Žižek's The Sublime Object of IdeologyFirst published in 1989, The Sublime Object of Ideology was ieks breakthrough work and is still regarded by many as his masterpiece. It was an iconoclastic reinvention of ideology critique that introduced the English speaking world to ieks scorching brand of cultural and philosophical commentary and the multifaceted ways in which he explained it. Tying together concepts from aesthetics, psychoanalytic theory, cultural studies, and the philosophy of