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Clayton Crockett (review date June 2002)

SOURCE: Crockett, Clayton. Review of The Fragile Absolute, or, Why Is the Christian Legacy Worth Fighting For?, by Slavoj Žižek. Theoria, no. 99 (June 2002): 141-43.

[In the following review, Crockett lauds Žižek's unique cultural perspective in The Fragile Absolute and recommends the volume to “scholars and thinkers working at the intersections of philosophy, cultural and political theory, and religious thought.”]

Slavoj Žižek is one of the most creative and original thinkers on the contemporary scene. His philosophical juxtaposition of Hegel and Lacan, his political commitment to a certain Marxism which has affinities with Althusser and the Frankfurt School, along with his engaging prose that illuminates movies and other aspects of contemporary culture, combine to make his voice unique and important. The Fragile Absolute, a follow-up to The Ticklish Subject,...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Criticism
   1. Edith Kurzweil (review date May 1992)
   2. Slavoj Žižek and Peter Canning (interview date March 1993)
   3. Paul Thomas (review date fall 1993)
   4. Doug Aoki (review date winter 1995)
   5. Sarah Herbold (essay date autumn 1995)
   6. Denise Gigante (essay date winter 1998)
   7. Robert Miklitsch (essay date spring 1998)
   8. Robert S. Boynton (essay date October 1998)
   9. Lois McNay (review date 31 December 1999)
   10. Gustavo Guerra (essay date spring 2000)
   11. Mena Mitrano (essay date spring 2000)
   12. Slavoj Žižek and Christopher Hanlon (interview date winter 2001)
   13. Stephen H. Webb (review date 1 August 2001)
   14. Alex Callinicos (review date 17 August 2001)
   15. David Wheatley (review date 7 September 2001)
   16. Kevin A. Morrison (review date December 2001)
   17. Sabah A. Salih (review date spring 2002)
   18. Clayton Crockett (review date June 2002)
   19. Matthew Bullimore (review date August 2002)
   20. Andrew Hussey (review date 9 September 2002)
   21. Derek Hook (review date June 2003)
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