How to Read Lacan (How to Read)
by Slavoj Zizek
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Author: Slavoj ZizekSeries Editor: Simon Critchley
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-17
ISBN: 0393329550
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: Big Other is watching you.
Summary: 5 Stars
Language is a pre-existing, social construct. For anyone who wants to truly say something new, there exists a conundrum: how strictly will I adhere to pre-existing forms, at the expense of breaking away from what has already been said?
In other words, how much emphasis do I want to put on making myself comprehensible to others? For Lacan, it seems, the answer was essentially "screw it. I'm going to forge ahead as far as I can, and I'll leave it to other people to figure out what I meant".
Principal among those 'other people' who have taken up the task is Slavoj Zizek. An important thing to note about this book is that Zizek doesn't instruct the reader on how to decipher the writings of Lacan. In fact, they're barely mentioned. Rather, he gives an overview of Lacan's thought, and shows how his ideas can be applied to every day situations. Which is to say, he gives a series of classic (and sometimes recycled) Zizek anecdotes and pop culture analyses.
As another reviewer noted, one definitely gets the sense in reading this book that there's a lot more Slavoj Zizek here than Jacques Lacan. In my opinion, however, that's a good thing.
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