TY - BOOK ID - 65370713 TI - Zizek and the Rhetorical Unconscious : Global Politics, Philosophy, and Subjectivity PY - 2020 SN - 3030509109 3030509095 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Žižek, Slavoj. KW - Žižek, Slavoj KW - Critical psychology. KW - Psychoanalysis. KW - Culture—Study and teaching. KW - Critical Psychology. KW - Cultural Theory. KW - Psychology KW - Psychology, Pathological KW - Psychology, Critical KW - Communism and psychology KW - Culture KW - Study and teaching. KW - Cultural studies KW - Psicologia analítica KW - Retòrica KW - Zizek, Slavoj KW - Preceptiva literària KW - Anàlisi del discurs literari KW - Començament (Retòrica) KW - Conferències KW - Debats KW - Descripció (Retòrica) KW - Dicció KW - Elocució KW - Ironia KW - Oratòria KW - Repetició (Retòrica) KW - Retòrica antiga KW - Retòrica medieval KW - Puntuació KW - Anàlisi jungià KW - Psicoanàlisi jungià KW - Psicologia complexa KW - Psicologia de les profunditats KW - Psicologia jungiana KW - Teoria jungiana KW - Psicoanàlisi KW - Retòrica. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65370713 AB - This book builds on a critique of Slavoj Zizek’s work to outline a new theory of psychoanalytic rhetoric. It turns to Zizek because not only is he one of the most popular intellectuals in the world, but, this book argues, his discourse is shaped by a set of unconscious rhetorical processes that also determine much of contemporary politics, culture, and subjectivity. Just as Aristotle argued that the three main forms of persuasion are logos (reason), pathos (emotion), and ethos (authority), Samuels describes each one of these aspects of communication as related to a fundamental psychoanalytic concept. He also turns to Aristotle’s work on theater to introduce a fourth form of rhetoric, catharsis, which is the purging of feelings of fear and pity. Adding a strong voice to current psychoanalytic debate, this book will be of value to all scholars and students interested in both the history and modern developments of psychoanalytic theory. Robert Samuels has doctorates in Psychoanalysis and English. He teaches advanced writing and rhetoric at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He is the author of fifteen books, including Freud for the Twenty-First Century. ER -