Here are some notable books on schizoanalysis, ranging from foundational theory to contemporary applications in art, ecology, media, and therapy:
Foundational Texts
- Anti‑Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1972) by Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari
The seminal book that introduces schizoanalysis, rupturing traditional psychoanalysis with concepts like desiring‑production, bodies without organs, and the critique of the Oedipal model. - A Thousand Plateaus (1980) by Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari
The second volume of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, delving deeper into rhizomatic thought, assemblages, lines of flight, and the complex ecology of desire.
Expository and Theoretical Introductions
- Deleuze and Guattari’s Anti‑Oedipus: Introduction to Schizoanalysis (1999) by Eugene W. Holland
A reader-friendly guide that unpacks the dense theory in Anti‑Oedipus, tracing its philosophical roots and broader implications.
Applied, Clinical, and Ecological Extensions
- Schizoanalysis and Schizodrama: Clinic and Politics (2020s?)
Explores how schizoanalysis can inform clinical and political interventions by combining schizoanalytic philosophy with therapeutic techniques drawn from schizodrama. - Schizoanalysis and Ecosophy (2017)
Examines the intersection of schizoanalysis with ecosophy—inspired by Guattari—including interviews and essays by those at the La Borde clinic. - Deleuze, Guattari and the Schizoanalysis of the Global Pandemic (2023)
Uses schizoanalysis to interpret the subjective and social impacts of the COVID‑19 crisis.
Critical Appraisal and Film Theory
- The Incomplete Project of Schizoanalysis: Collected Essays on Deleuze and Guattari by Ian Buchanan
A collection of essays around five themes—method, film, space, analysis, and assemblages—pushing beyond Deleuze–Guattari’s original formulations.
Summary of Key Works
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Book Title |
Authors |
Focus Area |
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Anti-Oedipus |
Deleuze & Guattari |
Foundational theory of schizoanalysis |
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A Thousand Plateaus |
Deleuze & Guattari |
Rhizomatic and ecological thought |
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Introduction to Schizoanalysis |
Eugene W. Holland |
Accessible entry into schizoanalysis |
|
Schizoanalysis and Schizodrama |
Various editors/contributors |
Clinical & political applications |
|
Schizoanalysis and Ecosophy |
Various |
Ecological and therapeutic extensions |
|
Schizoanalysis of the Global Pandemic |
Various |
Societal applications in crisis |
|
The Incomplete Project of Schizoanalysis |
Ian Buchanan |
Critical and film-theoretic essays |
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