The Slavoj Zizek Organization

Hello friends and enemies. My name is Yusof Nazari and I am a young law student in the United States. I first learned of Slavoj Zizek many years ago, and became more interested and engaged in his work when his film, Pervert’s Guide to Ideology, was placed on Netflix. As a student of philosophy from a politically left family and upbringing, Zizek, to me, was one of the few contemporary philosophers who engaged with our modern world through the lens of socialist thought and critique of late capitalism. Furthermore, his use of Lacan, Hegel, and Marx to do so is even more important. He has also allowed himself, to the handwringing of many, to be understood by “regular people” (or as he would call them “idiots”) by engaging with the ways in which humans ACTUALLY communicate with eachother, like film, popular culture, news events, and dirty jokes.

Because of this, I began to read many of his books, articles, and many many speeches over the years. Having been a fan now for nearly a decade, I doubt my 16 year old self would believe that he would have such a great impact on my thinking and life. Despite being the most popular contemporary philosopher (though that is probably not saying much because people don’t engage with philosophy as much as they used to, and also because vagabonds like Jordan Peterson or Noam Chomsky cannot really be considered philosophers in a true sense), there is no real archive of his work or a centralized place where it may be easily accessed. Because of this, I have decided to create this website to fill a void which should not exist, but strangely does. I am positive that Zizek himself would be embarrassed and horrified at the idea of someone using his name for an archive of his work. He is humble and self-effacing, and I will say we can disagree on this one minor point.

I believe that Zizek’s thought is more important than ever, as millions of the youth turns toward socialism and exhaustion with neoliberal order, but also towards identity politics and “conscious capitalism” being sold as a solution and alternative to true change. Not only that, but the rising extremism of the far right in this world requires a thinker like Zizek to combat. There are many sites and organizations like this, but this one is mine. And not only that, but I believe that those are incomplete or have fallen away. For all of these reasons and more, I believe this site is necessary. It includes his bibliography, filmography, videos, articles, and much more. Because of his prolific nature, and because I have my own life to live, it may take me a while to finish this. If you would like to contribute or help me out, feel free to email me or find me on twitter.

With Love,

Yusof Nazari

Email: yusofsnazari@gmail.com

Twitter: @YusofNextDoor