Inside The Mind of Slavoj Žižek

What do Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Donald Trump, Titanic, Pornhub, Stalinist propaganda and Bach have in common? According to Slavoj Žižek: everything.

Slavoj Žižek is one of the rare philosophers who treats cinema, music and popular culture as seriously as he treats Hegel. For more than three decades he has ranged effortlessly across philosophy, politics, opera, literature and film, uncovering unexpected connections between the stories we tell ourselves and the world we inhabit.

In this special 5x15 event, Žižek invites the audience into what he calls a Cultural Orgy: a fast-moving and unapologetically digressive journey through the films, music, artworks and political spectacles that have shaped his imagination. With the help of clips, images and musical extracts, he will move from Wagner to Hollywood, from Bach to internet pornography, from romantic comedy to totalitarian propaganda, revealing how our favourite cultural works illuminate the deepest structures of desire, ideology and belief.

Along the way, nothing is off limits. Love and sex. Religion and sacrifice. Revolution and political theatre. Catastrophe and apocalypse. Why are we moved by the death of Jack in Titanic? What does internet pornography tell us about the nature of desire? And why do certain images continue to haunt us long after we have forgotten the stories from which they came?

Join us for an evening of film, philosophy and cultural mischief with one of the world's most provocative thinkers.

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The bar is located on the first floor of the venue and will be open from the stated door time and remain open after the show.

Alcohol consumption will be limited to the bar area only, it is not permitted to take alcohol to the main chapel space. An array of soft drinks and snacks will also be available and are permitted in the main space - please note the Union Chapel bar and kiosk accept card payment only. Strictly no food or drink may be brought from outside into the venue. Water bottles must be emptied before entering the venue, with refilling stations available inside.