Against Human Rights: A Lecture by Slavoj Zizek

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Slavoj Zizek, social theorist and lacanian Psychoanalyst, has established himself as one of the most perceptive critics of western political culture at work in the world today. In the sumptuous Great Hall at the Royal Courts of Justice, Zizek will argue that by denying the political subjectivity of its victims, the enforcement of human rights through military and political intervention only serves to preserve those victims as victims, and prepare the way for continued violations of human rights.

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Archive :: lecture:S201150907, venue:V205

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