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The Process of Weeding Out: Rhizome, Rhizomes, and Rhizomatic New Media Art Communities

The Process of Weeding Out: Rhizome, Rhizomes, and Rhizomatic New Media Art Communities

Robert W. Sweeny
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781466652064|ISBN10: 1466652063|EISBN13: 9781466652071
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch015
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Sweeny, Robert W. "The Process of Weeding Out: Rhizome, Rhizomes, and Rhizomatic New Media Art Communities." Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities, edited by Vivek Venkatesh, et al., IGI Global, 2014, pp. 248-259. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch015

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Sweeny, R. W. (2014). The Process of Weeding Out: Rhizome, Rhizomes, and Rhizomatic New Media Art Communities. In V. Venkatesh, J. Wallin, J. Castro, & J. Lewis (Eds.), Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities (pp. 248-259). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch015

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Sweeny, Robert W. "The Process of Weeding Out: Rhizome, Rhizomes, and Rhizomatic New Media Art Communities." In Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities, edited by Vivek Venkatesh, et al., 248-259. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5206-4.ch015

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Abstract

This chapter presents a description of the online new media art community, Rhizome, in order to study the relationship between new media artistic production, digital interaction, and online collaborative formations. The author makes use of interviews and works presented by new media artists and theorists in order to assess the structural and conceptual changes that have occurred over the lifespan of the community. Rhizome is further analyzed through the philosophical work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, who outline the potential as well as the problematic possibilities found in complex network interactions. The emergent participatory moments facilitated by Rhizome, as well as the institutional blockages that challenge and confront the rhizomatic qualities of this online community structure are brought to bear in the conclusion.

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