Cfp: "Deleuze and Activism," Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory, Cardiff University, November 11-13, 2009.

When Deleuze and Guattari wrote Anti-Oedipus they hoped it would be a resource to arms for dissidents and political activists. Rather than set out a program of change, they tried to isolate the political, cultural and economic factors that inhibit change. In so doing they created a work that was instantly recognised as a philosophical watershed. It changed the landscape of political theory in a single sweep. Subsequent works developed this analysis further, creating a formidable armoury of critical tools with which to face a world increasingly indifferent to philosophy. This conference seeks to examine the Deleuzian legacy from the point of view of radical politics. It seeks to analyse both what he and Guattari wrote on the subject and more particularly to see what their writings enable us to say now. Keynote Speakers: Paul Patton Jeremy Gilbert Nathan Widder Ian Buchanan Convened by Dr. Marcelo Svirsky, Centre for Critical and Cultural Theory, Cardiff University. For more information, please contact: svirskym@cardiff.ac.uk.