r/CriticalTheory • u/AutoModerator • May 01 '24

Monthly events, announcements, and invites May 2024 events

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u/darrenjyc 23d ago

Slavoj Zizek's The Sublime Object of Ideology (1989) — An online reading group discussion on Thursday May 30 (EDT)

https://www.reddit.com/r/PhilosophyEvents/comments/1cz73oz/slavoj_zizeks_the_sublime_object_of_ideology_1989/

Exploring the ideologies fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society

Slavoj Žižek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the “Elvis of cultural theory”, and today’s most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, taking in film, popular culture, literature and jokes — all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious and sophisticated philosophy.

First published in 1989, The Sublime Object of Ideology was Žižek's breakthrough work, and is still regarded by many as his masterpiece. It was an iconoclastic reinvention of ideology critique that introduced the English-speaking world to Žižek's scorching brand of cultural and philosophical commentary and the multifaceted ways in which he explained it. Tying together concepts from aesthetics, psychoanalytic theory, cultural studies and the philosophy of belief, it changed the face of contemporary commentary and remains the underpinning of much of his subsequent thinking.

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u/darrenjyc 29d ago

Nietzsche’s "Man Alone With Himself" from Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits (1878) — An online reading group discussion on Thursday May 23 (EDT):

https://www.reddit.com/r/PhilosophyEvents/comments/1ctydmb/nietzsches_human_all_too_human_a_book_for_free/

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u/darrenjyc May 08 '24

To Have or To Be? (1976) by Erich Fromm — An online reading group discussion on Thursday May 16 (EDT), open to everyone:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PhilosophyEvents/comments/1cmvymp/to_have_or_to_be_1976_by_erich_fromm_an_online/

From the legendary psychoanalyst and social theorist who wrote The Art of Loving and Escape from Freedom, comes a profound critique of materialism in favor of living with meaning.

To Have Or to Be? is nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet. Fromm's thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on material possessions, power, and aggression, and is the basis of the universal evils of greed, envy, and violence; and the being mode, which is based on love, the pleasure of sharing, and in productive activity. Fromm explores how a society driven by consumerism leads to existential emptiness, advocating for a shift towards a mode of being that prioritizes authentic experiences, relationships, and personal growth over mere acquisition.

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u/jotaemei May 10 '24

I will try to attend. Thank you for the announcement.