Zizek: The Documentary: Zizek: The Documentary Preview Screening

4/18/2005 - 4/18/2004

10 Evans Hall

Zizek: The Documentary PREVIEW SCREENING Monday, April 18, 2005 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. 10 Evans Hall UC-Berkeley \\\"Zizek!\\\" - the second feature length production of the New York based Documentary Campaign - is a documentary exploring the eccentric personality and esoteric work of the \\\\\\\"wild man of theory\\\\\\\": the incomparable Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek. An unconventional and intimate portrait, \\\\\\\"Zizek!\\\\\\\" trails the thinker from New York City to Buenos Aires and back to his home in Ljubljana, Slovenia. All the while Zizek compulsively reveals the invisible workings of ideology through his unique blend of Lacanian psychoanalysis, Marxism, and critique of pop culture. Erudite and outrageous, mixing innovative animations with interviews, \\\\\\\"Zizek!\\\\\\\" is both an unforgettable lesson in philosophy and a compelling portrait of an intellectual maverick. Discussion with director Astra Taylor and Slavoj Zizek to follow. For more information, please contact: Christina Gerhardt, Department of German, UC-Berkeley (510) 643 - 2380 or at gerhardt@socrates.berkeley.edu. Sponsored by the Departments of Comparative Literature, German, and Rhetoric as well as the School of Journalism.