Introduction to Slavoj Zizek with Michael Downs

Mikey will teach his favorite chapters by Žižek on ideology. 

September, 2024. Saturdays @ 17:00 NYC / Eastern

Tier 1: AUDIT: Access to the lecture Zoom calls + 6 months of access to the lecture recordings and the forum. 

Tier 2: LONG-TERM BUY-IN: Everything from Tier 1 + Long-term buy-in and access to the course, forum, and lectures. 

Tier 3: CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM: Everything from Tiers 1 & 2 + Direct constructive critical feedback from Dave and/or Mikey (via voice messages and/or marked up reviews of your assignments). This includes the writer’s workshop and office hours package.

Tier 4: ASSESSMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY: Two small group sessions with Dave and Mikey where they will answer questions, go over your work, etc., which can either be recorded and made public OR will be private. The first can be scheduled while the course is ongoing, and the second is to be conducted after the course is over, for a constructive criticism session dealing with your final project.

About the instructor

Michael Downs is a working class intellectual based in Raytown, Missouri. He has studied the history of philosophy, as well as continental thinkers such as Lacan, Baudrillard, Hegel, Žižek, Heidegger, etc., independently for over 20 years. Michael is the creator of a popular online blog, The Dangerous Maybe. There he has written articles on topics such as Lacan’s concept of The Phallus, Objet Petit A, An American Translation of Bourdieu’s Forms of Capital, and many more. These are shared amongst academics, graduate students, and independent working class intellectuals across the world. Mikey used to have his time and energy, but he now is forced to work in a warehouse to support himself and his mom. When not working he spends additional hours each day writing at a coffee shop, working on new blog posts, manuscripts, and books. You can support the #FreeMikey movement at https://patreon.com/thedangerousmaybe to free up Michael’s time and energy so that he may continue to produce important contributions to the theory, philosophy, and psychoanalysis communities. You can join his ongoing research seminar and get access to his past courses and discounts on his upcoming courses here. Check out his first full-length and in-depth course at Theory Underground.