About

11535664_10205880244277944_1243342317240461231_nLarval Subjects is the blog of Levi R. Bryant, author of Difference and Givenness: Deleuze’s Transcendental Empiricism and the Ontology of Immanence, The Democracy of Objects, Onto-Cartogrpahy:  An Ontology of Machines and Media, and co-editor of The Speculative Turn with Nick Srnicek and Graham Harman.  He is author of a number of articles on Deleuze, Badiou, Zizek, Lacan, and political theory, ecology, and aesthetic theory.  He is Discipline Lead for the Department of Philosophy at Collin College, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and Chair of the Critical Philosophy program at the New Centre for Research and Practice. I really enjoy email, though am not always good at responding in a timely fashion, so if you’re so inclined you can reach me at levirbryant@gmail.com.  The views expressed on this blog are purely my own and are in no way a reflection of Collin College.

35 Responses to “About”

  1. mark Says:

    June 2, 2007 at 12:09 am

    Hi, just wanted to say great blog!

    I’ve just started blogging myself, and was wondering if you could take a look: http://www.struggleswithphilosophy.blogspot.com

    If you are interested could you add it to your blog role?

  2. Jared Says:

    June 28, 2007 at 1:51 pm

    Hi, Jared from Sportive Thoughts here. I would like to invite you to participate in the first ever–to my knowledge–“Deleuze Carnival.” There is a nice little webring (or should I say rhizome) dealing with Deleuze’s philosophy and French postmodernism in general, and I though it would be great to gather together some of our collective work in one place. I would be happy to include one of your posts in the Carnival. If you’d like to participate, there is a BlogCarnival widget on my blog. Hope to hear from you; and pass the word!
    -Jared

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  4. tsaari Says:

    November 19, 2007 at 5:34 pm

    Intriguing blog! Hope you receive some positive feedback/perks, etc. for you work on Difference & Givenness- sounds like you’ve put in quite a diligent amount of work/time.

    Best wishes-

  5. Robert Prince Says:

    September 29, 2008 at 11:13 am

    In the art of knot tying it is important to only tie knots that are easily untied. I enjoy visiting this website.

  6. godworm Says:

    May 10, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    You and I seem to be onto similar things: worms, larvae, little plants. Have a look at my larval blog if you care to; I’m certainly glad I stumbled across yours. If you like it, please tell your friends.

  7. Therese Says:

    May 14, 2009 at 2:35 am

    Hi there,

    Just came across your blog through the wood s lot link to your A-Theology II post. Really interesting, and made me want to read Lacan, whom I hadn’t realized might have relevant things to say for my own lines of thought … thanks for some thought-provoking writing, I really enjoyed it! Therese

  8. Dan Says:

    May 28, 2009 at 9:01 pm

    I wanted to thank you. I read your blog entries when I can and find them stimulating and helpful. You have a lucidity and range I enjoy and profit from.

    If you are ever in L.A. and so desire, I would be pleased to buy you a meal.

    dan

  9. coder.psi Says:

    August 26, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    Hi Levi,

    I came across your blog today, and even though I did not have the chance to read it all (very optimistic, no?) I think that it is very interesting and thought provoking.

    I will return with more specific comments in the near future. In the meantime, thanks for your efforts!

  10. Rory Says:

    August 28, 2009 at 11:46 am

    Hello there!

    I’ve been a reader of the blog for some time now, and have enjoyed it very much. I’ve also recently managed to get my hands on a copy of Difference And Giveness which, I must say, is a very refreshing book. Reminds me of when I discovered Delanda’s book but obviously much different. Keep it up!

    Just thought I’d point you towards my new blog, as I quoted you today, and am generally going to be writing in the general area you seem interested in.

    http://transitiveaxis.blogspot.com

    Rory

    (rory.oconnell@gmail.com)

  11. Judy Says:

    December 25, 2009 at 8:22 pm

    Dear Levi, I have just found your blog! while looking up material on the four discourses for giving a seminar in January. I followed your posts on the Yahoo thread for several years and found them very clarifying. You say you are a former Lacanian psychoanalyst; would you be willing to discuss why “former”. I have been working hard on Lacan for over ten years and still consider myself only a potential (or hopeful?) Lacanian psychoanalyst, as I found my own Lacanian analysis the only true analysis of my own issues.
    Best wishes to you,
    Judy

  12. Dave Johnson Says:

    January 21, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    Nice to see a Lacanian rethinking ontology. I think your speculative metaphysics is very close to my fallibilistic realism (and I, too, appreciate Collier’s work). You may have some sympathy for my latest:

    http://www.bridgestotheworld.blogspot.com

    I look forward to your new book.

    dkj

  13. Dylan Ravenfox Says:

    February 25, 2010 at 6:02 am

    Dr. Levi, This is really some primo writing happening here.

