WHY ONLY ATHEISTS CAN TRULY BELIEVE. NOVEMBER 6th, 2006.

(poster designed by Kate Sullivan)

On Monday, November 6 at 4:30 p.m. in Guerry Auditorium, "The How, Then, Shall We Live?" lecture-discussion series of the The University of the South will feature philosopher, psychoanalyst, and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek, who will give a lecture entitled "Why Only Atheists Can Truly Believe." Professor Zizek will also lead a follow-up community-wide discussion on Tuesday, November 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Convocation Hall.

Professor Zizek, who holds the title of Professor at the Institute for Sociology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, has been variously described as an "academic rock star" and "the Elvis of cultural theory." He has published over 50 books (translated into 20 languages) on topics ranging from philosophy and Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, to theology, film, opera, radical politics and 9/11. In addition, he was a candidate for, and nearly won, the Presidency of his native Slovenia in the first democratic elections after the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1990.

The series is made possible by generous support of the Office of the University Chaplain, The School of Theology, the University Lectures Committee and the Lilly Foundation, through its support of the University Program for Theological Reflection on Vocation.

To introduce Sewanee to Zizek, as a person and thinker, the HTSWL? series will show Astra Taylor's 2005 documentary "Zizek" on Monday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Gailor auditorium, with a discussion to follow. Information on the movie can be found at http://www.zizekthemovie.com/

The series discussion of Zizek's thought will end on Tuesday, November 14 at 4:30 p.m. in the Alumni House with a concluding discussion of Zizek's lecture.

All events in this series are free and open to the public.

If you are interested in finding out more about Zizek:

Profiles from the New Yorker and Lingua Franca:
http://www.zizekthemovie.com/biography/

Zizek on the meaning of 9/11(The Desert of the Real)
http://www.lacan.com/desertsymf.htm

Zizek's regular contributions on politics and popular culture from "In
these Times":
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/about/author/70/

Zizek's writings on the web: http://www.adamkotsko.com/zizeklinks.htm

Books by Zizek are also available at the University Bookstore.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED THE EVENT:

Audio Link to Zizek's Monday lecture

Audio link to Tuesday's discussion with Slavoj Zizek

Video link to Monday Lecture with Slavoj Zizek

Video link to Tuesday's discussion with Slavoj Zizek

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If you have questions, contact Jim Peterman: jpeterma@sewanee.edu