*PATREON EXCLUSIVE* Deleuze and Guattari on Class: Digital Capitalism, Against Workerism, and Reifications of the Worker

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Did Deleuze and Guattari have a theory of class? A better question: how did the French philosophers reformulate class and the bourgeoisie in anticipation of digital capitalism unfolding on a global scale? In this Patreon-exclusive discussion, we (Emma, Adam, and Craig) set Deleuze and Guattari's theory of class against workerism and the scapegoating of particular categories of worker within contemporary trends of proletarianization.  Working through Anti-Oedipus chapter three, section ten, and Craig's essay "There Is Only One Class," we unpack decoding, deterritorialization, and the axiomatic. Together, we navigate how capitalism has changed through the proliferation of platforms and an ontology of "profiles," and what the devaluation of porn, music, art, and academic labor means for the future of exploitation. Along the way, we ask what class consciousness could mean after the subject, and why cultural experimentation may be one of the most important sites of political production today. Read the essay: https://splitinfinities.substack.com/p/there-is-only-one-class Support the show AHRC Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.com AH