In this long awaited book, so necessary for the field of media studies, David Savat and Tauel Harper have written a remarkably accessible text that equally balances the philosophical concepts of both Deleuze and Guattari. Concepts such as Assemblage theory, image machines, refrain, and especially the production of desire that runs through the entire book are beautifully explained and put ... Read moreto use in this capitalist digital age of control regarding gaming, television, news and information media, the Internet, marketing, genre theory and audience studies. Drawing on schizoanalysis, the book ends on an affirmative note as to what one should do given the challenges we all face in a media saturated environment.
Jan Jagodzinski, Professor of Visual Art and Media Education, University of Alberta, Canada
A very creative and pedagogically adaptable montage of Deleuze and Guattari's key concepts through the lens of traditional media studies; more than a glossary, this work both updates and re-frames the production of contemporary media culture, making their work relevant again for media scholars.
Gregg Lambert, Dean's Professor of Humanities, Syracuse University, USA
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