180100 SE Slavoj Zizek (2015S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Sa 14.02.2015 09:00 to Fr 27.02.2015 09:00
Registration is open from Sa 28.02.2015 09:00 to Th 05.03.2015 18:00
Deregistration possible until Tu 31.03.2015 23:59

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Erik M. Vogt

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 24.03. 16:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
Monday 11.05. 08:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
Tuesday 12.05. 08:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
Monday 18.05. 08:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
Tuesday 19.05. 08:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
Monday 01.06. 08:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock
Tuesday 02.06. 08:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal. 2H NIG 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

All texts to be discussed in the seminar will be made available in form of a reader. This seminar will examine seminal texts by Slavoj Zizek. Particular emphasis will be put on Zizeks elaboration of a novel ideology critique, on his account of virtual reality, on his approach toward cognitivism and neuroscience, on his conception of politics, on his account of violence, as well as on his interpretation of art (music).

Assessment and permitted materials

: In order to receive a grade for the seminar, either a presentation (30 35 minutes; the presentation has to be elaborated and submitted in written form to the instructor; moreover, each presenter has to provide a one-page summary of his/her presentation and distribute it at the beginning of class to all the other participants) has to be given or paper (20 pages; 1 ½ spaces) has to be written. The topic of the paper can be determined in cooperation with the instructor.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students in the seminar will employ close readings of the texts; this seminar will also provide students with the opportunity to hone their presentation and writing skills.

Examination topics

The seminar will consist of presentations and class discussions.

Reading list

Literatur: The seminar participants will examine closely excerpts from the following seminal texts by Zizek: The Sublime Object of Ideology; The Plague of Fantasies; Is It Possible to Traverse the Fantasy in Cyberspace?; The Cartesian Theater versus the Cartesian Cogito; The Ticklish Subject; The Parallax View; In Defense of Lost Causes; Violence; The Wound is Healed Only by the Spear that Smote You: The Operatic Subject and Its Vicissitudes; Wagner, Anti-Semitism and German Ideology.
Recommended Secondary Literature: Sarah Kay: Zizek; Rex Butler: Slavoj Zizek; Erik Vogt: Slavoj Zizek und die Gegenwartsphilosophie.

Association in the course directory

BA M 11, BA M13, 57.3.7

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