The Deleuze and Guattari Dictionary

381 Pages·2013·2.339 MB·English

by  Eugene B. Young, Gary Genosko, Janell Watson

The Deleuze
and Guattari
Dictionary
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The Deleuze
and Guattari
Dictionary
EUGENE B. YOUNG
WITH GARY GENOSKO AND
JANELL WATSON
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Introduction and further reading © Eugene B Young, Deleuze entries © Eugene
B. Young and Gregg Lambert (authorship indicated by initials after individual
entries), Guattari entries © Gary Genosko and Janell Watson, 2013
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC would like to acknowledge Gregg Lambert who
acted as an editorial advisor for this project.
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Young, Eugene B.
The Deleuze and Guattari dictionary / Eugene B. Young, with Gary Genosko and
Janell Watson.
pages cm. -- (Bloomsbury philosophy dictionaries)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8264-4276-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-8264-4281-9 (hardcover
: alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4411-0439-7 (ebook (epub) -- ISBN 978-1-4411-4824-7
(ebook (pdf)
1. Deleuze, Gilles, 1925-1995--Dictionaries. 2. Guattari, F?lix,
1930-1992--Dictionaries. I. Title.
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CONTENTS
Preface vi
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations x
Introduction 1
A–Z dictionary 17
Bibliography 339
Index 347
PREFACE
How to use this dictionary
This dictionary on Deleuze and Guattari is meant for those simply
with a curiosity or an enthusiasm for their work, and as a reference
for scholars, especially if they are utilized in the classroom.
The dictionary contains three different categories of entries:
the first involves Deleuze’s and/or Guattari’s Works (Difference
and Repetition, Anti-Oedipus, Chaosophy, etc.), another
involves their Influences (Nietzsche, Freud, etc.), and the largest
category involves their Key Terms (‘Intensity’, ‘Smooth Space’,
etc.).
MM The Key Terms entries utilize a classical dictionary format
with definitions and citations. This format is meant to 1)
enable readers to make distinctions and connections between
the variations or varieties of each term, in order to draw
their own conclusions about the relationships between
mutations of the same term (and links between specific
senses of different terms), and 2) illustrate the given usages
of terms with examples from the texts, which also serve as
a springboard for readers to explore more details. Citations
are listed in italics following the definitions.
–M The substantial Key Terms entries contain introductory
material which provide an opening context for the
term, and dissociate it from common presumptions or
stereotypes; the introductions also analyze the major
transformations that the term undergoes (especially as
it appears in different works by Deleuze and Guattari),
which are reflected in the different groups of the
definitions that follow.
PREFACE vii
–M With regard to the organization of definitions, whenever
a term has a distinct source from a thinker other than
Deleuze or Guattari (e.g. ‘eternal return’ from Nietzsche),
the original usage of the term from that thinker is
listed first (with a citation from their work). Usually
this etymological definition is followed by Deleuze’s
(or Deleuze & Guattari’s) interpretation of that specific
definition, which may or may not be the most common
usage of the term (this may be listed next). From there,
the definitions are organized from most to least common
usages, though the special combinations or special
types of a term are often listed later (e.g. ‘territorial
assemblage’ or ‘deterritorialization’ for ‘territory’ may
also be common). It is also useful to note that sometimes
terms are peculiar to Deleuze or Guattari’s lexicon, even
if originating with another thinker (e.g. ‘Body without
Organs’ from Artaud), while in other cases they take an
idea or well-known concept and transform it (like ‘ethics’
or ‘desire’).
MM The Influences entries discuss why the thinker is important
to Deleuze and/or Guattari, what stereotypes about the
thinker they complicate or correct, and, related to this,
which of the thinker’s ideas are relevant to their individual
or collaborative project(s). The entries also discuss the
major works by D&G in which the thinker appears, and
maps the connections between those themes and issues that
are explored.
MM The Works entries prepare the uninitiated reader for
the challenges he or she will face when first tackling the
work (in terms of style and approach), map out the major
concepts presented, discuss the stages of Deleuze’s or
Guattari’s intellectual development or collaboration, and/
or provide information on discursive climates in which
particular publications arose.
The best way to use this book is to grasp how the terms, influ-
ences, and works connect to one another; it is especially important
to note that in some cases, an entry may be substantially related
to one or two other entries (e.g. assemblage to milieu, nomadism
viii PREFACE
to smooth space, or Spinoza, to Attributes and Modes). Terms in
bold type are cross-references (in italicized citations of ‘key terms’
entries, the term being defined is also in bold type throughout); in
the index, the pages listed for entries are embolded. Also note that
in ‘Key Terms’ entries, the given definitions apply to the texts cited;
however, there are cases where the definitions refer to more than
one text (some of which may not be cited; in this case, the texts
themselves are listed in brackets following the definition).
Many citations from the texts list two paginations; in these
cases, the first refers to the Continuum editions listed in the bibli-
ography, and the second refers to the other editions.
The author of each entry is indicated by initials, which are
abbreviated as follows:
MM E. B. Y. for Eugene B. Young
MM G. G. for Gary Genokso
MM J. W. for Janell Watson
MM G. L. for Gregg Lambert
Note also that ‘D&G’ is used throughout the text as an abbre-
viation for ‘Deleuze and Guattari’.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This project represents a considerable effort to more accurately
appreciate the relevance, interrelationship, and applicability of
Deleuze’s concepts, as well as to demystify his work so that it
is more accessible to enthusiasts and experts alike. However,
approaching the task and seeing it through was complex, and
there are many people to whom I owe a debt of gratitude for their
invaluable assistance and guidance during the various stages of the
project. I would first like to thank the publishers at Continuum,
especially Sarah Campbell and Camilla Erskine, for their patience,
understanding, and professionalism as the approach to the work
was negotiated and refined. Thanks also to Continuum for the
generous permission to use multiple citations from their editions of
Deleuze’s works to exemplify definitions for ‘key terms’. I would
also like to thank the scholars that they recruited to review an
earlier version of the manuscript; special thanks also to Joe Hughes
for his thoughtful and detailed feedback and criticism on the final
draft. Additionally, I would like to thank Gregg Lambert for
recommending this project to me, for acting as an editorial advisor
during the proposal stage, and for contributing a number of entries
on Deleuze’s ‘works’. I would also like to thank Gary Genosko and
Janell Watson for contributing all of the entries on Félix Guattari’s
works, key terms, and influences, as well as for their patience
and cooperation as the formatting and approach were refined.
Special thanks also to James Williams for suggesting the classic
definition and citation format for ‘Key Terms’ entries; thanks also
Ian Buchanan and Ronald Bogue for their general advice during
the early stages of the project. Thanks especially to my friends and
family for their encouragement as I completed the project, to my
students who took an interest in Deleuze, and particularly to my
father for his unwavering support.
Eugene B. Young
December 2012