Deleuzian Encounters

This book contains accessible, thought-provoking essays on the practical and ethical implications of Deleuze's philosophy for various contemporary social issues. Contributions provide practical suggestions for using Deleuze's thought in social research, and offer new insights into the potential of Deleuze's philosophy for social thought and action.

'Books like this one are urgently needed. With this strong collection Anna Hickey-Moody and Peta Malins have taken to heart Deleuze's advice that the effort to create concepts must always start with concrete and simple situations. The two editors succeed, with the help of contributors from a variety of disciplines and venues of research, to give us a valuable, novel and persuasive demonstration of the kind of social analysis and political intervention that Deleuze's resourcefulness is capable of bringing about. This volume will be appreciated for its new and challenging perspectives on social issues of current concern.' Constantin V. Boundas, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy and Center for Theory, Culture and Politics, Trent University, Ontario, Canada

'This timely volume is an antidote to the waning of philosophical theory in social thought. It demonstrates how to study contemporary social issues through Deleuze and Guattari's philosophy, putting to work their key concepts on some of the most pressing issues and challenges of our time. The assembled essays boldly step beyond identity politics, producing a subjective, affective, socially informed ethics adapted to urban and remote rural locations, and plot escape routes from the axiomatization of everything in the time of immaterial labour. Editors Anna Hickey-Moody and Peta Malins and their impressive list of contributors show how theory as practice is a necessary ingredient for social change. Deleuzian Encountersis a rallying point for socially-minded theorists who have not forgotten that the point of philosophy is to change the world.' - Gary Genosko, Canada Research Chair, Lakehead University, Canada

CHRISTA ALBRECHT-CRANE Assistant Professor of English, Utah Valley State College, USA SIMONE BIGNALL just completed her Doctorate in Philosophy, University of Sydney, Australia GRAEME CHESTERS Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the International Centre of Participation Studies, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK FELICITY COLMAN Lecturer in the Cinema Program, University of Melbourne, Australia KENNETH DEAN James McGill Professor and Lee Chair of Chinese Cultural Studies, Department of East Asian Studies, McGill University, Canada GREGORY FLAXMAN Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA HELENE FRICHOT completed her PhD in the Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney, Australia MARK HALSEY teaches in Criminology, University of Melbourne, Australia THOMAS LAMARRE teaches in the Department of East Asian Studies and Art History and Communications Studies, McGill University, Canada ERIC MANNING Assistant Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University TODD MAY Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University, USA EDWARD MUSSAWIR research higher degree student at University of Melbourne Law School, Australia DIMITRIS PAPADOPOULOS teaches Social Science and Social Theory, Cardiff University, UK PAUL PATTON Professor of Philosophy, The University of New South Wales, Australia JON ROFFE teaches at Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, Australia JENNIFER DARYL SLACK Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies, Michigan Technology University, Canada VASSILIS TSIANOS teaches Theoretical Sociology, Migration Studies, and Sociology of Work, University of Hamburg, Germany ASHLEY WOODWARD recently completed a Doctorate in Philosophy, University of Queensland, Australia