Assemblage Theory and Method
An Introduction and Guide
1st Edition
Published on 3. September 2020
192 pages
978-1-350-01553-1 (ISBN)
Description
What do we mean by 'assemblage' in contemporary theory? The constant and seemingly limitless expansion of the concept's range of applications begs the question, if any and every kind of collection of things is an assemblage, then what advantage is there is in using this term and not some other term, or indeed no term at all? What makes an assemblage an assemblage, and not some other kind of collection of things?
This book advances beyond this impasse and offers practical help in thinking about and using assemblage theory for contemporary cultural and social research, in order to:
- Answer the question: what is an assemblage?
- Explain why assemblage theory is necessary
- Provide clear instructions on how to use assemblage theory
Ian Buchanan maps the beginnings of a brand new field within the humanities.
This book advances beyond this impasse and offers practical help in thinking about and using assemblage theory for contemporary cultural and social research, in order to:
- Answer the question: what is an assemblage?
- Explain why assemblage theory is necessary
- Provide clear instructions on how to use assemblage theory
Ian Buchanan maps the beginnings of a brand new field within the humanities.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-01553-1 (9781350015531)
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Person
Ian Buchanan is Professor of Critical and Cultural Theory at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is the author of A Dictionary of Critical Theory (2nd edition, 2018) and the founding editor of the international journal Deleuze and Guattari Studies.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Problem of Strata
Chapter 2 Desire and Machines
Chapter 3 Territory
Chapter 4 Expressive Materialism
Chapter 5 Control Assemblage
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Problem of Strata
Chapter 2 Desire and Machines
Chapter 3 Territory
Chapter 4 Expressive Materialism
Chapter 5 Control Assemblage
Bibliography
Index
