The Future of Totality: Fredric Jameson and the Prospects of Critical Theory - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478038837 ISBN 13: 9781478038832

Publisher: Duke University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Following his death in 2024, Fredric Jameson’s vast body of work continues to challenge orthodoxies while retaining close ties to older critical and philosophical traditions, notably dialectical criticism, formal analysis, and utopian discourse. The Future of Totality brings together a selection of Jameson's former students and other prominent scholars thinking from Jameson, rather than writing on him, to represent future directions of Jamesonian thought in the tradition of dialectical criticism and cultural study. Through four sections reflecting and building on Jameson’s legacy, focusing on theory, critical reading of new forms, the reshaping of contemporary problematics, and new dimensions inspired by Jameson, The Future of Totality makes its own intervention about the continuity and innovation of Jameson’s contributions. Serving as both a tribute to the scholar and a space for thinking about the future of his work, these essays explore new and unforeseen dimensions to which Jameson’s work leads.

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About the Author

Nicholas Brown is Professor of English and Black Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Maria Elisa Cevasco is Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of São Paulo.

Fabio Akcelrud Durão is Professor of Literary Theory at the State University of Campinas.

Robert T. Tally, Jr. is Professor of English at Texas State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1478038837
• ISBN 13: 9781478038832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370
• Editor: Nicholas Brown, Maria Elisa Cevasco, Fabio Durão, Robert T. Tally