Deleuze and Political Activism

Deleuze and Political Activism

When Deleuze and Guattari wrote Anti-Oedipus they hoped it would be a call to arms for dissidents and political activists. Rather than set out a program of change, they tried to isolate the political, cultural and economic factors that inhibit change. In so doing they created a work that was instantly recognised as a philosophical watershed. It changed the landscape of political theory in a single sweep. In this volume, both critical theorists and activists analyse Deleuze and Guattari's critical tools on radical politics. The essays integrate theoretical elaborations and case-study problematisations on different political spaces and times, offering new ways to reflect on, and experiment with transformative politics.

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Marcelo Svirsky is a Lecturer and Marie-Curie Researcher at the Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory (School of English, Communication & Philosophy), Cardiff University. He researches on Deleuze's philosophy, Middle East politics, and social movements. His recent publications include: Arab-Jewish Activism in Israel-Palestine (2012Ashgate), Deleuze and Political Activism (2010 EUP), 'Captives of Identity: The Betrayal of Intercultural cooperation', in Subjectivity (2011), and 'The empty square of the Occupation', in Deleuze Studies (2010).