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# Generated: 2026-09-01T05:04:43.742Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 21 March 1949, Žižek emerged from the Ljubljana School of Psychoanalysis, a Slovenian circle fusing German idealism with Lacanian thought and ideology critique. His 1989 book The Sublime Object of Ideology introduced that tradition to English readers and set the template: dense theory laced with pop culture and deliberate provocation. Over fifty books and hundreds of op-eds followed, written across five languages and delivered in a style equal parts obscene joke and philosophical grenade. He's held posts at New York University, the European Graduate School, and directed the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities in London until September 2025, all while remaining a senior researcher in Ljubljana. The mix of high theory and low humor has made him famous far beyond the seminar room — and guaranteed that half his audience thinks he's brilliant, the other half a charlatan.