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A collection of essays on the approaches and applications of Deleuze's philosophy to the bodyUsing a variety of contemporary cultural, scientific and philosophical lines of enquiry, the contributors produce a truly multidisciplinary view of the Deleuzian body, inviting us to look afresh at art, movement and literature.The Deleuzian body is not necessarily a human body, but the lines of enquiry here all illuminate the idea of the human body and thinking about formation, origins and becoming in relation to power, creativity and affect. Key features Brings a new perspective to Spinozan and Nietzschean ideas of the body Contributors include Ella Brians, Claire Colebrook, Rebecca Coleman, Anna Cutler, Patricia MacCormack, Iain MacKenzie, John Protevi, Peta Malins, Philipa Rothfield and Nathan Widder Of interest to those concerned with theories of the body and affectivity, and those interested in performance arts, film and contemporary culture

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Emergence -- Introduction -- 1. Poststructuralism and Modern European Philosophy -- 2. From Marxism to Poststructuralism -- 3. From Structuralism to Poststructuralism -- Part II: Methods -- Introduction -- 4. A History of the Method: Examining Foucault's Research Methodology -- 5. Derrida, Deconstruction and Method -- 6. Écriture Féminine -- 7. Schizoanalysis: An Incomplete Project -- Part III: Themes -- Structure and Subject -- Introduction -- 8. Structure and Subject -- 9. How do we Recognise the Subject? -- 10. Foucault: The Culture of Self, Subjectivity and Truth-telling Practices -- Language and Text -- Introduction -- 11. Derrida's Language: Play, Différance and (Con)text -- 12. Hélène Cixous and the Play of Language -- 13. Luce Irigaray: An Ode to A-(Luce) -- Form and Institution -- Introduction -- 14. Photography and Poststructuralism: The Indexical and Iconic Sign System -- 15. Deleuze and the Image of Film Theory -- 16. The Museum of Now -- 17. Institutions, Semiotics and the Politics of Subjectivity -- Resistance and Limit -- Introduction -- 18. 'Here and Nowhere': Poststructuralism, Resistance and Utopia -- 19. The Powers of the Outside in Deleuze and Cixous -- 20. Politics in-between Nihilism and History -- Part IV: Trajectories -- Introduction -- 21. The Receptions of Poststructuralism -- 22. From Liberation Theory to Postcolonial Theory: The Poststructuralist Turn -- 23. The Pharmacology of Poststructuralism: An Interview with Bernard Stiegler -- Conclusion: Poststructuralism Today? -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index