Episode 46: Palestine and the War Machine w/ James Crane
Episode 46: Palestine and the War Machine w/ James Crane  
Podcast: Turbulence
Published On: Fri Nov 06 2026
Description: James Crane joins us to discuss how Palestine shaped Deleuze & Guattari’s philosophy, and what their concepts of minoritarian politics, the war machine, and lines of flight mean for the practice of revolutionary struggle.James Crane is a PhD candidate working on post-Kantian philosophy and does research on early Frankfurt School Critical Theory. Crane is an editor at the Critical Theory Working Group, who you can find on almost all social media sites. They host bi-annual reading groups on Critical Theory, broadly understood. You can find some of Crane’s translations on his blog, Substudies, on Substack.Works referenced: “The Indians of Palestine” (1982); “The Grandeur of Yasser Arafat” (1983); “Stones” (1988); “Spoilers of Peace” (1978); A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1980); Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1972); Two Regimes of Madness: Texts and Interviews 1975–1995; Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari: Intersecting Lives (2010); Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson (1970); The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study (2013); “The Author as Producer” (1934)To support Palestinians in Gaza, consider donating through The Sameer Project.For $5 a month, paid subscribers gain access to weekly news analysis bonus episodes, where we respond to events as they unfold, follow up on previous discussions, and draw connections across the conflicts shaping our world.Most importantly, paid subscriptions make it possible for us to keep doing this work independently, week after week.Subscribe today at turbulencepod.substack.comFollow along on Twitter/X and Instagram @turbulence_podTheme: Eye for an Eye, Haram (2017)Art: Vivek Venkatraman This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit turbulencepod.substack.com/subscribe