Gilles Deleuze on Assemblage Theory, Partial Objects, and the Symbioses of the Unconscious

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Deleuze is confronted with and comments on "Assemblage Theory" as developed by Manuel Delanda, Bruno Latour (ANT), and Jane Bennett. He is somewhat irritated by the theory's claim concerning distributed agency. To go from "agencement" to "agency" seems like play with words. Contrary to current readings, he recalls that already in "Anti-Oedipus" he used the term "assemblage". He then goes on to explain the connection of this term to the machinic theory of the unconscious, before being exposed to the fact that his puppet theater might also be an assemblage in its own right.

[@gilsimhon9251]

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[@FrankNFurter1000]

Ian Buchanan's tackling of this issue in the book behind puppet Deleuze is an absolutely recommended read.

[@user-if2rh9kl6m]

i love the ending hahaha, who is responsable, who is response-able. Thanks for clearing my mind about the differences on the concepts of assamblage in Deleuze and Guattari and in Sciencie, Technology and Society studies :P. Best content ever

[@theoreticalpuppets]

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[@moscamuerta]

i still don't grasp the difference. Is it critiquing the notion of agency as a conscious act or assamblage as a determinate set of objects instead of a multiplicity? I don't understand which notion belongs to which authors or if they are opposed completely.

[@theoreticalpuppets]

The discussion of "agency" is pretty much tied to authors such as Latour, whereas in Deleuze and Guattari "agencement", or assemblage, does not explicitly address this issue. D&G's assemblage is really about "agencer," i.e. arranging, laying out, etc.

[@rama_lama_ding_dong]

Answer is in the question: you clearly establish you're comparing apples and oranges but then try anyway. Interview asks how they are related, D says I dunno then clarifies the content which is about form lol

[@LaurenRaaijmakers]

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[@LeonardoGPN]

I dislike French people who use pretentious words, but I dislike English speakers who misuse other languages even more. So here is my like; so thanks for solving both problems in the explanation.

[@ManyDog]

I dislike people who think people with a well developed vocabulary is pretentious.

[@13hehe]

Thanks for admitting that you are anti intellectual and incapable of learning.

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