Category Archives: Fredric Jameson

Books received – Porshnev, Jameson, Coveney, de Menasce, Foucault, Medby, Chimisso, Blencowe, Braudel, Jakobson

Posted on December 4, 2025 by stuartelden

A few books bought recently, mostly second-hand; Fredric Jameson, The Political Unconscious, Cristina Chimisso, Hélène Metzger, Historian and Historiographer of the Sciences, Ingrid Medley, Arctic State Identity and Claire Blencowe, Spirits of Extraction, in recompense for review work; and Foucault’s … Continue reading →

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“Models of Ideological Analysis” and “Ideology: Marx and Lukacs” by Fredric Jameson, Opening Lectures of 1977 Institute on Culture & Society (audio)

Posted on August 12, 2025 by stuartelden

“Models of Ideological Analysis” by Fredric Jameson, Opening Lecture of 1977 Institute on Culture & Society (audio recording) Remastered audio of Fredric Jamesons opening lecture at the 1977 Institute On Culture & Society sponsored by the Marxist Literary Group and … Continue reading →

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Robert Lucas Scott, Reading Hegel: Irony, Recollection, Critique – University of Chicago Press, March 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by stuartelden

Robert Lucas Scott, Reading Hegel: Irony, Recollection, Critique – University of Chicago Press, March 2025 The relationship between Hegel and literary theory has for a long time been both contested and paradoxical. On the one hand, “theory” is often skeptical … Continue reading →

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My favourite academic books of 2024

Posted on December 31, 2024 by stuartelden

At the end of each year I’ve posted a list of academic books I liked. The criteria was that they were published in that year (or late the previous one), and that I read and liked them. Many of the … Continue reading →

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Fredric Jameson, Inventions of a Present – Verso, May 2024

Posted on July 9, 2024 by stuartelden

Fredric Jameson, Inventions of A Present: The Novel in its Crisis of Globalisation, Verso, May 2024 – now published The giant of literary theory analyses the novel: Conrad, James, Atwood, Oe, Mailer, Grass, Grossman, Garcia Marquez, Gibson, Knausgaard and more … Continue reading →

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Jameson at 90: A Verso Blog Series

Posted on April 30, 2024 by stuartelden

Jameson at 90: A Verso Blog Series Fredric Jameson turns 90 years old this month. To celebrate this milestone, we’re publishing a series of short essays focused on the major books in Jameson’s oeuvre. Daniel Hartley on Sartre: The Origins of a … Continue reading →

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Unintimidated Languages: Jameson at 90

Posted on April 4, 2024 by stuartelden

Unintimidated Languages: Jameson at 90 In honor of Fredric Jameson‘s 90th birthday this month, we’re publishing a series of short essays focused on the major books in Jameson’s oeuvre. Here, Daniel Hartley revisits Jameson’s first book, Sartre: The Origins of a Style (1961). … Continue reading →

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Fredric Jameson, Inventions of a Present – Verso, May 2024 and Mimesis, Expression, Construction: Fredric Jameson’s Seminar on Aesthetic Theory, ed. Octavian Esanu – Repeater, 2024

Posted on February 10, 2024 by stuartelden

As if the book The Years of Theory I posted about earlier this week wasn’t enough, two more works by Fredric Jameson this year… Inventions of A Present: The Novel in its Crisis of Globalisation, Verso, May 2024 [updated to … Continue reading →

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Fredric Jameson, The Years of Theory: Lectures on Modern French Thought – Verso, October 2024

Posted on February 2, 2024 by stuartelden

Fredric Jameson, The Years of Theory: Lectures on Modern French Thought – Verso, October 2024 No other information at the moment, but it is 544 pages long…

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The Theory Variations: An Interview with Fredric Jameson by Jason Demers

Posted on November 29, 2023 by stuartelden

The Theory Variations: An Interview with Fredric Jameson by Jason Demers (open access) Thanks to Robert Tally for the link. Some interesting discussion of the early days of ‘French theory’ in the United States.

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