Lacan, Gender / Zizek, Strategy (was Re: Taste Buds & Biology)

kelley kcwalker at syr.edu
Mon Oct 4 13:51:45 PDT 1999


let's say a reporter is at the scene of an
>accident. Does the reporter "objectively" describe the
>accident from their perspective, leaving themself out? Or
>do they describe the accident with their body in the
>picture? In either case - the reporter in question must
>accomplish an impossible act. Either to suppress themself
>from the scene, or stand outside of themself. Hence, the
>dilemma of the Real.

ohmifuckingodken. a claim like this presupposes a unitary, stable "self" or "ego" and a freaking vulgar notion of 'objectivity". i love you madly but where on earth do you get this stuff from. is this from zizek? zizek, trained in sociology zizek, says this?

jesus



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