Rhizome Theory
Group: 4 #group-4
Relations
- Mapping: Proposes mapping as a way of understanding and representing rhizomatic connections
- Non-hierarchical: Proposes a non-hierarchical, decentralized model of organization
- Poststructuralism: Aligns with poststructuralist thought and challenges traditional structures
- Deleuze and Guattari: Developed by the philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
- Nomadism: Embraces a nomadic, non-sedentary way of thinking and being
- Decentralized Networks: Conceptualizes systems as decentralized, non-hierarchical networks
- Heterogeneity: Celebrates heterogeneity, diversity, and multiplicity over homogeneity
- Becoming: Focuses on processes of becoming rather than fixed states of being
- Immanence: Emphasizes immanence, the inherent potential within systems and phenomena
- Deterritorialization: Involves the process of deterritorialization, breaking away from fixed structures
- Rhizomatic Thinking: Promotes a rhizomatic, non-linear way of thinking and understanding
- French Theory: Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s rhizome theory challenges traditional hierarchical models of knowledge.
- Horizontal Connections: Emphasizes horizontal connections and relations over vertical hierarchies
- Anti-arborescent: Opposes arborescent, tree-like structures and hierarchies
- Multiplicity: Emphasizes multiplicity and heterogeneity over unity and totality
- Assemblage: Conceptualizes phenomena as assemblages of heterogeneous elements