materialism

just a short comment, but how cool does DeLanda make materialism without relating it only to political economy.

Before reading Deleuze and DeLanda I think i was in the idealist mindset, only because i thought materialism could not answer questions about social constructivism. However, the materialism that DeLanda produces from Deleuze helps to avoid a lot of idealism and put the focus on ontology before thought/beliefs.

Here are a links to the lectures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKIsA8yhP58
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52IAUvfXHaQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ujGqlvNew&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN_G7kmE2VU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Z48KTYdIw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Ye5YaclTk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE6mcoAi-XY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-aHOKZjlfc&feature=related

I also think DeLanda's reading of Deleuze should avoid people thinking his philosophy is postmodern. If anything Deleuze is the most realist thinker i have ever come across.