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Slavoj Zizek: The Monstrosity of Christ
April 20, 2009
Slavoj Zizek philosopher, sociologist

Philosopher and sociologist Slavoj Zizek discusses his new book, The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic?, and explains how the Christian concept of the "toxic neighbor" impacts political, economic, sexual, and cultural thought.

This event is presented by the Harvard Book Store, in cooperation with the Brattle Theatre and the MIT Press.

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Image of First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Verso (2009)
Binding: Paperback, 96 pages
Image of The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic? (Short Circuits)
Author: John Milbank, Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: The MIT Press (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 416 pages
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Zizek! (2005)
Director: Astra Taylor
Starring: Slavoj Zizek
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Image of Violence: Big Ideas/Small Books
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Picador (2008)
Binding: Paperback, 272 pages
Image of Interrogating the Real
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Continuum (2006)
Binding: Paperback, 381 pages
Image of How to Read Lacan (How to Read)
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 144 pages
Image of The Puppet and the Dwarf: The Perverse Core of Christianity (Short Circuits)
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: The MIT Press (2003)
Binding: Paperback, 196 pages
Image of Enjoy Your Symptom!: Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and Out (Routledge Classics)
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Routledge (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 280 pages
Image of The Sublime Object of Ideology (Phronesis)
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Verso (1989)
Binding: Paperback, 336 pages
Image of The Universal Exception
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Continuum (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 387 pages
Image of Welcome to the Desert of the Real: Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates
Author: Slavoj Zizek
Publisher: Verso (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 154 pages
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