Abstract
This chapter is provoked and inspired by Žižek in equal measure. The provocation comes from a fleeting reference to ‘actual idiots’, a term used in the background of Žižek’s analysis of the protagonists in the film Idioterne.1 The consideration of this term prompts a reflection on what might constitute ‘actual idiocy’ as a topic for analysis in its own right.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Žižek and Performance |
| Editors | Broderick Chow, Alex Mangold |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 178-195 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781137403193 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781137410900, 9781349489138, 9781349489121 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | Performance Philosophy |
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| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
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Dave Calvert
- Department of Media and Performance - Senior Lecturer
- Research Centre for Performance Practices - Member
- School of Arts and Humanities
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