Deleuze's Theory of Assemblage
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Re: Deleuze's Theory of Assemblage
In general, almost all notable actions within humanity results from groups or individual[s] influenced by a group.Wiki wrote:Assemblage theory is an ontological framework developed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, originally presented in their book A Thousand Plateaus (1980). Assemblage theory provides a bottom-up framework for analyzing social complexity by emphasizing fluidity, exchangeability, and multiple functionalities.[1] Assemblage theory asserts that, within a body, the relationships of component parts are not stable and fixed; rather, they can be displaced and replaced within and among other bodies, thus approaching systems through relations of exteriority [1]
Deleuze and Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus
In A Thousand Plateaus, Deleuze and Guattari draw from dynamical systems theory, which explores the way material systems self-organize, and extends the system to include that of the social, linguistic, and philosophical in order to create assemblage theory.[2] In assemblage theory, assemblages are formed through the processes of coding, stratification, and territorialization.
Deleuze and Guatarri use the term “constellation” when they talk about assemblage. A constellation, like any assemblage, is made up of imaginative contingent articulations among myriad heterogeneous elements.[3] This process of ordering matter around a body is called coding.[2] According to Deleuze and Guatarri, assemblages are coded by taking a particular form; they select, compose, and complete a territory.
From what Deleuze and Guatarri are describing groups in terms of Assemblage Theory, it would appear they are describing the obvious [based on known group and related theories] mechanics and processes but perhaps in a more systematic way with some new perspectives.
What is basic here is based on evolutionary elements, e.g. tribalism, group effect, memetics, mob effect, and other elements related to 'groups.'
The media, e.g. CNN, twitter, facebook, etc. are part of an assemblage and they in turn contribute to forming new assemblage.
In the Charlie Hebdo case, the principles of assemblage will operate to generate various groups and compounding it like the Mob effect which can generate a monster. As such I don't see any thing complicated in associating assemblage with the Charlie Heddo case.
What is more interesting [an very contentious] and will contribute positively to humanity is what is the ultimate* root cause that drove terrorists to kill even when it is merely cartoons and why there is so much bias reporting from the various groups of media and bias responses from various groups.
* note ultimate, not proximate or lesser causal factors like assemblage for example.
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