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Fredric Jameson
Award Winner
1934 –
Who is Fredric Jameson?
Fredric Jameson is an American literary critic and Marxist political theorist. He is best known for his analysis of contemporary cultural trends—he once described postmodernism as the spatialization of culture under the pressure of organized capitalism. Jameson's best-known books include Postmodernism: The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, The Political Unconscious, and Marxism and Form.
Jameson is currently William A. Lane Professor in The Program in Literature and Romance Studies at Duke University. In 2012, the MLA gave Jameson their sixth Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement.
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- Born
- Apr 14, 1934
Cleveland - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Haverford College
- Yale University
- Employment
- Duke University
- Lived in
- Cleveland
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on July 23, 2013
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