Iluminace 2001, 13(1):5-22

The Undergrowth of Enjoyment. How Popular Culture Can Serve as an Introduction to Lacan

Slavoj Žižek

The article deals with the basic concepts of Lacanian psychoanalytic theory (the gaze and the voice as objects, the boundaries separating reality from the real) and their interpretation using examples from popular culture, especially film.

Keywords: film theory, film aesthetics, film semiotics, symbol in film, gaze in film, voice in film

Published: March 1, 2001  Show citation

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Žižek, S. (2001). The Undergrowth of Enjoyment. How Popular Culture Can Serve as an Introduction to Lacan. Iluminace, 13(1), 5-22
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