Zizek and the Media

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4367-0

Hardcover

192 pages

December 2010, Polity

Other Available Formats: Paperback

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One of the first volumes in Polity’s new Theory and Media series.
Provides a concise introduction to the cult theorist Zizek specifically for students of media and cultural studies.
Examines Zizek’s key concepts and themes and their particular implications for the study of the media.
Uses copious examples from media and pop culture to show how Zizek mixes high theory with low culture more engagingly than any other thinker alive today.
Also considers the limitations of Zizek’s work in relation to the media and shows how students can develop this in their own research and writing.