Zizekian Institute for Research, Inquiry, and Pedagogy

Universities begin considering the possibility of canceling in-person classes until 2021 A number of universities are beginning to consider the possibility that in-person classes may not resume until 2021.

COVID PDF SHARING FOR QUARANTINE READING
Matt Flisfeder had a good idea, so I’m posting here for people to post 1 article and/or book OF YOURS that you have in pdf that you can share out for people. Post either your pdf download link from open source or places like academia.edu or your email and book you can send.

From Matt Flisfeder:
I'm happy to send people a PDF of my book, Postmodern Theory and Blade Runner if you'd like to read it. Email me at [email protected]. Put "Book Share" in the subject heading.

Will anyone else share their work in these troubled times?

Academia.edu - Share research Academia.edu is a place to share and follow research.

New book by one of our directors, David Gabbard, which should be an interesting read.

Silencing Ivan Illich Revisited
exhumes the discursive corpus of Ivan Illich and performs a unique pedagogical autopsy that begs the question of why Illich’s work has not been given the same archival place as other reformation/revolutionary discourses. Gabbard delivers an Illichian critique of education and schools qua objects bound to the edificial and ideological presuppositions of the state reminiscent of Althusser. Why has Illich been so overlooked or neglected in the critical discourses of education? Gabbard explores and critiques the messianic ideology and opportunism that lead educational academics to form de facto dogmatic allegiances that reduced the discourse to a singular trajectory (i.e., messianic) in educational reform. Here is a timely provocation to abandon the 'singular' for a more illuminated contemplation of an educational black hole whereby we view the event horizon and the contemplation of a 'singularity' that is the possible deschooling qua education. To question education beyond the confinement of state compulsory schooling seems to have ex-communicated Illich. However, as Gabbard returns to this underlying theme of the messianic, Illich could not be ex-communicated from something that he had no membership with in the first place. In short, Silencing Ivan Illich Revisited provokes us to think about Illich in a way that we cannot ignore when it comes to the current educational ideologies that have been exclusionary to those discourses that propose a differing, even antagonistic, realm of conceptualizing schooling, school reform, and the very notion of education as a didactic human endeavor in an increasingly globalized world." (Antonio Garcia, Žižekian Institute)

Silencing Ivan Illich Revisited: A Foucauldian Analysis of Intellectual Exclusion Originally published in 1993, Silencing Ivan Illich fell out of print when the original publisher went out of business in 1995. The author, David Gabbard, states that the book was pivotal in the evolution of his understanding of schools. Delving into Foucault's work to forge a methodology, he wan...

December 8 - deadline extension for submissions

2020 Zizek Studies Conference - Call for Proposals and Presentations

5th Biennial International Zizek Studies Conference
Conference Date: May 15-17, 2020
Location: Nuci’s Space in Athens, GA (USA)
Venue info: https://www.nuci.org

Keynotes: TBD
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: December 8, 2019
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: December 15, 2019 (or earlier)
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS: February 1, 2020

The Post-Apocalyptic Ideological Wasteland: What is Zizekian after Zizek? As the world fell each of us, in our own way, was broken. It was hard to know who was more crazy: me or everyone else? . . . Here they come again. . . worming their way into the black matter of my brain. I tell myself. . . they cannot touch me. They are long dead.
—Max Rockatanksy, Mad Max: Fury Road

Ideology is not a dreamlike illusion that we build to escape
insupportable reality; in its basic dimension it is a
fantasy-construction which serves as a support for our ‘reality’
itself: an ‘illusion’ which structures our effective, real social
relations and thereby masks some insupportable, real, impossible
kernel.
—Slavoj Zizek, The Sublime Object of Ideology

The Zizekian Institute for Research, Inquiry, and Pedagogy is pleased to invite submissions and participation for the 5th biennial Zizek Studies Conference on "The Post-Apocalyptic Ideological Wasteland.” It has been said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism. Undoubtedly, Zizek’s quintessential book The Sublime Object of Ideology had a tremendous influence on the landscape of many disciplines. Since its publication,
Zizek has published prolifically, appeared on numerous YouTube videos, engaged in high profile debates, elucidated his ideas through film with The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema and the follow-up The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology, and was the central focus of Astra Taylor’s Zizek!. Although the term “Zizekian” has been used by many, it has not been given the attention to define it, for better or worse, as a matter of
philosophical inquiry, epistemology, or even beyond the academic constraints to the consideration of the ontological embodiment (i.e., to live in a Zizekian manner). When we add “-ian” to a person’s name, then we take on the accountability of how such addendum becomes the interpretive ideology, especially posthumously. The 2020 them was inspired by the question of what will we do when Zizek is no longer alive to respond to criticisms and questions? What would we do if the
university was no longer in existence in an apocalyptic setting? Would we still think and engage the world under the idea of being Zizekian? And, if so, what would this mean as an ideology among a new wasteland of ideologies all vying for relevance, survival, and, of course, dominance?

We encourage submissions for papers, panels, book talks, and artistic exhibits/presentations that are inspired by this year’s theme. In general, here are some questions, though not confined to these alone, that we hope will be taken up at this year’s conference:

*Why Zizek? Amongst all the philosophers, why does Zizek impact your work/life, and how did you even arrive at finding Zizek’s work?
*What is Zizekian, if this is even legitimate to invoke? (especially as used in your respective discipline/field/life)
*How does the reading of Zizek in books versus, for example, the YouTube Zizek provide a broadening or narrowing/shallowing of his influence?
*Is there a standard or orthodoxy amongst those using Zizek to proclaim a particular trajectory of correct interpretations versus incorrect or misinterpretations? Why would these be important points to address with future scholars?
*In what areas has Zizek’s work been least utilized or neglected for the most part? Is this an important endeavor for Zizek studies moving forward?

“General themes” may also focus on psychoanalysis, cultural studies, media and film studies, literary theory, philosophy, and a range of other intersecting fields.

The conference has evolved beyond a rigid call for proposals in place of an embodying Zizekian motif. That is, we invite a broad range of scholars, individuals, artists, and more to interpret the theme in a way that is connected and applicable to their academic and/or personal intellectual/political lives. As each interprets the theme, each person is given the freedom and opportunity to be a part of the conference, which enlivens a rich texture of various motifs—intellectual or application/practice—that continues the integrity and spirit of the conference.

Send 500 word abstracts of proposed papers/presentations to
[email protected].

*All accepted proposals must register in order to appear on the program. Presenters will have a special rate.

If there are any questions about whether a proposal fits or is
workable, please email Antonio Garcia at [email protected] and he will assist and support you through the process of ideas and submission.

After alot of work and a great collaborator (Rex Butler), the series is starting to roll out. If you have proposals or inquiries about submitting a book idea then email me at [email protected]

The Call for Papers for 2020 Zizek Studies conference is now available.

CONFERENCE | zizekian As the world fell each of us, in our own way, was broken. It was hard to know who was more crazy: me or everyone else? . . . Here they come again. . . worming their way into the black matter of my brain. I tell myself. . . they cannot touch me. They are long dead.

https://www.rt.com/op-ed/463911-freedom-metoo-zizek-anti-semitism/

Slavoj Zizek: Anti-Semitism & Me Too complaints challenge freedom of debate Some British Jews feel affronted by alleged anti-Semitism in the UK Labour Party. But how many of the complainants empathize with complaints from West Bank Palestinians?

Slavoj Zizek: Game of Thrones played to fears of revolution and political women – and left us no better off So justice prevailed – but what kind of justice?