HMS-430B Topics in Literary/Cultural Theory: Rhizomatics: a Revolutionary Approach to Thought, Politics, and Creativity

3 Credits

Rhizomatics is a way of thinking, creating, and living described in the writings of Deleuze, Guattari, Lyotard, DeLanda and Badiou. Through readings of selected works of philosophy by these writers– on art, politics, ethics, everyday life, desire and sex, biology, music, animal behavior, film, painting, etc– we will work to understand what it might mean to exist in a state of constant, multi-level becoming. We will also look at works of art, politics, music and media created in response to these often highly experimental writings. No prior experience necessary.