Žižek on Race: Toward an Anti-Racist Future

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Zahi Zalloua (Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures / Whitman College, Whitman College, USA) Slavoj Žižek (Birkbeck Institute for Humanities, University of London, UK)

Žižek on Race

Toward an Anti-Racist Future

Zahi Zalloua (Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures / Whitman College, Whitman College, USA), Slavoj Žižek (Birkbeck Institute for Humanities, University of London, UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
20 February 2020

Social & political philosophy; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Political oppression & persecution

Slavoj Žižek’s prolific comments on anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, scapegoating, popular nationalism, the refugee crisis, Eurocentrism, the War on Terror, neocolonialism, global justice, and rioting comprise a dizzying array of thinking. But what can we pull out of his various writings and commentaries on race in the contemporary world? Is there anything approaching a Žižekian philosophy of race?

Zahi Zalloua argues here that there is and that the often polemical style of Žižek's pronouncements shouldn't undermine the importance and urgency of his work in this area. Zalloua not only examines Žižek's philosophy of race but addresses the misconceptions that have arisen and some of the perceived shortcomings in his work to date. Žižek on Race also puts Žižek in dialogue with critical race and anti-colonial studies, dwelling on the sparks struck up by this dialogue and the differences, gaps, and absences it points up. Engaging Žižek’s singular contribution to the analysis of race and racism, Žižek on Race both patiently interrogates and critically extends his direct comments on the topic, developing more fully the potential of his thought.

In a response to the book, Žižek boldly reaffirms his theoretical stance, clarifying further his often difficult-to-work-out positions on some of his more controversial pronouncements.

By: Zahi Zalloua (Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures / Whitman College Whitman College USA)
Foreword by: Slavoj Žižek (Birkbeck Institute for Humanities University of London UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 334g
ISBN: 9781350094208
ISBN 10: 135009420X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 February 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zahi Zalloua is the Cushing Eells Professor of Philosophy and Literature and Professor of French and Interdisciplinary Studies at Whitman College, USA.

Reviews for Žižek on Race: Toward an Anti-Racist Future

Zizek on Race provides new revelations on every page about the ways that psychoanalytic theory, specifically that of Slavoj Zizek, contributes to the critique of racism. For those who believe that Zizek has nothing to say about racism, Zalloua's book will prove an eye-opening experience. It completely changes how we can theorize the fight against racism. -- Todd McGowan, Professor of English, University of Vermont, USA