PREVIEW - Žižek's System: Znak, označitelj, pismo

PREVIEW - Žižek's System: Znak, označitelj, pismo

From Žižek And So On by …and so on.

June 10, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

This episode previews a discussion on Žižek's Masters Thesis and its implications in his philosophical work.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE Alright, welcome back to Žižek & So On. This week continues our new series on the systematic aspects of Žižek’s thought, & we're bringing you another PATREON SHORT SESSION. This episode is a special one because we managed to get a copy of Žižek’s Masters Thesis from the early 1970’s which became his second book ( Znak, označitelj, pismo ) published in 1976. So once again we begin at the beginning…again, looking at repetition in Zizek’s oeuvre with his initial turn to French structuralism with the help of Mladen Dolar. We’re talking Žizek’s thesis defence where he had to outline his relationship to Marx, why the split precedes the whole, why animals can’t wear masks, and universal signifiers today. The European Graduate School are running a Leading Thinkers Course on Slavoj Žižek and I know a lot of our listeners are attending the course which is exciting and a big thanks to all of you who have been reaching out to us over the last few weeks of the course! The course runs for ten weeks or so with Frank Ruda, Mladen Dolar, Adrian Johnston, Robert Pfaller, Zahi Zalloua, Dany Nobus, Alenka Zupančič, Berta Perez, and at the end…

People in this episode

Host: Žižek & So On

Guest: Berta M Perez

Topics covered

  • Žižek's thought
  • French structuralism
  • Marx
  • signifiers
  • thesis defense
  • dialectical gaze

Keywords

  • Žižek
  • Masters Thesis
  • French structuralism
  • Marx
  • dialectical gaze
  • signifiers
  • thesis defense

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Graduate School

Books & works: Znak, označitelj, pismo

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