“When authority is backed up by an immediate physical compulsion, what we are dealing with is not authority proper (i.e. symbolic authority), but simply an agency of brute force.”
Quote by Slavoj Žižek
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Enjoy Your Symptom!: Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and Out
This book delves into the application of Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic concepts in the realm of film, examining how his ideas have shaped and been reflected in Hollywood cinema and other cultural contexts. more
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