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Archaeologies of the Future
The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions
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This work is ideal for readers interested in cultural theory, science fiction, utopian studies, and political philosophy, including students, academics, and discerning general readers seeking deep critical engagement.
Investigates the development of the Utopian form since Thomas More, and interrogates the functions of Utopian thinking in a post-Communist age. This book also explores the relationship between utopia and science fiction through the representations of otherness and a study of the works of Philip Dick, Ursula LeGuin, William Gibson and others.
The relationship between utopia and science fiction, in the age of globalization
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In an age of globalization characterized by the dizzying technologies of the First World, and the social disintegration of the Third, is the concept of utopia still meaningful? Archaeologies of the Future, Jameson's most substantial work since Postmodernism, Or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, investigates the development of this form since Thomas More and interrogates the functions of utopian thinking in a post-Communist age.
The relationship between utopia and science fiction is explored through the representations of otherness—alien life and alien worlds—and a study of the works of Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, William Gibson, Brian Aldiss, Kim Stanley Robinson, and more.
Jameson's essential essays, including "The Desire Called Utopia," conclude with an examination of the opposing positions on utopia and an assessment of its political value today.
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Archaeologies of the Future is praised as one of the most remarkable studies of science fiction, described as a "vast treasure trove" filled with brilliant insights. Jameson is recognised as a leading cultural theorist and an exceptional literary critic. His ability to link diverse theories and materials, combined with his passionate analysis, makes the book an engaging and stimulating read.
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ISBN: 9781844675388
Publisher: Verso Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 April 2007
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Verso Books
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 158.0mm
Height: 236.0mm
Weight: 689g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Fredric Jameson is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at Duke University. The author of numerous books, he has over the last three decades developed a richly nuanced vision of Western culture's relation to political economy. He was a recipient of the 2008 Holberg International Memorial Prize. He is the author of many books, including Postmodernism, Or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, The Cultural Turn, A Singular Modernity, The Modernist Papers, Archaeologies of the Future, Brecht and Method, Ideologies of Theory, Valences of the Dialectic, The Hegel Variations and Representing Capital.
Also by Fredric Jameson
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