Organs Without Bodies
Slavoj Žižek
Jonathan
Jul 2, 20266 November 2003
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Zizeks latest book is Organs Without Bodies: On Deleuze and Consequences. Turning the Deleuzian terminology around he analyzes these organs without bodies in the work of Hitchcock and in films such as Fight Club, identifying a Deleuze closer to the Oedipus he would disavow. Lecture at the Arcitecutural Association, London
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The transcript features a detailed, formal lecture analyzing Alfred Hitchcock's films Vertigo and Psycho through psychoanalytic, philosophical, and film theory lenses. It explores themes such as fantasy versus reality, censorship, the male gaze, and subjectivity, drawing on Lacanian psychoanalysis and cultural critique. The speaker also discusses totalitarianism, belief systems, and cinematic techniques, weaving complex theoretical insights with film analysis.
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