PREVIEW - They Live
An episode of the Žižek And So On podcast, hosted by …and so on., titled "PREVIEW - They Live" was published on November 2, 2021 and runs 4 minutes.
November 2, 2021 ·4m · Žižek And So On
Summary
We're live with They Live—our episode on Žižek's famous interpretation of John Carpenter's wonderful 1988 film. We touch on Ž's points concerning "the glasses" of the critique of ideology versus the conventional notion of ideology—the rose colored glasses. We also think about the film as a Žižekian example, and push an interpretation of the film's alien beings as the "figure of" ideology. To hear the full episode, subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon
Episode Description
We're live with They Live—our episode on Žižek's famous interpretation of John Carpenter's wonderful 1988 film. We touch on Ž's points concerning "the glasses" of the critique of ideology versus the conventional notion of ideology—the rose colored glasses. We also think about the film as a Žižekian example, and push an interpretation of the film's alien beings as the "figure of" ideology.
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