ABSTRACT
According to Deleuze (Deleuze & Parnet, 2006; Deleuze & Guattari, 1987), the strata are the major articulations, types apparatus of capture, that organize previously unorganized matter into layers or belts. Deleuze and Guattari (1987) identified three major strata: organic, inorganic, and anthropomorphic strata. In addition, they discussed how the anthropomorphic stratum is stratified into organism, subjectification, and significance that segment the social organization of westernized societies. In this chapter, I examine how Deleuze and Guattari defined the formation of strata to highlight their operation in the micro context of everyday life. I then discuss the relevance of these strata for physical activity researchers. In this chapter, I further introduce the concepts lines of segmentation and lines of flight as well as the “face” to highlight how Deleuze’s thought can be used to analyze the physically (in)active body.
