Other titles in the series include deleuze and feminist theory, deleuze and literature, deleuze and music, and deleuze and geophilosophy. Deleuze and queer theory, 2009 online research library. This issue, entitled foucault and deleuze, seeks to tackle the critical deficit in academic work on the relationship between deleuze and foucaults work. That the contributors are from a variety of fields indicates the. The title of this book is fold and it was written by gilles deleuze. I remember first reading deleuzes the fold and being, well, confused. In the fold deleuze proposes a new and radical way of understanding philosophy and art. All of a sudden, by way of the relation of atomic theory to that of the monad. Gilles deleuze and the theater of philosophy taylor. Leibnitz et le baroque is a book by gilles deleuze which offers a new interpretation of the baroque and of.
Specialising in cardboard and utilising digital design and fabrication, fold theory aims to push the limits of cardboard engineering to realise forms and structures previously unimaginable. The first book of critical commentary on the diverse intellectual, philosophical, artistic and architectural responses deleuzes work on space has provoked in the past decade. In part this is because deleuze himself enjoyed such a broad. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pierres essay on data in qualitative socialscience research. A number of these pieces address deleuzes original interpretations of key figures in the history of philosophy, including spinoza, kant, hegel and bergson. They also touch on the role of intellectuals in resistance and the plight of prisoners, immigrants, the lgbtq community in french society. In understanding deleuze, claire colebrook shows us why deleuze is so important in political and ethical terms for changing our thinking. Deleuze, nietzsche, and the seduction of metaphor we are all folds in an origami universe. Gilles deleuze literary and critical theory oxford.
Gilles deleuze and the theater of philosophy 1st edition. In 1988, deleuze published a book on leibniz entitled the fold. He is a key figure in poststructuralism and one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. The transcript is from the book language, countermemory, practice by donald bouchard. Similarly, the world is interpreted as a body of infinite folds. A major paradigm shift in debates on sexuality, deleuze and queer theory marks a shift away from discourse on identity and signification and a move toward a radical new conception of bodily materialism. During the day there will be a paper given by james williams dundee followed by an extensive open discussion on the topic of deleuzes aesthetics. Words like smooth and striated space, the fold and rhizomes are consistently being passed around the. Gilles deleuze and the question of an architectural space.
The fold becomes the operation under which levels are. The baroque refers not to an essence but rather to an operative function, to a trait. The objective of this book in a cultural studies series is to introduce deleuze not as a specialist theorist but as a practical philosopher colebrook 2002, p. This is the original groundbreaking series of deleuzeinspired books that has already placed deleuzes thought in connection with feminist theory, music, space, geography, queer theory, performance, postcolonial studies, contemporary art, and is constantly opening new frontiers in deleuze studies. This marks the coming together of unrelated things one into the fold of another without being subordinated in the process. Colebrook 20, hughes 2012, and may 2012 are helpful introductions to aspects of his. Gilles deleuze 19251995 deleuze is a key figure in postmodern french philosophy. The fold becomes the operation under which levels are differentiated, the level from which higherlevel phenonmena supervene and are distributed into the folds of matter and the folds of the soul. The first book of critical commentary on the diverse intellectual, philosophical, artistic and architectural responses deleuzes work on space has provoked in. The event of alliance remains inspired by gilles deleuzes theorisations of becoming. Other titles in the series includedeleuze and feminist theory, deleuze and literature, deleuze and music, and deleuze and geophilosophy. Jun 21, 2015 the latest issue of foucault studies, an openaccess journal, is now out. Secondly, it is worth reading as it shows just what is so wonderfully interesting about leibniz.
Aug 27, 2012 here is a little reading guide for learning all of deleuze. In other words, the theory of the fold is best understood as a progression, from inflec. Slavoj zizek claims that deleuzes ontology oscillates between materialism and idealism, and that the deleuze of antioedipus arguably deleuzes worst book, the political deleuze under the bad influence of guattari, ends up, despite protestations to the contrary, as the ideologist of late capitalism. In foucault, deleuze presents one of the most incisive and productive analyses of the work of.
If you know leibniz, read this book, even just a single section, and then you will understand why there do exist, in small obscure places, leibnitians. A model for expression in contemporary aesthetics, the concept of the monad is viewed in terms of folds of space, movement, and time. Considering himself an empiricist and a vitalist, his body of work, which rests upon concepts such as multiplicity, constructivism, difference, and desire, stands at a substantial remove from the main traditions of 20th century continental thought. All of these books are published in english by the university of minnesota press. In the fold, gilles deleuze argues that leibnizs writings constitute the grounding elements of a baroque philosophy and of theories for analyzing contemporary arts and science.
Simon duffy builds his layered arguments progressively, offering increasing dividends to the persistent reader. To start, this isnt at all a book for beginners, those wandering into philosophy for the first time, looking to get a handle on what exactly all the fuss is about. He is a key figure in poststructuralism, and one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. In this sense, the fold is closer to deleuzes book on foucault in that he creates a new philosopher. Leibniz and the baroque, which added new elements to the reading of leibniz that appeared in deleuzes earlier books. I decided to read deleuzes book on leibniz, the fold.
