The Rhizome
Deleuze and Guattari's concept of non-linear, non-hierarchical organization. Rhizome (like grass roots) spreads horizontally, contrasting with tree structure (hierarchical). Any point connects to any other—no center or origin. Rhizomes are multiplicities without unity. Applied to thought, culture, and resistance. Internet exemplifies rhizomatic structure. Resists arborescent models of knowledge and power. Constantly deterritorializes and reterritorializes. Rhizomatic thinking embraces complexity and contingency. Maps rather than traces reality.
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