The Žižek Lectures

The Žižek Lectures will form the backbone of an open-ended research process, one that I will be contributing to at first with a full exploration of Less Than Nothing; but also hosting thinkers from the Žižekian orbit who I have come to develop an appreciation, for not only their work, but the ethics of their drive in relationship to the Žižekian moment. For me personally, I am committed to further understanding my own attraction to Less Than Nothing, I am committed to further developing what the consequences of this text are for modern philosophy and the future of thought in general. For the network, I am committed to hosting and developing ideas with those who have similarly recognised the Žižekian moment of philosophy, and are trying to extend it in faithful and creative forms. Combined, these efforts will become embodied in two semesters per year, a Fall and Spring semester, that will give you access to a growing community dedicated to thinking through the consequences of this work.

For the first semester, The Žižek Lecture series will be structured by two opening lecture by myself, focused on the introduction to Less Than Nothing — Eppur Si Muove — which I claim introduces a core theoretical idea related to immortality; and the first chapter, “Vacillating the Semblances”, which situates this idea in relationship to the core of Platonic philosophy. The first semester will also feature three guest lectures led by literary scholar Russell Sbriglia on sublime hysteria, philosopher of science Katherine Everitt on quantum physics, and transcendental philosopher Adrian Johnston on transcendentalism. These three themes will become interwoven in the overall themes of the opening chapters of Less Than Nothing, where we find the sublime hysteria of subjectivity in relationship to its own body; the foundation of quantum physics as informing the core thesis on immortality; and the nature of transcendentalism as crucial for understanding not only Hegel, but Hegel’s shadow as covering the thought of 19th, 20th, and 21st century thought.

Event summary

The Žižek Lecture series will host lectures once per month. Our current schedule can be found below:

The sessions will last approximately three hours, and recordings will be made available one day after the live session.

Sessions for spring and fall of 2027 will be announced at a later date.

Access

The Žižek Lectures will be available for free to all members of Philosophy Portal, and function in parallel with our on-going work cultivating the backbone of a para-academic network.⁴ However, if you are only specifically interested in attending The Žižek Lectures, you can access this series independently as a stand-alone offering. For this, I am only interested in working with people who are committed for the long-term, and so if you are interested in The Žižek Lectures as a stand-alone offering, you can access these via a yearly commitment. To find out more about this process, or to get involved, check the link below:

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