Paul patton brings together an outstanding collection of appraisals by french and englishspeaking scholars of gilles deleuze 19251995, one of the most important postwar french philosophers. Gilles deleuze and the theater of philosophynook book. For too long queer theory has been dominated by the work of judith butler and a focus on performativity. The baroque does not refer to an essence gottfried wilhelm leibniz, philosophical papers and letters, vol. And yet deleuzes connection to leibniz may run still deeper. Giles deleuze 19251995 was professor of philosophy at the university of paris viii. Leibniz and the baroque by gilles deleuze goodreads. Somehow, i think that leibniz was a bit more out there. Tobias horrocks is an architect, founder of sustainable design and architecture practice fold theory. We must take quite literally the idea that man is a face drawn in the sand between two tides. For while the already quite lengthy series of introductions and reading guides has served its purpose, its not by approbation alone that one learns to appreciate a thinker. Contemporary theory of architecture has seen the philosophy of gilles deleuze emerge within the context of architectural discourse and the questions of space.
Deleuze and foucault discuss theory, practice and power in. Leibniz and the baroque by gilles deleuze 9780816616015. Dec 30, 2018 i decided to read deleuzes book on leibniz, the fold. Words like smooth and striated space, the fold and rhizomes are consistently being passed around the seminar tables in academia and can be seen throughout. Deleuze argues that leibnizs work constitutes the grounding elements of baroque philosophy of art and science. Theres at least a double kind of misdirection involved in the seemingly innocent title of deleuze and guattaris last and powerfully written book. Featuring contributions by leading academics this collection is a companion to one of the most intricate of deleuze s philosophical texts, articulating leibnizian thought within the context of baroque expressionism, characterized by its interdisciplinary approach to philosophy. Deleuze and guattari propose a creative and resistant ethics of becomingimperceptible, strategizing a continuous invention of weapons on the run. His books are the philosophical equivalent of a francis bacon painting. Jul 30, 20 in this 1972 conversation between gilles deleuze and michel foucault, the two philosophers discuss the importance of theory and practice. In the fold, gilles deleuze argues that leibnizs writings constitute the. We might even say that these books, like others deleuze has written, involve a folding or doubling of deleuzes own thought into the thought of another.
The aim of this volume is to provide, through a series of close textual engagements, critical readings of gilles deleuzes the fold. In this difficult book, gilles deleuze takes the figure of leibniz as a starting. Its the sign of the maturation of philosophical work on deleuze that peter hallwards fine new book has appeared. In part this is because deleuze himself enjoyed such a. Gilles deleuze 192595 was a prolific french philosopher best known for his 1968 magnum opus difference and repetition deleuze 1994, which developed an approach to metaphysics derived from a. The fold follows from deleuze s general development of a materialist metaphysics that holds the potential to differ as the original and ongoing movement of the cosmos. Here is a simple nonexplanation that perhaps helps more than an immanent description of the term. This collection, first published in 1994, contains thirteen critical essays by established scholars from the fields of philosophy, literary criticism, feminist theory, politics, and sociology, and a new essay by deleuze himself. John protevi on how to begin reading deleuze progressive. Leibniz drew on the art of the baroque period in his invention of the concept of the fold deleuze develops. A thousand plateaus continues the work gilles deleuze and felix guattari began in antioedipus and has now become established as one of the classic studies of the development of critical theory in the late twentieth century. Deleuze and queer theory edinburgh university press. What is the importance of deleuzes image of the fold, which. This reader offers an incisive critical overview of its key themes.
Deleuze and queer theory is a provocative and often militant collection that explores a diverse range of themes including. Deleuze works from the function of the fold to develop leibnizs theory of concepts. This oneday workshop will centre on a number of specific issues in deleuzes aesthetic theory and will allow for a sustained discussion of his 1988 work the fold. That the contributors are from a variety of fields indicates the extent to which deleuzes work can and will impact theory far beyond the discipline of philosophy. Leibnitz et le baroque is a book by gilles deleuze which offers a new interpretation of the baroque and of the work of leibniz.
At least the argument now indicates that we can use the principle of identity to become aware of things through one of those inversions that we saw with the principle of sufficient reason. An anarchic bricolage of ideas uprooted from anthropology, aesthetics, history, and military strategy, nomadology carries out deleuze s desire to leave philosophy, but to leave it as a philosopher. I undertake to shed light on leibnizs deployment of paradox through the prism of deleuzes reflection. He traced the concept back to the baroque when some transformations to garden art had already been made and concluded that a contemporary interpretation of. Deleuzes book is, at least for no other reason, a worthwhile read for its sheer imagination. The essay reads as a moment of alliance a moment of reading of two disparate things together. Deleuze greatly admired leibniz, and even dedicated a book to the latters art of the foldhis particular treatment of and extensive recourse to continuumsin 1988. Roughly the first half of the text undertakes explanations of historical developments in mathematics and mathematical thinking that gilles deleuze draws upon to construct his philosophy, especially in the fold, difference and repetition, and bergsonism. Dosses intellectual biography of deleuze and guattari is the best overall account of deleuzes life and work, while smith and somershall provides state of the art essays on deleuzes philosophy and its relation to the history of philosophy dosse 2010, smith and somershall 2012. Leibniz and the baroque, to answer a question that came out of my reading of elizabeth adams st. If the fold is the operation proper to man, then the superfold is. The concept of the fold also finds expression in deleuzes book foucault. A model for expression in contemporary aesthetics, the concept of the monad is viewed in.
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