jonathanwaring.net
Est. January 2010 (v1.0)
  • About This Blog
  • Subscription Options
    • Subscribe By Email
    • RSS Feed
    • Twitter
  • Photography Website
  • Twitter
Browse: Home / London School of Economics

London School of Economics

Response to ‘Slavoj Žižek and the Recycling Superstition’

By Jonathan Waring on August 12, 2010

In this response to my previous post (Slavoj Žižek and the Recycling Superstition) I address the ‘the Rs of sustainability’; continue my examination of Žižek’s notion of superstition and his invocation of the ‘paradox of the performative’; and link to a backlight.vpro.nl video in which Žižek is interrogated by giant video screens.

Share

Posted in Blogging, Environment, Philosophy, Politics, Video | Tagged Capitalism, Environment, London School of Economics, LSE, Slavoj Žižek, Sustainability, Video | 3 Responses

Slavoj Žižek and the Recycling Superstition

By Jonathan Waring on July 16, 2010

Two weeks ago (Thursday, July 1st 2010) I attended Slavoj Žižek’s lecture at the LSE, marking the release of his new book: Living in the End Times. In this post I will address Žižek’s provocative claim that efforts at personal recycling—‘small everyday acts’—equate simply to a superstition. This was by no means the focus of his lecture—it was little more that a passing comment—but, whether he has any valid grounds for making such a statement or not, a careful examination of this contention is an interesting departure point.

Share

Posted in Environment, Essay, Politics | Tagged Capitalism, Environment, Lecture, London School of Economics, LSE, Podcast, Recycling, RSA, Slavoj Žižek | 5 Responses

Copyright © 2025 jonathanwaring.net.

Powered by WordPress and Hybrid.