Slavoj Žižek: "Why I Am Still A Communist". The 2019 Holberg Debate with Slavoj Žižek & Tyler Cowen.

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This channel features lectures, interviews and speeches by the Holberg Laureates, Nils Klim Laureates, and other guests at Holberg Prize events. The objective of the Holberg Prize is to increase awareness of the value o research in the humanities, social sciences, law or theology. The Holberg Prize is an international prize awarded annually to a scholar who have made outstanding contributions to research in the fields mentioned above. The Prize amounts to NOK 6 000 000 (approximately EUR 525,000 or USD 575,000 as of 01.04.2020). The Prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament in 2003, and awarded for the first time in 2004. It is named after the Danish-Norwegian writer Ludvig Holberg. The Holberg Prize organisation also awards the Nils Klim Prize each year to a scholar from the Nordics under 35 years within the same above mentioned fields, and hosts a research competition called the Holberg Prize School Project for students in Norwegian upper secondary schools.