{"product_id":"the-jameson-reader-isbn-9780631202707","title":"The Jameson Reader","description":"This book brings together key essays and excerpts from the broad spectrum of Frederic Jameson's writings, providing an accessible introduction to the intricacies of his thought and uncovering new and exciting aspects of his work.  Introduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Paradigms of Interpretation:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. On Interpretation: Literature as a Socially Symbolic Act (1981).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Towards Dialectical Criticism (1971).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. T.W. Adorno (1971).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Roland Barthes and Structuralism (1972).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Imaginary and Symbolic in Lacan (1977).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Marxism and Culture:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. On Jargon (1977).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Base and Superstructure (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Reification and Utopia in Mass Culture (1979).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Marxism and the Historicity of Theory: An Interview by Xudong Zhang (1998).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Five Theses on Actually Existing Marxism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Postmodernism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Beyond the Cave: Demystifying the Ideology of Modernism (1975).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Postmodernism, or The Cultural Login of Late Capitalism (1984).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Antinomies of Postmodernity (1994).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Culture and Finance Capital (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Exercises in Cognitive Mapping:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Cognitive Mapping (1998).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Class and Allegory in Contemporary Mass Culture: Dog Day Afternoon as a Political Film (1977).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. National Allegory in Wyndham Lewis (1979).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Third World Literature in the Era of Multinational Capitalism (1986).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Totality as Conspiracy (1992).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Utopia:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Introduction\/Prospectus: To Reconsider the Relationship of Marxism to Utopian Thought (1976).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. World-Reduction in Le Guin: The Emergence of Utopian Narrative (1975).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Utopian and Anti-Utopianism (1994).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMichael Hardt\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Literature Program at Duke University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eGilles Deleuze: An Apprenticeship in Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), Empire (forthcoming) and with Antonion Negri he is co-author of \u003ci\u003eLabor of Dionysus: A Critique of the State-form\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathi Weeks\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the Politics department at Fairfield University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eConstituting Feminist Subjects\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003c\/p\u003e  Fredric Jameson is one of the most provocative and influential cultural critics of our age. Analyzing and historicizing cultural phenomena, he weaves together some of the most powerful critical paradigms, including Marxism, psychoanalysis, and poststructuralism, into an original and systematic vision of the contemporary world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jameson Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, which presents essays and excerpts from the broad spectrum of his writings, will be useful for both initiates and veteran readers of his work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor those who are new to Jameson, the \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e will provide an accessible introduction to the intricacies of his thought. Those familiar with Jameson will not only find a convenient collection of important essays, but will also inevitably discover new and exciting aspects of his work. The generous coverage given to seminal texts, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Political Unconscious and Postmodernism,\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism,\u003c\/i\u003e is complemented by ample attention to lesser-known works. In addition, the editors' opening essay explores Jameson's project as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jameson Reader\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences, and to anyone who wishes to gain an insight into the work of this important cultural thinker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990270853349,"sku":"NP9780631202707","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631202707.jpg?v=1761787143","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-jameson-reader-isbn-9780631202707","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}