  14. Danielle Says:

    May 4, 2010 at 8:36 am

    Hi there, just wanted to say thanks so much. You may find it interesting to know that as a student of Anthropology who was trying to find a definition of ‘flat ontologies’ your blog post described it in a way that suddenly lit a clear picture in my brain. Despite being more about biology than anthro/sociology, the way you describe the relationship between objects (in terms of what I’m looking at – the global and the local) and their equal existence made it much simpler to understand.

    So again, thanks.

  15. jarednielsen Says:

    May 14, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    I find myself referencing your site more and more frequently. So I’m posting here to subscribe. Don’t want to miss anything; just want it sent to my inbox. Have you considered or do you have a calendar of your speaking engagements online so we could catch you in our respective cities? Looking forward to your forthcoming books. Thanks.

  16. micha cárdenas Says:

    May 27, 2010 at 12:06 am

    Hi, I too love the name of this blog and the concept behind it. Your work sounds incredibly relevant to my own, which you can read about at http://transreal.org. But I thought you might appreciate knowing that your blog is part of the class proposal about Speculative Realism at the Public School in Los Angeles:

    http://la.thepublicschool.org/class/2414

  17. elisabethbee Says:

    June 5, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    Funny how little things add up.

    Elisabeth Bee

    http://elisabethbee.wordpress.com/

  18. des greene Says:

    June 8, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    Just stumbled across your web site when looking up references to superstring theory.
    Would love to know what you make of string theory and its implications for philosophy.

    I am working in this area from a non-academic perspective – expressing my ideas through literary creativity.

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  20. ryan burns Says:

    December 14, 2010 at 10:49 pm

    wow, awesome blog. i’m just starting to try leading the vanguard of geographers into speculative realism… keep up the blog; it’s a great way to communicate ideas, particularly of a philosophical nature.

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  23. Critique and New Ideas Says:

    February 28, 2011 at 6:39 pm

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  24. Peg Birmingham Says:

    May 20, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Really enjoyed the piece on love. Thanks, Peg

  25. dbecker Says:

    August 13, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    Happy to find another interesting critical theory blog that dabbles in phenomena of the biological type. Just a heads up that I’m adding your site to my blogroll, at http://eukaryography.wordpress.com. Feel free to check it out and do the same if you wish. Great post on Jakob von Uexküll and umwelten. I’m partial to his description of and idea’s application to the lives of protists.

  26. Jim Speers Says:

    September 7, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    Hi Levi,
    I have really enjoyed the blog over recent months so thanks very much. I’m coming to this material as an artist rather than someone with a background in philosophy so there is of course much contextual reading to do. All the same I’m finding it fascinating. I’d greatly appreciate a copy of ‘The Time of the Object: Derrida, Luhmann, and the Processual Nature of Substance if that were possible. Much appreciated
    Cheers
    jim

  27. Strav12 Says:

    November 2, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Curiouser and curiouser…thanks for this enormously stimulating and informative, dare I say, educational, blog. Not that there is anything wrong with education these days…ha!

  28. mct Says:

    January 15, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Great blog, it helped me alot understanding and writing about Luhmann, you have got a great talent for explaining!

    thnx alot

  29. Christian Sørhaug Says:

    August 4, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    Ok, I have just started reading your blog, so this might be a stupid question, but would you not say that the larval is a being as it is, as well as a entity in becoming? I thought all enitities were in the process of becoming, as I am as i write this, as the larvae etc. So what is up with the larvae?

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  32. jao Says:

    August 23, 2013 at 8:41 am

    i am keen to follow the dialectic of reaching beyond nihilistic pluralism and petrifying ambiguity.

  33. Vanishing Meditator Says:

    August 5, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    Your blog has helped me orienting myself in this world. Thank you:) Will continue to follow!!!

  34. rung2diotimasladder Says:

    September 30, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    The “incubation of philosophical larvae that are yet without determinate positions or commitments but which are in a process of unfolding…”

    Larval Subjects, what a great blog title! And the blogosphere is the perfect platform for such writing.

  35. chaosmotic Says:

    July 26, 2016 at 2:53 pm

    I look forward to reading your clear and insightful texts every day

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