Praise for Gary Gesko's previous book, Felix Guattari: An Aberrant Introduction: 'Gesko skillfully presents the semiotic, psychiatric, and political underpinnings of Guattari's philosophy and activism.' Brian Massumi, University of Montreal This is an introduction to the thought of the radical French thinker Felix Guattari. It is ideal for undergraduates and anyone studying political and cultural theory. Guattari's main works were published in the 1970s and 1980s. His background was in psychoanalysis -- he was trained by Lacan and he practised as a psychoanalyst for much of his life. He developed a distinctive psychoanalytic method informed always by his revolutionary politics. Guattari was actively involved in numerous political movements, from Trotskyism to Automism, tackling ecological and sexual politics along the way. A true believer in collectivity, much of his work was written in collaboration, most famously with Gilles Deleuze, with whom he wrote the hugely influential books Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus. He also wrote with Antonio Negri and others. This accessible introduction explores his highly original ideas -- including his ground-breaking conception of 'transversal politics' -- and the impact his concern with subjectivity had on wider political theory.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pluto Press
ISBN-10
0745328202
ISBN-13
9780745328201
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96538785
Product Key Features
Author
Gary Genosko
Format
Trade Paperback (Uk), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Political Science & Theory
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
295g
Height
215mm
Width
135mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
18mm
Issn
1352-3813
Series Title
Modern European Thinkers
Author Biography
Gary Genosko is currently Canada Research Chair in Technoculture at Lakehead University in Canada. He is the author of two books on Felix Guattari, An Aberrant Introduction (2002) and The Party without Bosses: Lesson on Anti-Capitalism from Felix Guattari and Lula da Silva (2003). He has also edited The Guattari Reader (1996) and Deleuze and Guattari: Critical Assessments, 3 vols (2001).
Date of Publication
01/04/2009
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Political Science & Theory
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