What is Slavoj Žižek?
'''Slavoj Žižek''' (born 21 March 1949) is a [[Slovenian]] [[philosopher]]. He has written more than 70 books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/agent-provocateur-slavoj-zizek-takes-on-the-ideology-machine-of-tinseltown-8842071.html|title=Agent provocateur: Slavoj Zizek takes on the 'ideology machine' of|date=29 September 2013|website=The Independent}}</ref> He wrote his first [[English language|English]] book ''The Sublime Object of Ideology'' in 1989. Žižek writes about a lot of different things. Things that Žižek writes about include [[psychoanalysis]], [[politics]], [[pop culture]], and [[theology]] from a [[Marxist]] point of view. He writes for ''[[The Guardian]]''. In 2013, he married the Slovene [[journalist]] [[Jela Krečič]]. ==Documentaries== In 2006 Žižek presented a documentary that he had written called ''[[The Pervert's Guide to Cinema]]''. In the documentary Žižek used [[psychoanalytical film theory]] on several movies. In 2007 a [[documentary]] about Žižek called ''Žižek!'' was released. In 2012 ''The Pervert's Guide to Ideology'' was released in the United Kingdom. It was written and presented by Žižek. The documentary is a [[sequel]] to ''The Pervert's Guide to Cinema''. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{Social and political philosophy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zizek, Slavoj}} [[Category:20th-century philosophers]] [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Slovenian academics]]