Fredric Jameson
American literary critic and philosopher
Fredric Jameson is an American literary critic, philosopher and Marxist political theorist. He is best known for his analysis of contemporary cultural trends, particularly his analysis of postmodernity and capitalism. Wikipedia
Born: 1934 (age 89 years), Cleveland, OH
Influenced by: Michel Foucault, Theodor W. Adorno, Jean-François Lyotard, and more
Influenced: Mark Fisher, Gopal Balakrishnan, Perry Anderson, and more
Era: 20th-/21st-century philosophy
Notable ideas: Cognitive mapping · national allegory · political unconscious
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