The Jamesonian Unconscious: The Aesthetics of Marxist Theory by Clint Burnham (E

Description: The Jamesonian Unconscious by Clint Burnham "Clint Burnham gives Jameson's career a fantastic and impious and appealing new life. "The Jamesonian Unconscious" is a young, lively, street-wise, culturally cool reappropriation of a tradition of thought often associated with graying white male modernists. It has something of that elusive style I've heard personified, wistfully, as 'Camille Paglia of the left.' People will remember it when nine-tenths of the scholarly books published are just titles in a library catalog."—Bruce Robbins, Rutgers University FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Imagine Fredric Jameson-the worlds foremost Marxist critic-kidnapped and taken on a joyride through the cultural ephemera, generational hype, and Cold War fallout of our post-post-contemporary landscape. In The Jamesonian Unconscious, a book as joyful as it is critical and insightful, Clint Burnham devises unexpected encounters between Jameson and alternative rock groups, new movies, and subcultures. At the same time, Burnham offers an extraordinary analysis of Jamesons work and career that refines and extends his most important themes.In an unusual biographical move, Burnham negotiates Jamesons major works-including Marxism and Form, The Political Unconscious, and Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism-by way of his own working-class, queer-ish, Gen-X background and sensibility. Thus Burnhams study draws upon an immense range of references familiar to the MTV generation, including Reservoir Dogs, theorists Slavoj Zizek and Pierre Bourdieu, The Satanic Verses, Language poetry, the collapse of state communism in Eastern Europe, and the indie band Killdozer. In the process, Burnham addresses such Jamesonian questions as how to imagine the future, the role of utopianism in capitalist culture, and the continuing relevance of Marxist theory.Through its redefinition of Jamesons work and compelling reading of the political present, The Jamesonian Unconscious defines the leading edge of Marxist theory. Written in a style by turns conversational, playful, and academic, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Marxism, critical theory, aesthetics, narratology, and cultural studies, as well as the wide circle of readers who have felt and understood Jamesons influence. Back Cover "Burnhams smart, loud, and hedonistic tour of Fredric Jamesons writings is full of surprises and new perspectives-not just on Jamesons work but on theory, politics, and culture more generally. Self-described brutalist, Burnhams almost breathless way of approaching his topics is entertainingly original. He ends with a challenging synoptic version of Jamesons work that will affect not only readers of Jamesons work, but anyone interested in the politics of cultural forms in the era of late capitalism."-Paul Smith, Carnegie Mellon University Author Biography Clint Burnham is an independent writer living in Toronto. Review "Burnhams smart, loud, and hedonistic tour of Fredric Jamesons writings is full of surprises and new perspectives—not just on Jamesons work but on theory, politics, and culture more generally. Self-described brutalist, Burnhams almost breathless way of approaching his topics is entertainingly original. He ends with a challenging synoptic version of Jamesons work that will affect not only readers of Jamesons work, but anyone interested in the politics of cultural forms in the era of late capitalism."—Paul Smith, Carnegie Mellon University"Clint Burnham gives Jamesons career a fantastic and impious and appealing new life. The Jamesonian Unconscious is a young, lively, street-wise, culturally cool reappropriation of a tradition of thought often associated with graying white male modernists. It has something of that elusive style Ive heard personified, wistfully, as Camille Paglia of the left. People will remember it when nine-tenths of the scholarly books published are just titles in a library catalog."—Bruce Robbins, Rutgers University Review Quote "Clint Burnham gives Jamesons career a fantastic and impious and appealing new life. The Jamesonian Unconscious is a young, lively, street-wise, culturally cool reappropriation of a tradition of thought often associated with graying white male modernists. It has something of that elusive style Ive heard personified, wistfully, as Camille Paglia of the left. People will remember it when nine-tenths of the scholarly books published are just titles in a library catalog."-Bruce Robbins, Rutgers University Details ISBN0822316137 Author Clint Burnham Short Title JAMESONIAN UNCONSCIOUS-P Pages 296 Series Post-Contemporary Interventions Language English ISBN-10 0822316137 ISBN-13 9780822316138 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1995 Imprint Duke University Press Subtitle The Aesthetics of Marxist Theory Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States Publisher Duke University Press Birth 1962 Affiliation Simon Fraser University DOI 10.1604/9780822316138 Edited by Jameson, Fredric UK Release Date 1995-06-26 AU Release Date 1995-06-26 NZ Release Date 1995-06-26 US Release Date 1995-06-26 Publication Date 1995-06-26 DEWEY 320.5315 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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