Assemblage Theory and Method An Introduction and Guide

Authors

Ian M. Buchanan, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

145282

Publication Details

Buchanan, I. M. (2020). Assemblage Theory and Method An Introduction and Guide. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.

Abstract

What do we mean by 'assemblage' in contemporary theory? The constant and seemingly limitless expansion of the concept's range of applications begs the question, if any and every kind of collection of things is an assemblage, then what advantage is there is in using this term and not some other term, or indeed no term at all? What makes an assemblage an assemblage, and not some other kind of collection of things?