Category: deleuze & guattari
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Why is there is so much hate in the world?
It’s easy to feel hateful at the moment isn’t it? Humanitarian flotillas are kidnapped by rogue states, fascist leaders and thug cops mercilessly beat peaceful protestors; and that’s just in the last few hours. Pretty much since I can remember, the mediascape has been full of situations and institutions that…
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The Doppelgänger in the Machine
The internet used to be amazing. It was a bustling agora of human thought and debate, where we could share ideas and ideas free from the mechanisms of the market. But now it’s a discombobulating hall of corporate mirrors, with every reflection slightly warped to the will of an extractive…
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Capitalism & Schizophrenia: A contemporary reading
It will not be a surprise to anyone who has attempted to read it, but Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s ‘Capitalism and Schizophrenia’ duology is a labyrinthine experience (to put it mildly). I have picked it up again recently after several years, and despite being wiser and grumpier in my…
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