Renata Salecl
researcher
Renata Salecl is a philosopher and sociologist. She is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and a Professor at the School of Law, Birkbeck College, London, United Kingdom. Since 2017, she has also been an Associate Member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Salecl has held numerous Visiting Professorships at Cardozo School of Law, New York, Humboldt University, Berlin, and Duke University, Durham, among other institutions. Her work is very interdisciplinary and focuses on bringing together law, criminology, the study of political ideologies, and psychoanalysis.
Fields of research
criminology, law and psychoanalysis, philosophy, sociology of culture, political culture
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenija
Dr. Renata Salecl – on choice, the individualistic society, attitudes towards knowledge and the challenges ahead
Our researcher dr. Renata Salecl was a guest on the podcast “Lovim ravnotežje”, where she spoke about her research on choice, conscious and unconscious ignorance, and the issue of angry men and the frustrations in society that lead to various forms of violence and...
30 Years, 30 Stories
As part of the 30 Years, 30 Stories project, which is taking place to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Slovenia and the United Kingdom and the 30th anniversary of the British Council in Slovenia, 30 Slovenian writers and journalists have...
Passion for Ignorance is published by Paidós
The Spanish publishing house Paidós has published a translation of Passion for Ignorance: What We Choose Not to Know and Why by our researcher Dr Renata Salecl. https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-pasion-por-la-ignorancia/364108
Renata Salecl on truth, ignorance and apathy in today’s times
On 9 December 2022, our researcher Dr Renata Salecl gave a lecture on truth, ignorance and apathy in today's times as part of Vadim Fishkin's exhibition "The Island of the Day Before" at the eSeL REZEPTION museum in Vienna.
Dr. Renata Salecl’s new book is published by Editions Stilus
The French publishing house Éditions Stilus has published the book Running on the Spot - The Subject as Hostage of Neoliberalism by our researcher Dr Renata Salecl in the Résonances collection.
The Passion for Ignorance by Dr. Renata Salecl is published in a paperback edition by Princeton University Press
A paperback edition of The Passion to Ignorance: What We Choose Not to Know and Why, by our researcher Dr. Renata Salecl, has just been published by Princeton University Press. The book is enriched with a new introduction by the author, which addresses the issue of...
How to be anti-colonial?
On Sunday, 4 December 2022, our researcher Dr. Renata Salecl will participate in a debate entitled 'How to be anti-colonial?'. The debate will take place within the framework of The Radio Disaster Series: Colonialism in Camouflage, organised by the Mudam - The...
Renata Salecl: A Tale of Love and Hate
Debates & Talks: A Tale of Love and Hate Robert Rowland Smith, Renata Salecl, Rowan Williams. Michael Crick hosts. We think love an indisputable force for good. Yet from Jihadi John to Anders Breivik, extremists often cite love of creed or country to justify...
Podcast: Renata Salecl – The Tyranny of Choice
In this mini-episode, I chat with Renata Salecl, a Slovenian philosopher, sociologist, and author of the excellent book The Tyranny of Choice — a slim volume that completely changed the way I think about decision-making. We talk about how our focus on individualism...
Renata Salecl: Ignorance in Times of Post-Truth
Renata Salecl (University of Ljubljana/Birkbeck College) Ignorance in Times of Post-Truth Comment: Roland Breeur (KU Leuven) November 16, 2017 Thursday Lectures – Institute of Philosophy KU LEUVEN
