Deleuzian Encounters: Studies in Contemporary Social Issues

Actions and Abstractions: Deleuzian Lines of Flight · Jul 2, 2025 · 42m

This deep dive examines an academic collection, "Deleuzian Encounters: Studies in Contemporary Social Issues," edited by Anna Hickey-Moody and Peta Malins, that explores how the philosophies of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari can be applied to diverse contemporary social issues. The book is divided into four parts: "Politics Beyond Identity," "Ethico-Aesthetics," "Socio-Spatiality," and "Global Schizophrenia." Each section presents essays that utilize Deleuzian concepts—such as "non-being," "becoming," "affect," "sensation," "smooth and striated space," "folds," "rhizome," "plateau," and…