We are pleased to present a book forum on Fredric Jameson’s The Years of Theory: Postwar French Thought to the Present, featuring posts by Bill Brown, Jonathan Culler, Emily Apter, John Brenkman, and Bruno Perreau. Read . . . Bill … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Bruno Perreau Translated by Susannah Dale Fredric Jameson, literary critic, Marxist philosopher and Knut Schmidt Nielsen Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University, has published the transcripts of the graduate seminars he led in the spring of 2021 exploring … Continue reading →| In the Moment
John Brenkman In April I was thrilled that he was celebrating his ninetieth birthday. When contacted by Critical Inquiry in June I was amazed to learn that he had a new book on French theory coming out. And then on … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Emily Apter Fredric Jameson died in Killingworth, Connecticut, a town near one I was staying in when I learned the news. The physical proximity makes the feeling of loss especially poignant – I regret I hadn’t managed to visit him, … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Bill Brown Fredric Jameson (1934-2024) held a seminar—remotely—in the Spring of 2021, the record of which now appears as The Years of Theory: Postwar French Thought to the Present. Last spring we proposed that we feature the book of lectures as … Continue reading →| In the Moment
Bill Brown For those inhabiting the world of literary theory and cultural criticism, the loss of Fredric Jameson (1934–2024) comes as a disorienting blow like no other. In part this is because his vitality proved unwaning, because he kept publishing … Continue reading →| In the Moment
For FRJ. Fredric Jameson is dead and it feels like the world has moved on its axis, a center of gravity has shifted. It is almost impossible to give a full and fair summation of Jameson’s ach…| thelitcritguy
