Desire and Machines -- Deleuze and Guattari's materialism vs new materialism's materialism

This segment is drawn from chapter two of Assemblage Theory and Method (Bloomsbury 2020). It explores Deleuze and Guattari's concept of desire and argues that new materialism is wrongheaded in its understanding of assemblages because it does not take desire into account. It uses the children's TV character Lightning McQueen as an illustration of the concept of desiring machine.

[@somebody6055]

I like this way of formulating. Great video. I think in terms of something like Anti-Oedipus people seem to struggle by asking questions as to what comes first. Desire or the organization of machines. However, I think such an either-or question is missing the point as they fail to understand the relationship of imminence between desire and the organization of machines. The flows of Desire power the organizing of machines, yet simultaneously the organization of machines guide the flows of desire. I believe that the body without organs, as a system of recorded rules allows this process of immanent simultaneity where desire is both cause and effect. This is seen specifically in the sarabat sur. Would be curious what you think of this reading. Thanks in advance

[@ianbuchanan3199]

Here is a slice of my follow up project on assemblage and affect th-cam.com/video/GCzycV8Nfl8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7lzsysK5aTn1OPu-

[@jamesferry1523]

Would it be inaccurate to say that the "desiring-machines" of AO simply become "assemblages" in ATP? It may not be as simple as that (nothing with D&G ever is), but isn't that the basic gist?

[@davidzubiria3783]

I think de landa can have his own reading of deleuze because deleuze does the same with other thinkers, so, whatever...

[@ianbuchanan3199]

Sure, but that doesn't mean we cannot critique incoherence when we see it.