The call for a new earth, a new people: an untimely problem

Lundy, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6087-1161, 2021. The call for a new earth, a new people: an untimely problem. Theory, Culture & Society, 38 (2), pp. 119-139. ISSN 0263-2764

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Abstract

In their final book Deleuze and Guattari state that the practice of philosophy 'calls for a future form, for a new earth and people that do not yet exist'. This call is deeply problematic: aside from its aristocratic overtones, it is difficult to ascertain what it might sound like, how to give it voice, and what might come of it. But it is also problematic in form. In this paper I will explain how. After investigating its genesis in Deleuze's engagements with Nietzsche and Bergson, I will outline the geography of the call as it appears in the mature work of Deleuze and Guattari. Aided by this analysis the paper will conclude by making some tentative remarks on what is to be done with the call for a new earth and people – or more accurately, what might be done with it, for the benefit of what is to come.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Theory, Culture & Society
Creators:	Lundy, C.
Publisher:	Sage
Date:	1 March 2021
Volume:	38
Number:	2
ISSN:	0263-2764
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/0263276419878246 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	26 Jul 2019 08:41
Last Modified:	31 May 2021 15:04
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/37145

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