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Archaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions by Fredric Jameson
snapier's review against another edition
3.0
This felt like a long read - while there are pearls of wisdom hidden within the dense text, at times it becomes hard to follow. Fortunately I read the eBook version, with the possibility of translating paragraphs of text, as Jameson has a habit of quoting full paragraphs in French.
megapolisomancy's review against another edition
2.0
Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity
aibird's review against another edition
This author chose to write the text in the most obtuse language possible. The insights within have to be dug out of hard rock wall of unreadability, and after awhile, the intense lanor required didn't seem worth it, especially as much of the discussion focused heavily on White authors and rarely on Black or Brown authors who also wrote utopian fiction.
itsthathikingreader's review against another edition
4.0
Finished the sections of this work that I really wanted to read for now, but I am certainly not done with it and will return to this A LOT. What a great contribution to the secondary literature supporting my PhD research!
I disagreed with Jameson on some minor points (which is totally ok) and would've liked him to elaborate on certain issues more. However... Maybe not. That leaves room for me to do so!
4/5 stars because what always confuses me is why cultural theorists feel the need to explain things in a style that is harder to read than necessary - unfortunately, Jameson is no exception. Also, I didn't like the fact that he almost entirely left out gender and race issues - which both almost scream to be part of a project such as Jameson's.
I found Kyle A. Wiggin's review Futures of Negation: Jameson's Archaeologies of the Future and Utopian Science Fiction very helpful
I disagreed with Jameson on some minor points (which is totally ok) and would've liked him to elaborate on certain issues more. However... Maybe not. That leaves room for me to do so!
4/5 stars because what always confuses me is why cultural theorists feel the need to explain things in a style that is harder to read than necessary - unfortunately, Jameson is no exception. Also, I didn't like the fact that he almost entirely left out gender and race issues - which both almost scream to be part of a project such as Jameson's.
I found Kyle A. Wiggin's review Futures of Negation: Jameson's Archaeologies of the Future and Utopian Science Fiction very helpful
redbecca's review against another edition
5.0
One of the rare books that really merits the "amazing" mark. The book is difficult to read because the ideas are deeply explored, original and counter-intuitive in many cases. Jameson also draws on a huge range of philosophical and literary texts, and actually explains them fairly clearly. Unlike a lot of literary theory that may rely on obscure language to express banal ideas, perform standard or moralistic ideological readings of narratives, /or congratulate itself for radicalism in some way, this book, like Jameson's earlier _The Political Unconscious_ really offers startling and fresh readings of texts as well as a deep appreciation and consideration of literary forms.
alexlanz's review against another edition
Not only is the first part an amazing intervention on Left discourse (Utopian Imaginary vs. Utopian Fancy paralleling Marxism and anarchism), and the second part full of fascinating essays, but he's also a masterful user of the exclamation point. What a beast.
redbecca's review
5.0
One of the rare books that really merits the "amazing" mark. The book is difficult to read because the ideas are deeply explored, original and counter-intuitive in many cases. Jameson also draws on a huge range of philosophical and literary texts, and actually explains them fairly clearly. Unlike a lot of literary theory that may rely on obscure language to express banal ideas, perform standard or moralistic ideological readings of narratives, /or congratulate itself for radicalism in some way, this book, like Jameson's earlier _The Political Unconscious_ really offers startling and fresh readings of texts as well as a deep appreciation and consideration of literary forms.
uncleflannery's review
4.0
Super theoretical and dense! But if you can forgive the overuse of German phrases with no English equivalent this serves as a really good primer to some very exciting sci-fi! I can't wait to read (or watch the movie verison of) Solaris!
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