Luca Martin
MA by Research
English and Theatre Studies
Luca is a Master of Arts student who writes on post-structuralism, environmental philosophy, and anarchist political theory. His master’s thesis examines the links between the state-form and anthropocentrism, advocating an anarchist reading of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s geophilosophy. He has previously written on Martin Heidegger and the Deep Ecology movement and continues to volunteer his time in Melbourne’s left-wing communities.
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Thesis
Kingdom of Ends: Geophilosophy and the Ecology of the State
This thesis advances an anarchist reading of Deleuze and Guattari’s geophilosophy which uncovers the links between climate collapse, anthropocentrism, and the state. It will be argued that the state is a form of strata which articulates the relationship between humanity and the Earth according to an immanent logic of hierarchy. Furthermore, it will be argued that this articulation of state power renders the multitudes of the Earth legible according to the logic of the state and reproduces the conditions necessary for the exploitation and degradation of the Earth by capitalism. Utilising the methodology of geophilosophy, this thesis identifies potential departures from state-thinking and to gestures towards alternative and prefigurative political practices.
Research interests
- Post-Structuralism
- Geophilosophy
- Anarchism
- Environmental Philosophy