Deleuze And Guattari: New Mappings in Politics, Philosophy, and Culture

A timely look at new domains in which to apply the ideas of these two key figures. Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari were two of France’s most prominent thinkers, and they continue to be vital and influential in critical theory. The essays in this collection, written by prominent scholars, offer a new approach to their work. Unique in its emphasis on Guattari, both in conjunction with Deleuze and independently, this volume features an essay by Deleuze himself and includes a comprehensive bibliography of Guattari’s and Deleuze’s publications. The body of work explored here spans three decades and cuts across the lines of philosophy, political theory, geography, literature, aesthetics, and even the applied sciences. Readers unfamiliar with Deleuze and Guattari will gain a broad sense of their work from these pages; specialists will discover new and different methods of understanding the contributions of these writers. The essays map out a set of applications that, rather than explain Deleuze and Guattari, aim to extend and reinvent their thought in new and “real life” domains, from cinema to the Gulf War, from quantum mechanics to the L.A. riots, and from Israel’s deportation of Palestinians to Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s masochism. Overall, the collection demonstrates the wide range of potential applications of Deleuze’s and Guattari’s theories and expands current readings of their work. Contributors: Bernardo Alexander Attias, California State U; Jonathan L. Beller, U of California, Santa Cruz; Bruno Bosteels, Harvard U; Gilles Deleuze; Aden Evens; Gary Genosko; Mani Haghighi; Michael Hardt, Duke U; Eugene Holland, Ohio State U; John S. Howard; Stacey Johnson; Samira Kawash, Rutgers U; Brian Massumi, U of Queensland; Timothy S. Murphy, UCLA; Karen Ocaña; Bryan Reynolds, Harvard U; Daniel W. Smith, Grinnell; Gordon Thompson.