From the International Journal of Zizek Studies, Jan De Vos (Ghent): From Panopticon to Pan-psychologisation or, Why do so many women study psychology?; Nathan Coombs (SOAS): Rejecting both Mao and Deng: Slavoj Zizek and Waiting for the Leftist Critique to Come; and how badly do you want to kill your father? From Against the Current, a review of Globalisation: A Systematic Marxian Account by Tony Smith; a review of Trinity of Passion: The Literary Left and the Antifascist Crusade by Alan M. Wald; a review of Socialist Register 2008: Global Flashpoints, Reactions to Imperialism and Neoliberalism. From Academe, a review of Color and Money: How Rich White Kids Are Winning the War over College Affirmative Action by Peter Schmidt; a review of New Players, Different Game: Understanding the Rise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities by William G. Tierney and Guilbert C. Hentschke; and when did faculty become the bad guys in The Chronicle of Higher Education? More on Stop Me If You've Heard This : A History and Philosophy of Jokes by Jim Holt.  A review of Scramble for Africa: Darfur Intervention and the USA by Steven Fake and Kevin Funk. A review of The Culture of War by Martin van Creveld (and more).  Jacques Alain Miller on Obama: Metis and hermaphrodite.