Slavoj Žižek

Known For

Acting

Born

Mar 21, 1949

Place of Birth

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Credits

43 titles

Slavoj Žižek

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

Filmography

2026

The Pervert's Guide to Utopias

Movie
2026

Die Macht des Rings

Self - philosopher & cultural critic

Movie
2024

Unexpurgated: Slavoj Zizek

himself

Movie
2024

Professor Slavoj Žižek on the Problem with Online Dating

Screenplay

Movie
2023

Deep Thought

self

Tv
2021

Alice, Through the Looking

Self

Movie
2021

An Apology for Modernity

Himself

Movie
2021

Great Minds

Self

Tv
2021

Bliss

Slavoj Žižek

Movie
2020

Antigone, How Dare We!

Himself

Movie
2019

Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism

Self

Movie
2019

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

Self

Movie
2019

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

Himself

Movie
2018

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

Self

Movie
2018

Turn On

Original Concept

Movie
2017

Risk

Self

Movie
2016

The New Man

Self

Movie
2016

The Swap

Self (voice)

Movie
2016

Houston, We Have a Problem!

Self

Movie
2015

Hyperstition

Self

Movie
2013

There Once Was a Land of Hard-working People

Himself (archive footage)

Movie
2013

Balkan Spirit

Self - Philosopher

Movie
2012

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

Self - Host / Philosopher

Movie
2012

Catastroika

Self

Movie
2011

Marx Reloaded

Self

Movie
2009

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

Self - Author - 'In Defence of Lost Causes'

Movie
2009

The Title Was Shot

Self (archive footage) (voice)

Movie
2009

Alien, Marx & Co. - Zizek Portrait

Self

Movie
2008

Hauser and Žižek: Theoreticians of Postmarxist Philosophy

Movie
2008

Examined Life

Self

Movie
2008

Q&A

Self - Panellist

Tv
2007

The Possibility of Hope

Self

Movie
2006

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

Self - Host / Philosopher

Movie
2005

Žižek!

Self

Movie
2004

Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual

Self

Movie
2003

Parola (su una data)

Tv
1997

Post-Socialism+Retro Avantgarde+Irwin

Himself

Movie
1997

The Old and the New

Himself

Movie
1996

Predictions of Fire

Self

Movie
1996

Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself

Self

Movie
1993

Laibach ‎– A Film from Slovenia

Himself

Movie
1993

Bravo: Laibach in Film

Himself

Movie
1980

Newsnight

Self

Tv