to respond directly which he does in an extended polemical reply that concludes the collection. This volume represents an exciting and important contribution to contemporary theoretical debate and adds significantly to the growing literature on Zizek. Psychoanalysis -- Culture -- Ideology -- Politics -- Ethics -- Philosophy -- Reply. Edited By Geoff Boucher, Jason Glynos, Matthew Sharpe. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [257]-265) And Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Why would one begin an examination of "the politics of Slavoj Zizek" by talking about Jacques Lacan's obsession with literature?