The Secret of Theory

Claire Colebrook

doi:10.3366/E1750224110000991

The Secret of Theory

Claire Colebrook

English

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This article focuses on the concept of the secret in Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy, with specific attention to the related concepts of becoming-woman and literature. It contrasts Deleuze and Guattari’s immanent mode of reading with oedipal theories of the text and hermeneutics. Whereas Deleuze and Guattari argue for the positivity of the secret, where there is content that is not disclosed and that therefore creates lines of perception and interpretation, the oedipal mode of reading regards the secret as a (negative) effect of reading.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	287-300
Number of pages	14
Journal	Deleuze and Guattari Studies
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3366/E1750224110000991
State	Published - Nov 2010

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Philosophy
Literature and Literary Theory

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