LITERARY SPHERE

Exploring the essay We 'Other' Victorians by Michel Foucault 🟥 Author : Michel Foucault 🟥 Year written : 1976 🟥 Book : The essay is part of Foucault's book "The History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction" (French title: "La Volonté de savoir") 🟥 Background : Foucault was a French philosopher and social theorist who was interested in the ways in which power and knowledge are related. In "The History of Sexuality," he challenges traditional views of sexuality and argues that it is a product of historical and cultural forces. The essay "We 'Other' Victorians" is a key part of this work, as it examines the ways in which the Victorians thought about and regulated sexuality. 🟥 Context : The essay was written during a time of great social change, as the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s was challenging traditional norms and values around sexuality. Foucault's work was influenced by this context, and ...

Rhizomes, Resistance, and Reordering: Understanding Deleuze and Guattari's Vision of a Fluid World In the introduction to their book A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari introduce the concept of the rhizome and explore the ideas of deterritorialization and reterritorialization. These concepts are central to their understanding of the social, cultural, and political processes that shape our world. --- 🔴 The Rhizome: A Non-Hierarchical Model  :  The rhizome, as introduced by Deleuze and Guattari, is a metaphorical concept that stands in contrast to the hierarchical and tree-like structure of arborescence. The rhizome represents a non-linear and decentralized mode of organization characterized by multiplicity, connectivity, and a lack of fixed hierarchies. It is a network of interconnected nodes that allows for multiple entry points, connections, and lateral movements. The rhizome resists centralization and embraces a fluid and d...