Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek

Known for Acting · 39 credits

Born
1949-03-21 (age 77)
Place of birth
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Also known as
Slavoj Zizek

Biography

A Slovenian continental philosopher and critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis. Žižek is a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a professor at the European Graduate School. He has been a visiting professor at, among others, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, London Consortium, Princeton, New York University, The New School, the University of Minnesota, the University of California, Irvine and the University of Michigan. He is currently the International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at Birkbeck, University of London and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana. Žižek uses examples from popular culture to explain the theory of Jacques Lacan and uses Lacanian psychoanalysis, Hegelian philosophy and Marxist economic criticism to interpret and speak extensively on immediately current social phenomena.

Known For

TV Shows (5)

Movies (34)

Bliss
Movie

Bliss

2021

as Slavoj Žižek

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
Movie

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

2012

as Self - Host / Philosopher

Risk
Movie

Risk

2017

as Self

Alice, Through the Looking
Movie

Alice, Through the Looking

2021

as Self

Catastroika
Movie

Catastroika

2012

as Self

Balkan Spirit
Movie

Balkan Spirit

2013

as Self - Philosopher

Houston, We Have a Problem!
Movie

Houston, We Have a Problem!

2016

as Self

Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual
Movie

Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual

2004

as Self

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
Movie

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

2018

as Self

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Movie

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

2006

as Self - Host / Philosopher

The Possibility of Hope
Movie

The Possibility of Hope

2007

as Self

Examined Life
Movie

Examined Life

2008

as Self

Žižek!
Movie

Žižek!

2005

as Self

The New Man
Movie

The New Man

2016

as Self

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
Movie

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

2009

as Self - Author - 'In Defence of Lost Causes'

Predictions of Fire
Movie

Predictions of Fire

1996

as Self

Marx Reloaded
Movie

Marx Reloaded

2011

as Self

The Swap
Movie

The Swap

2016

as Self (voice)

Laibach ‎– A Film from Slovenia
Movie

Laibach ‎– A Film from Slovenia

1993

as Himself

Antigone, How Dare We!
Movie

Antigone, How Dare We!

2020

as Himself

Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself
Movie

Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself

1996

as Self

Unexpurgated: Slavoj Zizek
Movie

Unexpurgated: Slavoj Zizek

2024

as himself

The Old and the New
Movie

The Old and the New

1997

as Himself

Slavoj Žižek Birthday Special: Politics, Philosophy, and Hardcore Pornography
Movie

Slavoj Žižek Birthday Special: Politics, Philosophy, and Hardcore Pornography

2019

as Himself

Hyperstition
Movie

Hyperstition

2015

as Self

Hauser and Žižek: Theoreticians of Postmarxist Philosophy
Movie

Hauser and Žižek: Theoreticians of Postmarxist Philosophy

2008

There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People
Movie

There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People

2013

as Himself (archive footage)

Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek - Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
Movie

Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek - Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism

2019

as Self

Bravo: Laibach in Film
Movie

Bravo: Laibach in Film

1993

as Himself

An Apology for Modernity
Movie

An Apology for Modernity

2021

as Himself

Alien, Marx & Co.  - Zizek Portrait
Movie

Alien, Marx & Co. - Zizek Portrait

2009

as Self

Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
Movie

Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism

2019

as Self

Post-Socialism+Retro Avantgarde+Irwin
Movie

Post-Socialism+Retro Avantgarde+Irwin

1997

as Himself

The Title Was Shot
Movie

The Title Was Shot

2009

as Self (archive footage) (voice)

About Slavoj Žižek

A Slovenian continental philosopher and critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis. Žižek is a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a professor at the European Graduate School. He has been a visiting professor at, among others, the University of Chicago, Columbia University, London Consortium, Princeton, New York University, The New School, the Univer… With 39 credits spanning from 1980 to 2024, Slavoj Žižek has appeared in 34 films and 5 TV shows.

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